Art
Beuford Smith’s History Lesson
In his photographs, Smith delves into America's historically volatile relationships between races without spelling anything out.
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Art
The Chains of Intolerance
They downplayed the cages for migrant children, comparing their chain-link fences to those surrounding “playgrounds all over America.”
Music
The Precision Rap of Blocboy JB
Blocboy JB’s new mixtape, Simi, is the most meticulous demonstration of formal rigor hip-hop fans will likely hear all year.
Books
A Graphic Novel Asks, Why Art?
Eleanor Davis’s graphic novel Why Art? reflects an unadulterated belief in the power of art.
Art
Mister Rogers, Art Critic
Along with being a minister, author, composer, lyricist, organist, teacher, and child-whispering lion, for a moment Fred Rogers was also an art critic.
Community
A View from the Easel
This week, artist studios in Maine, Nova Scotia, Wisconsin, Portugal, and Serbia.
Interview
An Artist Captures the Comedy and Discomfort of Puberty
For her latest project, Sidney Millis collaborated with the 14-year-old YouTube star and aspiring makeup artist Caden Levene.
News
Brooklyn's Black & White Gallery and Project Space Closes After 16 Years
Founded in Williamsburg by Tatyana Okshteyn in 2002, the gallery shifted from a commercial model to an increased emphasis on nonprofit projects.
Art
The Royal College of Art’s Massive MFA Show Spans the Entire Artistic Kingdom
The exemplary MFA exhibition includes hundreds of students' work across disciplines — from painting and sculpture to multimedia art, glassblowing, and jewelry work.
Interview
An Artist on How the Met Is Reaching Beyond the Museum with a New Civic Engagement Residency
In June, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced it was launching an initiative to support partnerships for artists who have a social practice focus. We reached out to one of the artists, Miguel Luciano, to find out what this initiative means to him and his work.
Art
What Will Be the Ripple Effects of the ICA Boston's Expansion Across the Harbor?
With its new Watershed space, the ICA has to navigate a delicate balance of bringing art into East Boston without displacing the communities and artists already there.
News
Adapting Zoe Leonard's "I want a president" for Mexico's Upcoming Election
Ahead of Sunday's presidential election in Mexico, the poet Luis Felipe Fabre has adapted Leonard's poem and a collective reading will take place in Mexico City on Saturday.