Books
Learning Little from John Cage's Letters
Some of us didn’t need letters from him, because he trusted us to do what we did without requiring his instruction or encouragement.
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Art
Two Colossal Hellenistic Statues Will Stay at the Met for Two More Years
A couple of ancient giants are extending their American debut by two years.
Books
The History of Life-Sized, Fully Dissectible "Anatomical Venuses"
In the 18th century, medical students and the general public learned about the insides of the human body through a tool that to 21st-century eyes likely appears shocking or offensive.
News
Liberal Artists Don't Need Orgasms, and Other Findings from OkCupid
Could your Neil Gaiman book collection reveal something about both your political leanings and your willingness to squeal like a dolphin during sex if your partner asked?
News
Gavel Gavel, Your Art's a Success: David Bowie’s Collection Heads to Auction
We've heard his music and seen his own artworks, but the personal art collection of David Bowie has remained largely hidden from the public eye.
Art
Trying (and Failing) to Make Painting Great Again
Here’s the thing about the Make Painting Great Again exhibition at Canada Gallery: I honestly dislike it.
In Brief
Giant Sculpture of Monk's Head Freaks Out Thai Buddhists
Under construction outside the Baan Pho temple in Chacheongsao, east of Bangkok, this new monument will be the biggest of the many Luang Pu Thuat sculptures, at 55 feet tall (~16.8m).
Announcement
'Dark Humor' by African-American Artists at Delaware Art Museum
The term “dark humor” was coined in 1935 to describe a subgenre of comedy in which pleasure arises from topics generally considered taboo. Dark Humor: African American Art from the University Museums, University of Delaware presents works that employ subversive humor to question cultural and racial
News
Basquiat's Former Home and Studio Gets a Permanent Plaque
Yesterday, a permanent plaque was unveiled outside the former home and studio of Jean-Michel Basquiat at 57 Great Jones Street in Manhattan.
Art
A Bedazzled Alternate World Where Death Comes to Life
Raúl de Nieves’s El Rio at Company Gallery is totally alien to Western notions of death.
Interview
A Novel Written with the Skeptical Mind of an Art Critic
"After publishing the novel, I could not return to scholarly writing and the established formulas of criticism."
Comics
Escapism in Art
Is it even possible?