Film
An Experimental Softcore Porn Series Is Revived in Japan
Last year, Nikkatsu rebooted its Roman Porno series with five new films, two of which are currently streaming on the platform Mubi.
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Art
A Romanian Artist Tackles Art and Freedom in Authoritarian Times
Geta Brătescu's work positions the artist as a creator of freedom even in oppressive times.
Art
Tracing the Life and Times of Self-Taught Artist Bill Traylor in a Documentary
The documentary film Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts is crowdfunding on Kickstarter to premiere alongside next year's Smithsonian retrospective on the self-taught artist.
Art
Deciphering Duchamp's Clues
The Turkish-American artist Serkan Özkaya and the novelist Augustus Rose discuss their fascinations with Duchampian detective work at Postmasters Gallery on Wednesday.
Art
The Valentine's Day Tape an Avant-Garde Musician Left Behind
Gerardo Velazquez, a queer, Chicano artist and musician, left behind this tape, which you can now listen to at Coagula Curatorial.
In Brief
Protesters and Police Clash as Artifacts Seized from Catalan Museum
Law enforcement officers arrived at the Museu de Lleida in western Catalonia around 4am this morning to execute an order to repatriate 44 artifacts to neighboring Aragon.
Art
The Unbuilt Futuristic Architecture of New York City
Never Built New York at the Queens Museum explores almost two centuries of unrealized architecture through blueprints, drawings, a panorama, and a bouncy castle.
Art
Confronting the Hazards of Power in Photomontages of Recent Mass Protests
A tale about the hazards of power ties together a collection of large-scale photomontages of images from mass demonstrations around the US and Europe.
Art
Timely, Exciting Work by Women Artists at Miami Art Week
Visceral, tender, and sometimes frightening works by women brought dynamism and a huge range of perspectives to the fairs of Miami Art Week.
Art
Grim Vistas of Present and Future Dystopias
In Anna Conway's paintings, subtle evocations of the past highlight the tensions of our current moment.
Performance
An Inspiring Performance About the Recipe a Migrant Carried with Her
Carmen C. Wong has been organizing “tactile” food performances for roughly a decade, and she is now hosting unique events centered around the deeper philosophical meanings of meals.
Art
How a Jewish Storytelling Tradition Is Reflected in Contemporary Art
With varying degrees of success, a show at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco looks at how storytelling can help us access spirituality.