Art

A History of Erasing Black Artists and Bodies from the AIDS Conversation

The murderous impact of homophobia on the AIDS crisis is so apparent and traumatic that the violent, systemic racism that undergirds it gets lost.

Comics

Try Telling an Artist to Rest on Vacation

I'm compelled to make burdensome artistic goals for myself on vacation …

Art

The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2015 Edition

Forget the rich and powerful — they're predictable. We're more interested in the powerless. That's where the real stories are, where the future is decided, where creativity starts. Here is our annual list of the art world’s most powerless.

Art

"This Question Is Loaded": South Bronx Artists and Organizers Imagine Their Neighborhood's Future

“Our ideal vision for the South Bronx is economic upliftment, an end to environmental degradation, and quality-of-life enhancement without displacement."

Art

A Chinese Performance Artist Who Balances Politics and Poetics

CHENGDU, China — In a series of eight-hour-long actions titled Puzzling Tracks, Zhou Bin placed an ant on a piece of rice paper.

Books

A Sonic Alarm for Our Natural World Going Silent

Bernie Krause has listened to nature since 1968, and in his decades recording environmental noise has become attuned to its changes.

In Brief

Old Navy Says Don't Aspire to Be an Artist [UPDATED]

Throw out your art supplies and dive into into engineering and policymaking instead because being an artist isn't worth it — or at least that's what Old Navy suggests with a line of T-shirts.

Art

Mold-A-Rama: An Affordable Art Machine That's Survived Half a Century

OKLAHOMA CITY — In zoos, museums, and other attractions around the United States, visitors can still get a retro souvenir for just a couple of bucks.

Art

Marveling at Goya's Haunting Portraits

LONDON — When was the last time you saw a survey of one artist that could dispel completely the need for filler?

Interview

Seeing the World from Nature's Many Perspectives

Brooklyn-based artist Teresita Fernández is well known for using unconventional materials and creating large-scale sculptures and installations that draw our attention to visual perception.

Film

An Artist's Quest to Confirm a Chernobyl Conspiracy Theory

The Russian Woodpecker is a documentary about zombies.

Art

Best of 2015: Our Top 10 Works of Internet Art

Unbound to GPS coordinates, internet-based art has no place on these other lists, and since it isn't fair to neglect the increasing amount of works designed specifically for cyberspace, 2015 welcomes our inaugural Best-of-the-Internet list.