News
A Typeface Transforms the Alphabet in the Style of Famous Artworks
In this artful alphabet by the Madrid-based design studio CESS, "V" is for van Gogh and "F" is for Frida.
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Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski Expelled from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The body that oversees the Oscars voted on Tuesday to expel the two men. Cosby was recently convicted of sexual assault, while Polanski pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor in 1977.
Art
Questioning Our Pastoral Fantasies at a Blue-Chip Gallery's Rural Outpost
The rural-chic Hauser & Wirth Somerset has an exhibition that contrasts our idealized expectations of the countryside with the historic realities of agrarian living.
News
A Rare Collection of 19th-Century Photographs of Native Americans Goes Online
Digitized by the American Antiquarian Society, the 225 vintage images were intended for non-Native audiences and were reproduced in government reports, illustrated newspapers or mounted on stereo cards.
Art
Found Footage Festival Mines Morning TV for the Absurd
Chop & Steele lift jugs of gravy, karate chop small sticks, and draw attention to a lack of fact checking on morning TV shows.
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An LA Art Space, with Roots in ‘70s Chicano Movement, Now Has a Permanent Home
Founded in 1973 in the East Los Angeles garage of a Franciscan nun and printmaker, Self Help Graphics & Art has finally purchased a permanent space in Boyle Heights.
Art
The Good, the Bad, and the Forgettable at Frieze New York
The latest edition of the mega-fair is full of extremes, from the very high temperatures during the first day of previews to impressively bad booths and plenty of strong, thoughtful presentations.
Interview
The Bookshop in Miami that Has Preserved Haitian Culture for Decades
The Haitian playwright and activist Jan Mapou founded Libreri Mapou in 1990, and it has since become a neighborhood staple.
Art
Why Cultural Critics of Color Matter
The Black Panther dialectic, the MTV News experiment, Vibe, and The Source in their prime: these conversations and platforms show what’s possible when critics of color define the terms of the debate.
Film
In Berlin, a Celebration of Soviet Might Takes on Nationalist, Pro-Russia Overtones
In his documentary Victory Day, Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa unflinchingly captures a ceremony in Berlin commemorating the Soviet defeat of the Nazis.
Art
Long Disputed, a Painting In Massachusetts Is Now Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci
Long attributed to Lorenze di Credi, new research suggesting a small panel painting at the Worcester Art Museum is actually by one of the greatest masters of the Italian Renaissance.
Books
A Graphic Novel Considers How to Raise a Feminist
Even before her daughter was born, artist Tyler Cohen was determined to raise a feminist.