Art
Mark Bradford's Gettysburg Address
Bradford's installation at the Hirshhorn Museum takes as its subject the ways we think, and ultimately don't think, about history.
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Art
Architectonic Collage in Two and Three Dimensions
Sharon Lawless’s visual dynamics are so vigorous you can almost hear them rattle, bang, churn and chug.
Art
An Artist’s Light-Filled Tribute to J.M.W. Turner
In Ellen Harvey’s Nostalgia, the spiritual and the secular converge into a beatific, nature-based sublime.
Books
In New Photo Books, a Strong Sense of Place
Three new photography books explore a sweep of places and events from Cuba to the studio floor.
Art
Art Among the Ruins
Daniel John Gadd is Elizabeth Murray’s spiritual heir, with a difference.
Art
Chicago Welcomes Its First Art Book Fair
The inaugural Chicago Art Book Fair, dedicated to small press arts publishing, is set in an unexpected swanky setting.
Interview
Dread Scott Reenacts a Slave Revolt to Radically Reconsider Freedom
Scott's project reenacts the 1811 German Coast Uprising, the largest slave revolt in North American history.
In Brief
The Last Missing Section of a Magritte Painting Has Been Found
The final piece of the work was found beneath the surface of another painting, after the artist had cut up and recycled the original canvas.
Film
Water as a Cinematic Metaphor for the Tides of Time
In Kambui Olujimi’s short film Where Does the Time Go..., water is an apt analogy for the concept of time.
News
US Decides Guantánamo Prisoners Do Not Own the Art They Create
Critics say the change in policy further dehumanizes prisoners, who have been at the center of international controversy since the Guantánamo facility was opened.
Books
Portraits from One of the Last Traveling Sideshows in the United States
For Tickets, photographer Hunter Barnes went on the road with the World of Wonders, one of the last traveling sideshows in the United States.
Art
In Vietnam, an Exhibition Reveals How Friendship Nourishes Artists
In Vietnam, networks of artist friends have built thriving communities of discourse and collaboration outside official structures.