Art
The Vitality of Everyday Things in Fairfield Porter’s Paintings
Porter's paint handling was gestural but exacting, never fancy, and always attending to the experience of looking.
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Art
Electrifying Photographs of an Old German Guesthouse
For years, photographer Andrea Grützner was fascinated by a massive guesthouse in a German village. In 2014, she entered the house with her camera, photographing its well-tread rooms.
Art
The Unsettling Implications of the American Institute of Architects’ Memo Supporting Trump
After the CEO of the American Institute of Architects stated the organization promised to work with Donald Trump, many architects — both AIA members and not — were pissed.
News
A Saudi Artist Hoists Flags at Standing Rock to Bring Attention to the Environmental Crisis
One Saudi artist sees parallels between the battle to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline and the impact of oil in his own country.
Art
A Dreamlike Distortion of Turkish Patriarchal Society
In Lara Ögel’s work, structures of power appear encoded in unexpected ways and emerge from the most commonplace situations.
Art
The First Photographs of Snowflakes
In 1885, Wilson Bentley, a farmer in Vermont, became the first known person to photograph a snowflake. He would document 5,000 of them in his lifetime.
Announcement
SVA's MA Curatorial Practice Program Now Accepting Applications
Past and current faculty and speakers include Adam Weinberg, Tania Bruguera, Maria Lind, Shirin Neshat, Hou Hanru, Joan Jonas, Terry Smith, Gabi Ngcobo, José Roca, Pablo Helguera, Glenn Ligon, and many others.
Art
Edward and Nancy Kienholz's Angry, Seductive View of US History
Edward and Nancy Kienholz's most harrowing pieces are also the ones that are the most fanatical and one-dimensional in their rage.
Comics
How to Turn Small Talk into Big Talk
It's just a simple series of replacements.
Art
Seeking a Human Connection at Miami Beach's Untitled Art Fair
For the politically concerned citizen, Untitled 2016 offers cold comfort, but three booths stand out for their focus on human narratives and how they can be processed through art.
Interview
Illustrating a Police Sergeant's Interrogation of a Black Boy
A new collaborative comic illustrates a leaked transcript of a Minneapolis PD sergeant's 1996 interrogation of a 14-year-old black child.
Art
All Is Not as It Seems in Art Basel Miami Beach’s Sculpture Park
Many of the works in the mega-fair's public art sector mess with visitors' expectations of what outdoor sculptures and monuments should be and can do.