Comics
Revenge of the Landscape Painter
Sometimes trees get in the way.
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Books
Christmas at Midcentury, When Aluminum Trees Replaced Victorian Evergreens
A new book by Sarah Archer explores the influence of the Space Race and Cold War on America's midcentury Christmas celebrations.
Art
A Droning Chant of Our Ceaseless Media Consumption
Mitchell F. Chan's sound piece "Infinite Newsfeed" turns New York Times headlines into monotone chants that reverberate through his new exhibition.
Performance
Drag Ballerinas Spin Gender Roles into Farce
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo satirizes the clichéd gender conventions of dance, and the world at large, in technically superb takes on classical ballet.
Opinion
When the "Brooklyn Artist" Is a Commodity
Happy holidays, Brooklyn artists: your livelihoods have been apotheosized into a singular, hot commodity.
Poetry
Art After Trump: Turning to Women Authors
I revisited the books I read after the election and made a poem, or conversation, out of some of the things I underlined.
Art
Seeing Through Oscar Wilde's Dandy Façade
An exhibition in Paris explores the Irish wit's literary exploits, aesthetic tastes, and friendships with artists.
Art
The Disturbingly Relevant Art of the Moscow Conceptualists
The political and cultural lethargy of the late Soviet Union gave rise to the Moscow Conceptualists, whose work today offers unexpected insights for our tempestuous times.
Art
After the Ghost Ship Tragedy, Bay Area Artists Fear Crackdown on DIY Spaces
The deadly fire at the Oakland art space earlier this month has brought intensified scrutiny to live-work warehouse complexes, many of which are illegal or not up to code.
Art
Iris van Herpen Makes a Case for Fashion as a Fine Art
Dutch designer Iris van Herpen stands out in a field that is fast-moving and codified, and where true innovation is difficult to master.
Art
ArtRx LA
This week, artists challenge mass media at the Getty Center, the Santa Monica Public Library hosts a participatory performance of a minimalist masterpiece, an artist-conceived pop-up shop in Chinatown offers last-minute holiday goods, and more.
Art
The Challenge of Making a Permanent Exhibit About Mercurial New York
The Museum of the City of New York opens its first permanent exhibition, an ambitious multimedia journey through 400 years of the city's turbulent history.