Art

Vinegar Valentines: The Nasty Anonymous Letters of the Victorian Age

In the late 19th century, a valentine in the post might not necessarily mean a romantic message from a lover or admirer, it could be a downright acidic insult.

Art

See Joan Miró’s Majorca Studio Recreated in All Its Cluttered Glory

“My dream, once I am able to settle down somewhere, is to have a very large studio,” the Spanish artist Joan Miró wrote.

Art

Ancient Erotic Dreams and Explicit Scenes in the New York Public Library Collection

Eroticism has always had a rich presence throughout art history.

Art

Revisiting a Subversive Mexican Art Collective and the Country’s Forgotten Crimes

MEXICO CITY — At first glance, the room seems innocuous.

Art

In the Museum for 100 Days, a Performance Artist Pushes Us to Reflect on Time

BOSTON — There are so many layers to Marilyn Arsem’s piece at the Museum of Fine Arts that it's a bit hard to know where to start.

Comics

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Art

The Dynamic Distortions of a Formal Painter

Mernet Larsen claims an unlikely pair of influences: 15th-century Italian painting and the austere abstractions of the Russian modernist El Lissitzky (1890–1941).

Opinion

The Myth of Beyoncé and Pop Cultural Liberation

The argument is that Beyoncé’s “Formation” is complexity masquerading as simplicity. But it’s also simplicity pretending to be more complicated.

Art

Quiet and Haunting Photographs of Our Modern Ruins

Our fascination with ruins is nothing new.

In Brief

MIT Students Win Design Competition to Help Bring the Hyperloop from Hype to Reality

In 2013, tech billionaire and "real life Iron Man" Elon Musk first proposed his concept for the Hyperloop, a futuristic ground transport system made up of levitating pods hurtling through pressurized tubes at 700mph.

Art

An Exhibition Goes in Search of Victor Hugo's Artistic Libido

PARIS — With Eros Hugo: Between Modesty and Excess, the Maison Victor Hugo offers up a fervent paradox: how can an author lead a bawdy and risqué lifestyle while handling the subject of sex prudishly in his virtuosic writings?

Art

Paintings of Roller Derby Butt Bruises as Feminist Badges of Honor

For most people, a nasty bruise is something to cover up.