Film
The Comic Absurdity of the Atomic Threat
The documentary The Atomic Cafe dissects how American Cold War propaganda directed the country's culture into putting a cheerful, upbeat face on possible apocalypse.
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Art
Masks and Rural Life in Gauri Gill's Art
Through paper mâché maskes made by traditional artists in west-central India, Gauri Gill creates a series of stunning photographs on display at MoMA PS1.
News
Museum of Modern Art Union Workers Stage Walkout as They Prepare for Contract Negotiations
As workers at one of the world's most prestigious museums prepare for contract negotiations this week, dozens of workers participated in a museum-wide walkout.
In Brief
Without Warning, Chinese Authorities Demolish Ai Weiwei's Beijing Studio
“Farewell,” Ai wrote on Instagram. “Today, they started to demolish my studio 'Zuo You' in Beijing with no precaution. Which I have as my main studio since 2006. It is a[n] East German style socialist factory building."
Art
A Flood Along the Fringes of Art
With the site-specific installation FLOOD, artist and architect Mike Nesbit seeks to interact with the people and history of locations well outside of the typical exhibition space.
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Philip Johnson's Postmodern Skyscraper Is Landmarked, But Rockburne Murals May Still Be in Danger
The postmodern icon has become the first of its kind to gain landmark preservation status in New York City, but there's no word if the art housed inside will remain safe.
News
Danish Artist Drowns Le Corbusier's Most Famous Building in Fjord
Somewhere in the distance, Celine Dion sings "My Heart Will Go On" as she pours one out for the French architect-idealist.
Art
Thornton Dial and Looking Good for the Price
A 1993 assemblage by Thornton Dial exemplifies exactly why he belongs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 20th Century Modern and Contemporary galleries, without any caveats like “southern,” “folk,” or “outsider” typically assigned to the artist.
Art
Nevin Aladağ, Kimsooja, and Nari Ward Create Visual Metaphors for Migration, Exile, and Belonging
Three artists tackle notions of blended culture and identity in Worlds Otherwise Hidden at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.
Art
Searching for Humor in America's Machismo Freefall
Laugh Back's comedic timing is so regrettably tardy that its punchlines about Trumpism and American masculinity fail to land.
Art
Required Reading
This week, a couple's de Kooning secret, Milton Glaser brands Trump's "Space Force," A. K. Burns' first public sculpture, art in a state of emergency, African contemporary art since 1992, and more.
Books
Formal Feelings: Anne Waldman's Poetry Explores Feminist Traditions
In Trickster Feminism, Waldman employs a range of poetic forms including chant, the blues refrain, and the prose poem.