Books

A Magical 1970s French Comic Book Finally Translated Into English

In Nicole Claveloux’s comic collection, The Green Hand and Other Stories, we move through dream states with highly idiosyncratic characters.

In Brief

Karen Pence Is Praising NEA Art Therapy Program on White House Blog

The Second Lady of the United States has written extensively in support of an agency Donald Trump wants to shut down.

Art

Gucci Runway Show Borrowed Beasts and Beheadings from Renaissance Art

Alessandro Michele, Gucci's creative director, is obsessed with Renaissance art.

Community

A View from the Easel

In this edition, we take a peek at artist studios in Arizona, California, Ohio, Texas, and the United Kingdom.

Art

How American West Reenactments Restore and Rewrite History

Photographs of historical reenactments by Edie Winograde suggest there is no single narrative of past trauma: the unfinished fight extends its negotiation to the present.

Books

Portrayals of Prisoners Complicate Stereotypes and Implicate the US

The images and art works that make up this exhibition — mostly vernacular and documentary photographs — restore dignity to their subjects by restoring nuance to their stories.

Interview

The Mesmerizing Depth and Desolation of Desert Landscapes

Abstract lines and shapes break up Rodrigo Valenzuela's barren mixed-media landscapes of Joshua Tree National Park and Chile’s Atacama desert.

News

Art Movements

This week in art news: the Louvre Abu Dhabi launched a radio-guided exhibition along a highway, a Malaysian artist was jailed over a viral caricature of the prime minister, and a barge remodeled by Le Corbusier sank in Paris.

Art

The Earliest Known Printed Illustrations of the Greek Constellations

A rare first edition of the Poeticon Astronomicon, printed in Germany in 1492, is headed to auction at Swann.

News

Activists Pressure Tate to Drop Name of Art Dealer Accused of Sexual Harassment [UPDATED]

The Tate cut ties with Anthony d’Offay, a hugely influential retired art dealer, after harassment allegations. Activists say that's not enough.

Books

Marina Abramović Says Ugly Things But Draws Cute Ducklings

The Serbian performance artist reimagines The Ugly Duckling, the classic children's book by Hans Christian Andersen.

Art

The Hollywood Directors Who Filmed the Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps

George Stevens, John Ford, and Samuel Fuller, best known for their work in Hollywood, all documented the Allied liberation at the end of the war.