Art
Stilling the Wind and Rain as Suspended Metal
Paula Crown interprets the memory of rainfall in a cascade of suspended metal at Marlborough Gallery.
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Books
Ed Ruscha’s Cactus Omelette and 75 Other Recipes by Artists and Writers
The new Artists' and Writers' Cookbook compiles recipes and personal food-related stories from 76 contemporary artists and writers, from Swoon's Mississippi ratatouille to Ed Ruscha's cactus omelette and Sanford Biggers' red drink.
News
Spend a Night in Edward Hopper's Childhood Home
If you missed your chance earlier this year to rent that popular replica of van Gogh’s bedroom, you may now fight other art enthusiasts to win a much cooler opportunity: one night for two in Edward Hopper’s real, first bedroom. It will also be a unique experience to
Books
A 19th-Century Master of Light and Violence Reconsidered
In the spring of 1870, Paris had yellow fever. Not the disease, but the color, which spread as quickly as an epidemic among the most fashionable of the French capital. The cause was a gleaming painting named for the biblical John the Baptist-slayer "Salomé" on view at the annual state-sponsored Salo
Books
Hiroshi Sugimoto's Otherworldly Photographs of Movie Theaters
The question that Hiroshi Sugimoto asked himself in 1976 sounded a bit like a koan: What happens if you shoot a whole movie in a single frame?
In Brief
Brussels Plagued by NSFW Street Art
Over the past few weeks, highly NSFW street art has popped up across Brussels, courtesy of an anonymous street artist or graffiti collective.
Announcement
The Fabric Workshop and Museum Unveils Ann Hamilton’s habitus
Ann Hamilton’s latest large-scale installation transforms Philadelphia’s Municipal Pier 9 through Monday October 10 and three floors of The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) through early January.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6NDU1NzUsImF0IjoyMCwiYnQiOjAsImNtIjo0MzQ3NDUsImNoIjoxOTMwLCJjayI6e3
Performance
Queering the Canon of American Popular Music
This is not your grandmother’s drag show. A 24-Decade History of Popular Music by renowned playwright and drag performer Taylor Mac is a monumental production covering American popular music from 1776 to 2016.
Art
Art for an Uncertain World at the São Paulo Biennial
SÃO PAULO — Critics in major Brazilian newspapers have been calling the 32nd São Paulo Biennial too “politically correct,” all ideas and no art.
Comics
Halloween Pumpkins by Artists
So many possibilities.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, Trump at ArtPrize, the photo collection at the African American museum, a poignant review of new Hitler book, Portlandia has overstayed their welcome, and more.
Opinion
Weekend Words: Throne
"A throne is only a bench covered with velvet."