Art
The Fantastic Life of Faith Ringgold
An impressive synthesis of influences, along with an obdurate resistance to being told what she can or cannot do, forms the bedrock of Ringgold’s art.
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The Fantastic Life of Faith Ringgold
An impressive synthesis of influences, along with an obdurate resistance to being told what she can or cannot do, forms the bedrock of Ringgold’s art.
Hyperallergic
Happy New Year from Hyperallergic!
Farewell, 2018, and may 2019 be the best yet.
Interview
Who Controls Cultural Heritage?
Countries and cities often boast of having a UNESCO World Heritage tag. But how successful has UNESCO been in the domain of heritage and culture?
Art
African-American Designers Hidden in Plain Sight
We see objects like the View-Master and New Breed dashiki, both by Black designers, often in our daily lives and yet find them almost nowhere in the places where we preserve and examine our culture.
Art
A VR Experience that Generates Waking Dreams
Dream by experimental musician Philippe Lambert immerses viewers in the strange disorientation of slumber.
Books
The Iconic Magazine Covers that Changed the World
The oral histories in Iconic Magazine Covers bring the work of producing images that stand the test of time down to earth.
Books
Photographs from the Wildest Places on Earth
Peter and Beverly Pickford traveled to all seven continents for the stunning photographs in Wild Land: A Journey into the Earth's Last Wilds.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Eau de Nil, the fake internet, a right-winger’s freakout over a new museum director, reviewing new books about Islam, Scottish coorie, and more.
Art
An Artist's Summary of the World
Rina Banerjee’s work is a melange upon a melange of images, ideas, and information existing in contrast to the fact that we can never know everything.
Music
The Pistol Annies, Alone and Together
Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley are so consistent and prolific, independently and in their supertrio, they elicit hyperbole.
Art
A Dozen Memorable Exhibitions from 2018
Just because most museums in America are still asleep at the wheel, it doesn’t mean all is lost.