Art
Ben Morgan-Cleveland’s Dispirited Words
Isn’t this the last thing we want to admit? That we are not sure what anything means or what we are supposed to do?
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Art
Anton van Dalen’s Valuable Lessons
Using simple means, often just pencil and paper, van Dalen has made careful, painstaking images of cyborgs, pigeons, and war machines.
Music
John and Yoko’s Wedding Album, Once an Oddity, Now an Icon
An unlikely element of Lennon and Ono’s late-1960s peace campaign was an aural selfie, ahead of its time.
Art
Sarah Cameron Sunde's Immersive Performances
The artist seeks to address the severed relationship between the landscape and the viewer.
Art
Claire Sherman's Leafy Canvases
Sherman's paintings offer a captivating tension between movement and stasis.
Art
Nina Katchadourian Makes a World on an Airplane Seat Tray
Katchadourian excels at investing commonplace, inanimate objects with vitality and soulfulness.
News
Week 2 of Whitney Protests: Freedom Songs for the Unliberated
"They're singing songs about liberation, just be aware." said one guard over his walkie-talkie — a message that could be heard throughout the lobby.
Announcement
Mondays at Pratt Institute: Weekly Openings of Work by Graduating MFA Artists
Discover the bold work of emerging fine arts talent at Pratt Shows. New exhibits open every Monday, 5–8 pm on the Brooklyn campus through mid-May.
Books
Dismantling the Narrative of Soviet Socialist Realism Versus American Abstract Expressionism
A new book injects nuance into reductive historical interpretations of how the Cold War affected global art in the second half of the 20th century.
Opinion
Utah Senator Takes the Senate Floor with a Painting of Reagan Riding a Dinosaur
In an absurd attempt to downplay the Democrat’s Green New Deal, a Republican Senator offers a VelociReagan.
Art
An Exhibition Spotlights Progressive Art Studios
The Creative Commons is remarkable, not just because the work is so good, but because what it represents is so new.
Community
A View From the Easel
This week, artist studios in Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, and Wisconsin.