Art
Erasing the Binaries that Attempt to Contain Our Bodies
The body glistens. It is naked. It is torqued so that the face faces one bearing and the belly and genitalia faces the opposite. The translucent surface that skins the figure gleams wet.
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Books
Layering Vintage Slides to Create Strange New Narratives
Artist Ian Trask delved into a collection of thousands of 35mm slide photographs to juxtapose the found imagery into surreal scenes.
News
UK Returns Babylonian Tablet to Iraq, V&A Buys Dalí Lamps
Also, George Michael's collection sells at auction, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts received a gift of 78 artworks, and more.
Comics
Five Reasons Why You Shouldn't Take Your First Date to an Art Show
From unnecessary multitasking to awkward glimpses.
Art
Photographs Enliven the Public and Historic Spaces of an Indian City
This year's Chennai Photo Biennale is spread across the city, with many heritage sites providing layered historical contexts and compelling physical backdrops.
Books
Why Landscape Painting Is Thriving in the 21st Century
Art critic Barry Schwabsky's new book presents a global survey of contemporary landscape painting.
News
Art Movements
Rei Kawakubo was awarded the 2019 Isamu Noguchi Award, New York is seeking artists to turn sanitation trucks into works of art, and more.
Film
A New Film Charts the Spread of “Ferrante Fever”
What accounts for the wild success of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels? In a 70-minute film, literary luminaries from the US and Italy survey the mysterious author's cultural impact.
Art
How Art Can Operate as Soft Power
As the polarization over Catalan independence deepens in Spain, two recent exhibitions at the Antoni Tàpies Foundation underscore how art and soft power are more relevant than ever before.
Art
Hard-to-Find Movies Currently Streaming for a Limited Time
For this month's roundup of streaming recommendations, we've highlighted rare movies that are streaming online, at least for the time being.
News
Descendant of Enslaved People Sues Harvard for Rights to Daguerreotypes of Her Ancestors
“For years, Papa Renty’s slave owners profited from his suffering,” Tamara Lanier said in a statement. “It’s time for Harvard to stop doing the same thing to our family.”
Books
America's Racist War on Drugs Explored in Comics
Philadelphia cartoonist Box Brown examines marijuana — where it came from, its life in the US, and, importantly, the breathless national campaign to demonize a certain segment of its users.