Opinion
Scratching Beneath the Surface of Identity-Based Group Shows
While Asian-American Art may be "plagued by generational amnesia," as Sharon Mizota wrote for Hyperallergic, the artists and curators of Scratching at the Moon are definitely not.
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Art
Bomb Shelter Posters in Venice Evoke the Reality of War in Ukraine
The maps show the location of the Ukrainian Pavilion at the Biennale and the sites of real bunkers or air-raid shelters in the city from a time not so long ago.
Art
Benin Debuts First-Ever National Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Everything Precious Is Fragile is an opportunity to collapse the conventions that define the nation in the global popular imagination.
Art
A Rock and a Fry Pan Walked Into a Gallery
In addition to being some combination of formally delectable, politically astute, and historically poignant, five solo shows currently in Chicago are hilarious.
Books
How Big Cats Once Symbolized France’s Colonialist Ambitions
Myth and Menagerie urges us to view lions as sentient beings and not as timeless, passive objects of representation for 19th-century French artists.
Art
A Black Bean Grows Quietly in Washington Square Park
In a 10-day meditation, Jemila MacEwan silently nurtures a seed in the palm of their hand amidst the hustle and bustle of the iconic public park.
News
Guggenheim Museum Workers Rally for Fair Contract in Lunch Break Action
Art handlers and facility workers have been negotiating for a second contract since November.
Art
There Is No Such Thing as “High” or “Low” at the NYU MFA Show
You can see these young makers exploring techniques, probing theory, trying things out — a refreshing feeling in a city of slick art in white cubes.
Art
Glimpse Into Jeffrey Gibson’s Historic US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
The exhibition brings resounding echoes of resistance amid an enduring struggle for Indigenous autonomy across the American continents.
News
National Museum of American History Evacuates Staff After Bomb Threat
There were no injuries or damages reported.
Art
Required Reading
This week, the return of the “dumbphone,” the future of music criticism, and a primer on how to title an academic paper.
Opinion
Israeli Chutzpah at the Venice Biennale
Perfectly timed for maximum press attention, the performative closure of the country’s pavilion is opportunistic and cynical.