Music
William Eggleston’s First Album Is Colored by Dream-Like Improvisations
Eggleston often cites Bach as his musical hero, and it shows.
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News
Metropolitan Museum Turns Away Visitor in 18th-Century Style Gown
On Saturday, a historian wearing her handmade robe à la française style dress was barred from entering the museum to take part in a tour.
Art
60-Second Digital Projects Push the Possibilities of Mobile Interactivity
Very Very Short is a series from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and ARTE of 10 web-based interactive projects.
Announcement
Long, Winding Journeys: Contemporary Art and the Islamic Tradition at the Katonah Museum of Art
Largest U.S. exhibition on the subject to date, on view February 25 through June 17.
Film
The Square Pushes Beyond the Frame of the Art World
Ruben Östlund’s deadpan film follows a contemporary art curator who repeatedly makes bad situations worse by deviating from the socially accepted script.
Comics
How a Book Was Born
It's been a six year journey that began on the pages of this site and resulted in a very physical book.
Art
Required Reading
This week, in praise of negative reviews, the tallest building ever to be demolished, the queer history of Ancient Egypt, hiding the history of the Midwest’s mysterious mound cities, and more.
Books
An Illustrated Collection of Animal Inventories
The fine press bestiary features poems by Leonard Schwartz accompanied by Simon Carr's woodcuts.
Books
Charles North Shows Us How to Read without Relying on Theories
North pays close attention to what is in front of him, never resorting to what he calls, in another context, a “theoretical program.”
Art
Trevor Winkfield’s Undomesticated Imagination
Winkfield’s combinations of forms are inexplicable, a seamless fusion of the sinister and innocent.
Art
Rulers Who Neither See, Nor Feel, Nor Know
Clinging leech-like to their fainting countries.
Music
Electronica Against Trump
Whether as respite, inspiration, distraction, or candy, music carries political utility simply by tapping the social value of pleasure.