Art
In New Orleans, an Exhibition Shines on the Surface
NEW ORLEANS — Gather enough bling in one gallery and the concentration of visual stimuli will overwhelm the need for a clear or convincing curatorial framework.
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Comics
On Death and My Drawing
When your mother reaches hospice care, cartooning is a way to both distract from and dive deeper into the reality.
Opinion
Required Reading
This week, the fallout from the Charlie Hebdo massacre dominated the news, while artist Tania Bruguera talks about her detention in Cuba, questions are raised about John Elderfield's conflict of interest, and more.
Opinion
Weekend Words: Police
This week, it came to light that the tensions between the New York City police force and Mayor Bill de Blasio may be resulting in fewer arrest and virtually no tickets.
Poetry
Nicholas Moore, Touched by Poetic Genius
Twenty-five years ago, Anthony Rudolf said it best in his “Preface” to the second edition of Nicholas Moore’s Spleen (1990): “The neglect of Nicholas Moore, a complex, many-sided, mysterious and disturbing poet is, well, a complex, many-sided, mysterious and disturbing phenomenon.”
Opinion
Weekend Words: Extra
It's been an extra-chilly week in New York, just the time for an Extra Edition of Weekend Words.
Art
The Problem of the Overlooked Female Artist: An Argument for Enlivening a Stale Model of Discussion
Very recently I was told that a certain art magazine editor, who had deleted the feminist critique from a review I had written, “can only take so much feminism.”
Art
Donna Sharrett’s Art of History, Remembrance and Time
Donna Sharrett’s work is both emblematic of its time and difficult to classify.
Opinion
A Response to the 'Charlie Hebdo' Attack, from an Arab, Artist, and Frenchman
I was sitting in my office on Wednesday morning when I learned with surprise, stupor, and fear of the horror of the Charlie Hebdo attack.
Art
Urban Solutions for the World in 2030
Around the world people are rapidly moving to cities in an incredible manifestation of consolidated growth. The Museum of Modern Art's Uneven Growth is the culmination of a 14-month initiative to address developing problems in six of those cities by involving the communities most impacted.
Interview
Nice Catch: A Conversation with a Trio of Performance Art Curators
Andrew Dinwiddie, Caleb Hammons, and Jeff Larson are the curators of CATCH, a New York–based monthly performance series that features some of the most exciting artists working in theater, dance, performance art, and everything in between.
Art
From Civil Rights to Uncivil Realities, ‘Selma’ Resonates Today
Selma is a film in which every moment has weight.