A Well-Intentioned Poussin Show Almost Gets it Right
Poussin and the Dance is a valiant attempt to break into Poussin’s staunchly academic oeuvre and provide a relatable point of entry, highlighting the exciting elements of revelry and movement despite impenetrable and unemotional rendering.
An Anarchist Illustrator Looks to Radical Histories to Fight Fascism
Anarchist illustrator N.O. Bonzo produces decentralized media in a highly bureaucratic cultural landscape. Their illustrations, murals, and literature emerge in…
Creating Home From Scraps of Place
With scavenged materials, Amanda Maciel Antunes constructs a motherland.
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How Landscape Became Doctrine in American Art
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The Time Godard Called Filmgoers Bourgeois Fascists
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The Effects of September 11th Traumas Twenty Years Later
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