Interview
What a Show About Masks Might Really Be Disguising
Masks present a quandary. It's not so much what they're hiding that I wonder about, but what the camouflage or costuming is meant to produce in me.
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In Brief
Donald Trump Used His Foundation's Money to Buy a Painting of Himself [UPDATED]
A thick veil of mystery swaths the Donald J. Trump Foundation and its many transactions, but a recent investigation has determined that its wispy-haired founder once spent $20,000 of his charity's money to purchase a portrait for his own keeping.
Announcement
Visit Pratt Institute's Brooklyn Campus for Alumni Exhibitions and a Creative Conversation with Kadir Nelson
On Saturday, September 17, Pratt Institute invites you to enjoy a day of festivities that will include an Alumni Exhibition showcasing the work of more than 65 graduates in galleries across Pratt’s Brooklyn campus. The day will also feature a conversation with alumnus and acclaimed artist and author
Art
Native American Students Fight to Remove Colonial Imagery from University of New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE — Students and activists at the University of New Mexico have renewed an almost 50-year-old effort to abolish colonial imagery on campus, beginning with the school’s official seal.
Art
After Sunset, Phantoms of Montreal's Past Appear
MONTRÉAL — At sunset in the oldest streets of Montréal, ghosts of the city's past animate on its walls.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, the US flag and Black protest art, walking into a rainbow, Obama's cold shoulder to the arts, a first look at the collection of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, and more.
Opinion
Weekend Words: Moderate
"Extremism in the pursuit of the Presidency is an unpardonable vice. Moderation in the affairs of the nation is the highest virtue."
Books
Reader’s Diary: Henri Lefebvre's ‘Critique of Everyday Life’
The writings of Karl Marx will always remain a source of insight and inspiration, but vast swaths of the Marxist literature that exerted such a fascination when I was younger now seem barren of interest.
Books
A Forensic Poet for Our Time
What do you do, if you are a poet who has never “ been comfortable with autobiographical material?” Monica Youn’s poems brim with answers to this question that a younger poet might do well to notice.
Art
A Singular Enterprise
I have been doing my best to follow Marilyn Lerner ever since I reviewed her exhibition at John Good for Artforum (May 1989).
Art
In New Paintings, Elisabeth Condon Pours on Color and Unexpected Forms
It isn’t easy to make a good abstract painting.
Interview
Picturing Conflict: An Interview with Michael Christopher Brown
In 2011, photographer Michael Christopher Brown took a “road trip” through the Libyan Revolution. His new book, Libyan Sugar, chronicles that extraordinary journey.