Art
Endangered Monkeys and the Legacy of the Vietnam War at Ground Floor Gallery
The artist's exhibition, on view through March 26, centers on an endangered species of monkeys in Vietnam and a US military document from 1969.
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Film
Agnès Varda’s Playful Recycling of Her Art
In the last 15 years, Agnès Varda has embraced the label of visual artist rather than the more specific filmmaker.
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News
In Fake Letter, “Dana Schutz” Demands Removal of Controversial Painting from Whitney Biennial
This morning, several outlets published an open letter purportedly written by artist Dana Schutz and demanding that her painting "Open Casket" be removed from the Whitney Biennial.
Film
A Documentary About Syrian Refugees Undermines Its Subjects
'A Syrian Love Story' has an opportunity to do delicate, powerful work; instead, like its subjects, it gets trapped within the limits of its own choices.
Art
Bagels, Burgers, and the Branding of Bushwick
Taking cash from McDonald’s to send artists to Europe to paint billboards, then leveraging those billboards to market the brand seems like a win to a businessman, less so to the artists.
Books
Frank and Feminist Poems About Encounters with Famous Men
Khadijah Queen’s new collection of poems, I’m So Fine: A List of Famous Men and What I Had On gathers her firsthand accounts of run-ins with male celebrities.
Comics
Cultural Agencies in Danger of Being Defunded by Trump
It's worse than we thought.
Books
Zora Neale Hurston’s Life in Comics, Overdue but Awkwardly Drawn
This book may have much to admire on the micro level, but the experience of the whole leaves a lot to be desired.
Art
An Eclectic Assortment of Collages, Cut from Context and Pasted Together
Though the exhibition is a little bit all over the map, there are some real gems to be found here.
Art
Jason Rhoades’s Outdated and Unchecked Art
Jason Rhoades's work can feel besides the point in today’s context — what might have seemed provocative 10 or 20 years ago now comes off as just loud and obnoxious.
Art
Photographs that Aestheticize Human Suffering
The people in Alex Majoli's strobe-lit images are treated as metaphors instead of themselves.