In Brief
Hypnotic Animations of Vintage Op-Art Book Covers
In the 1950s and '60s, book cover designers borrowed from the aesthetics of the burgeoning Op art movement.
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In Brief
Saudi Arabia Sentences Poet to Death
On November 17 a court in Saudi Arabia sentenced the artist, poet, and curator Ashraf Fayadh to death for renouncing Islam.
Art
Ai Weiwei Splits a 400-Year-Old Temple Between Two Beijing Galleries
BEIJING — Between two Beijing galleries, Ai Weiwei has divided a 400-year-old temple’s 1,500 worn, wooden pieces.
Books
An Autobiography in Notes and Edits
Poet, pianist, and visual artist Anne-Marie Levine’s collected memoir, Reculer Pour Mieux Sauter: The Complete Works Volumes 1–12 (Project Projects), takes the form of a collaged scrapbook.
Art
A Series Pays Tribute to Jack Smith's Favorite Films
On the recent Friday the 13th, Jack Smith’s disembodied voice rattled through Anthology Film Archives.
Performance
Dancing Around the Issue of Surveillance
Audiences entering the black box space of BAM Fisher in Brooklyn for More up a Tree found a transparent room containing a man sprawled on his back, and a woman nervously pacing.
Art
Disco Beads and Abstract Rawhides: Jeffrey Gibson's Untraditional "Nativeness"
Half a century ago, many Native American artists trying to break into the fine art market were told that their oil paintings would never sell because they were not recognizably "Indian" enough.
Books
Digressive Essays Imagine the Inner Worlds of Paintings
When I was a child, I made obsessive drawings of schoolgirls and created elaborate personal histories for each of my characters. Imbuing my silent drawings with stories was a form of entertainment, and is, for me at least, one of the most enjoyable aspects of writing about visual art.
Art
The Fantastic Observations of Martin Wong
Martin Wong’s retrospective Human Instamatic, currently on at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, begins in quaint Humboldt County, California.
Comics
The Joy of a New Sketchbook
There are few things in this life that can give me the joy that a new sketchbook brings.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, the Statue of Liberty's Muslim origins, Martin Wong in the Bronx, CNN's objectivity lie, Jackson Pollock's prints and drawings, antiquities on eBay, why audio doesn't go viral, and more.
Opinion
Weekend Words: Property
This week the Brooklyn Museum played host to the 6th Annual Brooklyn Real Estate Summit despite criticism from anti-gentrification activists.