Podcast
Our Obsession With Less and Its Co-option by Silicon Valley
Kyle Chayka’s new book, The Longing for Less: Living with Minimalism, probes the corporate world’s love of minimalist design and what it might mean.
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Sunday Edition, Minimalisms: ⬜ From Daitokuji to Normie Modernism ⬛
This week, we explore the notion that less is more as Minimalisms, yes, plural, is the focus of this Sunday Edition. While most people may associate the term “Minimalism” to the modern art movement that originated in 1960s New York, the history of the design tendency for less is more
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Photographs From the George Floyd Protests Show Minneapolis in Mourning
The killing of another Black man, George Floyd, in one of the largest cities in the US has ignited protests across the country. The site of his murder has become a makeshift memorial site for his grieving community.
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Required Reading
This week, a mural for George Floyd, chilling images of a CNN reporter's arrest, anti-racism resources for white people, Trump's ghost writer, Barry Schwabsky on Hal Foster, and more.
Music
Dancing in Place
Some music has perked up, even within the strictures of chill.
Books
The Fertilizing Power of Funk
Fred Moten’s innovative poems investigate the fugitive philosophy of Black sound.
Art
A Fleeting Glimpse of Francesca Woodman
Woodman was one of the 20th century's great surrealists.
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Theaster Gates's Emotional Confrontation With Racism
With Black Chapel, Gates references the racism embedded in modernism’s failure to adequately acknowledge non-white sources of inspiration.
Art
Talking About Art Now
What comes after postmodernism is less interesting than the changed nature of the art system and art writing.
Books
Breaking Down the Limits of Identity Through Poetry
Sally Wen Mao recognizes that there is no commonly shared Asian American experience, except racism of one form or another.
Art
It’s Okay Not to Be a Member of a Club
For Julia Fish, the ordinary is not banal, as it was for Andy Warhol and his followers, who seek out the sensational rather than stop to examine the small sensation.
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Artists Create a Mural Honoring George Floyd at the Site of His Murder
The colorful painting has become a memorial site for Minneapolis residents to honor Floyd and mourn his death.