Art
The Beautiful Mercy of Corita Kent's Screenprints
Sister Corita Kent's tenacity as a feminist, civil rights activist, and antiwar demonstrator belied her prim black habit and fueled the silkscreens she made up until her death in 1986.
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Books
A Comic Draws on the Dark Side of Hollywood's Golden Age
When the double-sized first issue of The Fade Out surfaced last summer — an ongoing comic noir set in 1940s Los Angeles — a share of the print run featured a limited-edition cover (commonly called a "variant" cover).
Art
In the State of Nevada, This Land Is Not Your Land
WENDOVER, UTAH — Land use has got to be one of the least sexy topics of conversation.
Art
An Atlas Gathers the Most Creative Contemporary Maps
Considering how long the earth's been around, you'd think it would have already been exhaustively charted. But in recent years, mapmaking has exploded.
Art
Impressions of New York City Streets Captured in Clay
Artists Liene Bosquê and Nicole Seisler are roaming the streets of the Lower East Side in April with a cart full of clay, ready to be pressed by willing hands onto the built environment.
Art
Looking Beyond the Myths of the Everglades
Curator Tim Wride was surprised when he first visited the Florida Everglades a few years ago.
Art
What Happens When You Try to Photoshop Money
When I was editing our story about Canadians "spocking" their $5 bills, I discovered something curious: you can't Photoshop money.
Art
A Black-and-White Gallery Tour of Chelsea
Contemporary artists and a few artists from yesteryear are exploring unorthodox and atypical ways to experience the contrast between black and white.
Books
A Graphic Novel Portrait of Slavery in Brazil
The history of black slavery in Brazil has largely been told from the perspective of the colonizers, not the enslaved.
In Brief
Artists from Five Galleries Dominate US Museum Shows
The Art Newspaper published the results of research that found that artists from five of the world's biggest galleries accounted for nearly a third of solo museum shows in the US between 2007 and 2013.
Art
Crystal Balls of Cast-off Technology Illuminate a Park in Manhattan
Experiencing Paula Hayes’s Gazing Globes in Madison Square Park is recommended for after sunset, when the spheres are illuminated in the night like crystal balls of divination.
News
Lima Mayor Orders Murals Destroyed, Outraging Citizens
In the past month, Lima has been shaken by the reminder that street art — even when officially approved — is inherently political.