Art

The Spiritual Photographs Khadija Saye Left Behind

Khadija Saye's final photographs before her tragic death reveal misty self-portraits grounded in Gambian spirituality.

Film

Albert Maysles’s Final Film Rides with Train Passengers Across the US

In Transit, the late documentarian Albert Maysles’s final film, was completed after he died in March 2015 and focuses on the journeys of passengers at various stages of life.

Performance

A Faustian Satire of Our Shitty President

The new play Faust 3: The Turd Coming, or The Fart of the Deal is a gloves-off attack on Donald Trump — though it never mentions him by name.

In Brief

ACLU and Academics Concerned over TSA Proposal to Inspect Travelers’ Books [UPDATED]

If we all have to remove paper products — including books — from our carry-on bags, will it lead to new scrutiny of what we're reading?

In Brief

In Surreal Twist, Court Orders Dalí’s Body Exhumed for Paternity Test

A judge in Madrid has ruled that the artist's body must be exhumed in order to carry out a paternity test.

Announcement

VCFA’s MFA in Visual Art Welcomes Prospective Students to Attend Summer Residency

Visitors can experience the MFA in Visual Art summer residency July 24-27.

In Brief

Goldfish Bashes Tiny Furniture with a Hammer

Artist Neil Mendoza has endowed a goldfish with the power to "smash people stuff," reversing the typically anthropocentric dynamics of marine power relations.

Film

How the TV Adaptation of I Love Dick Recenters the Female Gaze

I Love Dick is a show about how women are discouraged from having ideas and what happens when one woman lets her fantasies drive her art.

News

A Glimpse Inside the Street Art–Themed 5Pointz Condos

The first renderings of the luxury development show its logo in wildstyle lettering and graffiti-inspired wall art in stairwells and lounges.

Art

Puerto Rican Painters Who Fold, Cut, and Tear the Canvas

Beyond the Canvas: Contemporary Art from Puerto Rico features an intergenerational group of five artists wrestling with the history and materiality of painting.

In Brief

Holy Crêpe! An Algorithm Created Seven Million Unique Nutella Jar Labels

Ferrero recently partnered with advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather Italia to present Nutella Unica, an algorithm that created a series of unique labels for almost every Nutella jar in Italy.

Art

Required Reading

This week, Warhol's first self-portrait goes to auction, Sam Durant speaks about "Scaffold," India's problem with architectural preservation, Zadie Smith on black pain, the six people who created "Silence = Death," and more.