Art
Imagining a House Where Domestic Labor Is Automated
Grace Quah, a graduate student of architecture, imagines a house that would drastically reduce the domestic labor attributed to women while also making it visible.
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Art
A Drunken Reading Series Fosters Community in Los Angeles
Drunken Masters, which is part of the larger series of cultural events 90x90LA, invites writers to present their work to a group of sauced professionals who provide instant critique.
In Brief
Alex Da Corte Directs a Luminous Video for St. Vincent’s Ode to New York
Created by artist Alex Da Corte, St. Vincent's "New York" video is the stuff of dreams.
Art
Erotic Art at the Intersection of Queer and Chicanx Identities
The works in Queerly Tèhuäntin | Cuir Us bring together a community's wide-ranging self-representations, from macabre self-portraits to Chicana punk screenprints.
Art
Recovering the Philosophy Chamber, Harvard's Enlightenment-Era Teaching Cabinet
The small chamber was at the heart of intellectual life in New England from 1766 to 1820, and then it all but disappeared.
Art
The Somberness of 19th-Century Wedding Portrait Photos
An exhibition at Ricco/Maresca Gallery brings together 100 cabinet card portrait photos of newlyweds and a collection of vintage wedding cake toppers.
Film
A Film Series Inspired by One Really Out-There Episode of the New Twin Peaks
In the aftermath of the sublimely ominous and abstract episode "Part 8" (aka "Gotta Light"), Metrograph organized a wide-ranging program of related films and video art.
History
Library of Congress Puts Alexander Hamilton's Papers Online for the First Time
Letters, speech drafts, and other documents from the ten-dollar founding father Alexander Hamilton, online for the first time from the Library of Congress.
In Brief
National Endowment for the Humanities Pledges $1M for Cultural Institutions Hit by Hurricane Harvey [UPDATED]
Organizations in FEMA-designated disaster zones will have until December 31 to apply for emergency grants of up to $30,000.
Art
The Woman Behind Critique My Dick Pic Sizes Up Art Photos of Male Nudes
In tongue-in-cheek answers, Madeleine Holden assigns a Critique My Dick Pic-style review and grade for artists’ photographs of male nudes, ranging from the late 19th century to today.
Art
The Intimate Abstractions of Franklin Williams, an Unsung Master from the ’60s
Franklin Williams's work is the kind that challenges a viewer and demands the labor of self-reflection to resist knee-jerk reactions.
Books
The Elaborate Survey of an Imaginary Comics Artist in Singapore
In The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye, cartoonist Sonny Liew collaborates with a figment of his imagination.