Art
A Fog of Now
In its attempts to aestheticize mass destruction and memorialize the aftermath, Central Command delivers a clunky outtake of our near-nuclear demise.
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Books
Marsden Hartley's Maine: His Own Private Germany
Besides examining in-depth both the early and late Maine periods, Marsden Hartley’s Maine includes a fine essay on materials and techniques, based on careful examination of a dozen works, which shows a surprising continuity in composition and methods across Hartley’s career.
Books
A Poem of Shame: In the Words of China’s Workers
Iron Moon: An Anthology of Chinese Worker Poetry, edited by Qin Xiaoyu and translated by Eleanor Goodman, collects work by Xu Lizhi and 30 other worker poets.
Music
Drake Improves Despite Himself
Moody guys excel at mood music.
Art
The More Things Change
Marianne Bernstein, an artist and curator of this exhibition, told me that part of her interest in assembling this exhibition was to chronicle the changing storyline of Sicily and to encourage non-binary thinking.
Art
Life After Art: William Powhida’s Futures Market
A meta-besotted, multilayered, impudent, lacerating exhibition that pricks pretense and self-delusion on every level.
Art
Reframing the American West Through Latinx Eyes
An exhibit at the Denver Art Museum conceives of the American West according to art history, but also through the lens of our current cultural climate.
Film
The Rise and Fall of a 1980s Street Art Star
Artist Richard Hambleton's career took off in the 1980s, but the following decade he was wracked by addiction and destitute. A new documentary tracks his dramatic trajectory.
Art
A New Performance Art Festival in Martinique Is Refreshingly Themeless
At the International Festival of Performance Art in Fort-de-France, performers are given free reign to do what they want without thematic direction or much curatorial oversight.
News
The National Galleries of Scotland Is Digitizing Its 94,000-Piece Collection
Since the start of this month, about 40,000 images of works are available on the relaunched NGS website.
News
A Small but Steadfast Group of Artists Gathers in NYC to Protest Trump’s Anti-Arts Agenda
The Artists Rise Up protest secured prime art world real estate near Lincoln Center in New York, but drew only a couple dozen passionate protesters.
Announcement
Pratt Presents a Conversation on Public Art in New York City
Join artists and the senior manager of MTA Arts & Design for a discussion on the installations along the new Second Avenue Subway line.