Books

Objects Made by Prisoners, from Soap Sculptures to Pendants

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva has a collection of over 360 objects made by prisoners from over 60 countries.

Art

An Artist Adopts Avant-Garde Poetry to Express the Limits of Language

As a black, Muslim woman, subject to any number of externally imposed strictures, Kameelah Janan Rasheed does not adopt these avant-garde techniques for merely aesthetic purposes.

Art

Explore "Guernica" with a Sprawling Visual Timeline

Two years of comprehensive research by the Reina Sofia have yielded a huge amount of material related to the legendary painting and the cultural responses it's generated over time.

Comics

A Social Media Mystery

When an artist has one million followers.

In Brief

Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" Sells for Over $400 Million, Shattering All Art Auction Records [UPDATED]

Someone just snagged what they believe to be an original Leonardo for the highest amount ever paid for an artwork.

News

Kickstarter Launches Drip, a Service for Subscribing to Artists’ Projects

Drip invites artists to create webpages that visitors can subscribe to, having exclusive access to certain projects, or whatever else the artist decides to make available to them.

In Brief

Steve Mnuchin’s Photos with Dollar Bills Are Everything That’s Wrong with the World

The Treasury Secretary and his wife walked into the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in DC, which may sound like a joke. Actually, it is.

Film

A Nuanced Portrait of Hasidic Brooklyn

The directors of Jesus Camp and Detropia offer an in-depth look at Brooklyn's Hasidic community.

Art

How the Invasive Plants of New York Represent the City’s Colonial Past

Plants from Europe, Asia, and Africa recall New York's history of migration in Maria Thereza Alves, Seeds of Change: New York — A Botany of Colonization at the New School.

Giveaways

Win a Trip to Day for Night, Houston’s Experiential Arts and Music Festival

Day for Night is a visually, aurally and culturally immersive art and music event. We're giving away two VIP tickets, plus airfare and hotel.

Announcement

Eiteljorg Museum Presents Native Art Now!, A Celebration of Indigenous Expression in North America

The Eiteljorg is home to one of the nation’s best collections of contemporary Native art.

In Brief

The Artist Is Pissed: Marina Abramović Responds to the Post

Marina Abramović responds to a New York Post story questioning what she has done with the $2.2M she raised to build her institute.