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Step Into the World of Studio Ghibli's “Ponyo”
A new exhibition at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles conveys the film’s whimsy and wonder through interactive elements.
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Queer Arab Artists on Their Own Terms
Across two galleries in Manhattan, eight artists and collectives flout the weaponization of their identities to justify violence, instead presenting a vision of belonging and reclaimed lineages.
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Bad Bunny’s “Benito Bowl” Enters the Meme Canon
The half-time show tribute to Boricua and Latine pride was rife with cultural and political symbolism that resonated with millions.
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How Liminalism Became the Defining Aesthetic of Our Time
This crowd-curated digital movement is one of the most pertinent and explicit reactions to our particular slice of dystopian late capitalism.
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The Unruly Politics of Glitter
In the visual arts, glitter has been used to make the presence of such marginalized identities impossible to overlook.
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How Richard Wright Shaped John Wilson’s Protest Art
Wilson, like Wright before him, wrestled with the psychic toll of racial violence on Black families in his paintings and lithographs.
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Tribeca Galleries Discuss Reporting Street Vendors, Drawing Criticism
A group of galleries met to address the “increased number of vendors” on and near Broadway, many of whom are immigrants under threat.
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Artist’s Street Signs in Philadelphia Warn of Fascism Ahead
The guerrilla imitations of common road signage use a distinctive brand of Philly humor to alert residents of ICE threats and looming authoritarianism.
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A Millennia-Long Fascination With Armor
The Worcester Art Museum’s reopening of its armor galleries goes far beyond the romance with medieval Europe.
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40 Years On, DC Artists Revisit Don Miller's MLK Mural
Since 1986, the 56-foot painting at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library has served as a visual portal into the civil rights leader’s life and legacy.
Venice Biennale
J. Oscar Molina Is El Salvador's First Venice Biennale Artist
The painter and sculptor hopes his exhibition, “Cartographies of the Displaced,” will cultivate “patience and compassion for newcomers.”
Books
The Internet According to Sex Workers and Cyberfeminists
Mindy Seu’s "A Sexual History of the Internet" is part performance, part artist book, and part financial experiment.