Art
PORTLAND, Oregon — On a trip to Portland last month, I encountered a number of artists who use writing’s structures and processes to order performance behaviors. But for Lisa Radon, it’s reading, not writing, that serves as the moment of performance.
Announcement
The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) present Tracey Emin: Angel without You [http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NDAwMDksImF0IjoyMCwiY20iOjU5NDA2LCJjaCI6MTkzMCwiY3IiOjE4MzgxOSwiZG0iOjQsImZjIjoyMzQyMTEsImZsIjoxMTcxMjcsIm53IjoyMDcsInJ2IjowLCJwciI6MTY2Niwic3QiOjAsInVyIjoiaHR0cDovL3RyY
News
French video and installation artist Laure Prouvost has been announced as the winner of the Tate's Turner Prize, given this year in Londonderry, UK.
Opinion
OAKLAND, Calif. — A few weeks ago, I looked at contemporary African photography thanks to a terrific series from Dynamic Africa, one of my new favorite blogs. A great example of Tumblr's possibilities as a site for curation, it is the work of Funke M., a culture curator and observer based in South A
Art
CHICAGO — What's it like to be on the other side of the mirror? Selfies are contemporary self-portraits shot through the reverse-mirror effect available through smartphones and webcams.
Performance
Joe Diebes, a composer and creator of “performance environments” showcased his latest piece BOTCH, part of his three-year artist residency at Manhattan's HERE Arts Center.
Art
LOS ANGELES — Along with many people, my first introduction to Forrest Bess (1911–1977) occurred at the 2012 Whitney Biennial. Artist Robert Gober curated a one room show of Bess’s small-scale paintings alongside photographs and documents detailing his theories of pseudo-hermaphroditic transcendence
Opinion
This week, the price of art, China's rainbow hills, the strengths of the graphic novel, Vermeer's possible secret, the best Vines, and more.
Opinion
Not to be outdone by OxfordDictionaries.com, which, as reported by Hyperallergic's Alicia Eler, has selected "selfie" as its new Word of the Year, Weekend Words respectfully centers on the self.
Poetry
Vito Acconci is an underrated poet. Gilbert Adair is well worth reading. Rachel Adams is well worth reading. Etel Adnan is an underrated poet.
Art
In a media-riddled world where images rapidly circulate, moving from momentary commodity (“gone viral”) to forgotten waste, Sangram Majumdar is interested in “what stays.”
Music
In part 2 of this month, reviews of Arcade Fire, Miley Cyrus, Omar Souleyman, and Chance the Rapper.