Art
The Collective that Radicalized Urban Design in the 1970s with Slides
A collection of color slides from 1970s LA captures the sights and sounds of a city and its urbanscape.
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Art
Reconsidering the Work of a Lebanese Female Artist Who Deserves a Closer Reading
Most reviews of Saloua Choucair's work are still confined to some superficial observations on her paintings, and her sculptures are nowhere yet offered any serious treatment.
Art
A Revived 1920s Ballet Will Be a Surreal Confection of Candy and Kitsch
When American Ballet Theatre decided to revive Richard Strauss’s surrealist, saccharine 'Whipped Cream,' Mark Ryden was the ideal candidate to create the set and costumes.
Comics
The Intentions of a Mixtape
What did that song and transition really mean?
Art
Yinka Shonibare MBE Navigates Prejudice and Dual Identity
Yinka Shonibare MBE has focused on two primary concerns throughout his career: his perspective on “otherness” and his awareness of the subtle intricacies of prejudice.
Art
Required Reading
This week, don't ask Quora for art advice, Banksy's gentrification project, an architect claims plagiarism, fall of Standing Rock, Africa's fascist history, and more.
Art
Weekend Words: Listen
"A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat."
Art
R. B. Kitaj Hugs a Ghost
One thing that has bugged critics of Kitaj is that his work can be simultaneously accessible and full of allusions.
Art
Ron Gorchov’s Guardians
In responding to Judd and Greenberg, it is apparent that Gorchov wanted to find his own way past what he saw as the limits of their theorizing and make something that was recognizably his.
Art
Current Wars and Conflicts
There is a lot of suffering due to conflicts in our world. But how much?
Performance
A Play Models the Human Cost of Our Economic Ecosystem
Labyrinth Theater Company’s Dolphins and Sharks centers on the necessity of wage labor and the human relations our system engenders.
Interview
Beer with a Painter: Jennifer Coates
Coates’s recent work depicts food: spaghetti and meatballs, sprinkle cookies, and s’mores. Her work is about matter and viscosity, but it is also rooted in grid-like structures, repetitive mark-making, and very sophisticated paint handling.