Art
Lee Krasner’s Second Act
Though Krasner often invited art historians to interpret her work biographically, she was too resourceful an artist for those reductive readings to overshadow her art’s complexity.
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Interview
Beer with a Painter: Doron Langberg
"There is an emotional narrative to the way that the paintings are touched," the artist tells us. "If my body touches the surface aggressively or lightly, smearing or sanding, it creates different emotional notes, different speeds, and different focal points.
Community
A View From the Easel
This week, artist studios in Oregon, Brooklyn, Washington, and Michigan.
Art
The Cultural Legacy of Animals in Japanese Art Over 17 Centuries
With more than 300 works drawn from 66 Japanese institutions and 30 American collections, this is likely one of the largest exhibitions of Japanese art that a generation of Americans will ever see.
Books
A New Book Culls the Favorite Museum Pieces of World-Famous Artists
For It Speaks to Me, Jori Finkel asked 50 artists, from Marina Abramović to David Hockney, “to discuss a museum piece that intrigues or inspires them from their hometown.”
Film
The Allure and Challenges of K-Pop’s Biggest Group
Bring the Soul follows the Korean boy band BTS on its recent world tour, showing the members' incredible grind and perseverance.
Music
Dive Into K-Pop With Five Essential Music Videos
Getting into the inexplicable sounds, powerhouse choreography, and high-concept narratives and visuals of K-pop can be intimidating. Here are some iconic music videos to help any newbie get started.
Books
What Happened When Fred Wilson Dug Beneath a Museum's Floorboards
The book Mining the Museum: An Installation by Fred Wilson published in 1994 has particular insights that go beyond institutional critique and into our individual complicities that are crucial to consider now.
Books
Living in a Renaissance Palace, an Art Historian Uncovers an Amazing Past
When an unexpected opportunity arose to spend her year living in the famed Palazzo Rucellai, Allison Levy seized on it.
News
Week in Review: Controversial Mural Will Be Preserved, Baton Rouge African American Museum Vandalized
Also, a wheelchair user criticized the Tate Modern for inaccessibility issues, a controversial monument to women’s suffrage will be redesigned to include Sojourner Truth, and more.
News
Vintage Labor Posters and More Just Sold for Over $500,000
Plus, works by Salvador Dalí and other Spanish artists will go to the Meadows Museum, and the Krannert Art Museum will house the portfolios of Hal Fischer.
In Brief
The Hidden Secrets of Leonardo da Vinci's "Virgin of the Rocks"
Advanced imaging techniques have revealed Leonardo's original design to be vastly different from the final product.