Interview

A Performance Artist Chronicles the History of Pornography in the Public Sphere

In her new solo piece, Mette Ingvartsen unravels taboos onstage by reenacting key moments in the history of porn.

News

Art Movements

Simone Leigh was awarded the Guggenheim's Hugo Boss Prize, Artadia launched a grant for immigrant and refugee artists in Houston, and more.

Art

Approaching the Body Through Touch Instead of Vision

Juliana Cerqueira Leite’s current show posits touch above all other sense.

Art

A Window Into the Lives of Women Living in Cairo

Though at times seeming incomplete, Judith Barry's exhibition lends space to the otherwise untold stories of women in Cairo.

Art

Dead Sea Scrolls at the Museum of the Bible Revealed as Forgeries

The museum, not unfamiliar with scandal, failed to perform due diligence before showcasing the scrolls.

Art

No, You Can't Get a Tax Deduction for Artwork You Donate to Charity

Some arts organizations misleadingly suggests that artists can get tax deductions for works they donate to charity. Here's why that's unfortunately not the case.

Art

Aria Dean Searches for an “Ontology of Blackness”

In Dean's works, we shuttle between experiences as personally lived and the sweeping generalizations of the media and historical modernism.

News

Tania Bruguera Shows Solidarity for Photographer Shahidul Alam at Tate Modern

Bruguera, who has spent time detained in Cuba for her political outspokenness, organized the intervention at the Tate Modern as part of her 10,143,210 exhibition responding to the international refugee crisis.

In Brief

Art Institute of Chicago Offers Thousands of Free, High-Resolution Images

The Art Institute of Chicago is now offering unrestricted access to over 44,000 images from its digital archives.

Announcement

Andy Warhol’s Photography During the Last Decade of His Life, Examined for the First Time

In Contact Warhol, Peggy Phelan and Richard Meyer analyze never seen before contact sheets calling it Warhol's final body of work.

Art

A Surreal Halloween at LA’s Oldest Puppet Theater

Before the Bob Baker Marionette Theater closes next month, it is staging a "Hallow's Eve Artists Maze" featuring an array of Angeleno performers.

Comics

Meet “Husa,” a Character Reclaiming Womanhood with Lighthearted Ease

Camilla Engstrom’s recurring character is often found indulging in earthly pleasures while maintaining a sense of wonder.