Over 200 years since they were discovered, researchers may have finally deciphered the elaborate Hittite carvings.
June 2021
Looking Back at the Mistreatment of Marvel’s First Gay Comic Superhero
Northstar was a disjointed golem of communal trauma, carrying the weight of 40 years of contradictory stereotypes.
Patrick Nagatani: Chain Reaction Opens at the Bruce Museum
The Japanese-American photographer’s entire Nuclear Enchantment series is on view at the Connecticut museum through October 10.
Three Playful, Inventive Films Streaming as Part of Made in LA
Through June 30, you can screen films by Alima Lee, Fox Maxy, and Maia Ruth Lee.
In Intricate Weavings, Igshaan Adams Maps South Africa’s Tangled Histories
Adams’s weavings are the kind that demand to be stood directly in front of, for you to hunker down on your knees, or crane your neck at all angles.
We Need to Implement Black Feminist Ideas in Arts Education
Juneteenth being a federal holiday and anti-racist pledges of allegiance ain’t gonna cut it anymore.
Hunter MFA Grads Mull the Fluid Nature of Time
Presented online and in-person, We Were Already Gone brings together 26 graduates. Here are our highlights.
A Queer Love Story Blooms Across Borders
Based on a true story, I Carry You With Me captures the nuances of leaving and longing.
Why Adélaïde Labille-Guiard’s 1783 Portrait of a Mother Nursing Broke New Ground
When Labille-Guiard exhibited the portrait at the Paris Salon, it was the only woman in the series. And she was breastfeeding.
Vamos Al Met? Artist-designed Shirt Supports Latinx Art Acquisitions
Sales of Miguel Luciano’s “El Met” merchandise will help fund acquisitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Required Reading
This week, Frank Gehry’s new van Gogh inspired building, Diana Ross releases a new track after 15 years, crafting save the US, LGBTQ-owned US bookshops, and more.
Painting Abstractly in the Midst of Unending Crises
Alyse Rosner is grappling with the question of how to make an abstract painting reflect both the personal and collective.