In India, with the rise of Narendra Modi’s right-wing party, it has become fairly routine to encounter lethal lies about minorities, especially Muslims and Dalits.
May 25, 2019
Four Spots in the Venice Biennale to Stop You in Your Tracks
The Biennale’s system of national pavilions may be an outdated relic, but it does succeed in putting a spotlight on countries that typically receive scant art world attention.
The Contrarian Modernism of Fairfield Porter
In these paintings, as in so much of Porter’s work, American loneliness coincides with American leisureliness, often uneasily.
A Japanese Classic, Dimly Illuminated
The visual images interpreting The Tale of Genji, the world’s first novel, which was written by a woman, are presented as beautiful objects devoid of context.