Art
How Finland Helped Shape American Midcentury Modernism
When architect Eliel Saarinen moved to the US and designed Cranbrook, he brought his Finnish heritage with him.
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Film
In a New Documentary, Errol Morris Turns His Camera on a Polaroid Portraitist
Errol Morris's film about the photographer Elsa Dorfman touches on big questions about cycles of life and obsolescence, but remains doggedly cheerful.
Comics
Other People's Art
Sometimes the artist next door is all the inspiration you need.
Art
From Cybernetics to Museology, a Series of Talks and Performances Links Art and Science
The Pasadena Arts Council has organized a free two-day symposium on July 8–9 where artists will present and perform on topics ranging from astronomy to museum studies.
Interview
The Artist Behind NYC’s New LGBTQ Monument Hopes “the Gay Community Can See Itself Reflected”
Anthony Goicolea, the selected artist to design the state’s official monument honoring the LGBTQ community, speaks about his proposed memorial and the logistics of a public art project.
In Brief
Divine Restoration: Vatican Conservators Identify New Figures Painted by Raphael
The two allegorical figures in the Hall of Constantine were previously attributed to his workshop, but a recent restoration revealed them to be the master's work.
Art
Embracing Femininity in Florid and Fierce Portraits
In her show at Albertz Benda, Sydney-based artist Del Kathryn Barton presents her unflinching nude figures with stoic faces and brazenly bared breasts.
Art
An Exhibition to Mark the End of the Roger Ailes Era
The Roger Ailes Memorial Show: Fair and Balanced at Yours Mine & Ours is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the recently deceased Fox News founder.
Art
The Subversive Works of China's First Video Artist
Zhang Peili, who's having his first American retrospective at the Art Institute of Chicago, rejects the government's use of media for entertainment and propaganda.
Performance
Going Backstage with a Theater’s Ghosts
"Ghost Light" by Third Rail Projects uses every dressing room and stairwell of Lincoln Center's Claire Tow Theater to immerse audiences in the mechanics and magic of the theater.
Art
An Inclusive Documenta Succeeds Despite Curatorial Failures
The most successful arc of Documenta 14 is not accomplished by any of its symbolic gestures, but through the consistent and merited presence of non-white, non-heteronormative artists throughout.
Art
The Time Edward Albee Almost Bought My Painting
As a clichéd Gen X art student, I was too arrogant for my own good.