Books
The Spellbinding Totality of Kay Sage and Yves Tanguy’s Love
A new monograph hones in on the artist-couple’s collaboration.
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Art
Tony Bechara Creates Chaos With Grids
Bechara’s grid paintings are dazzling, engaging, and unsettling, since they undermine any sense of stability that we associate with a grid.
Film
The Surreal Realism of Buñuel’s Mexican Films
Luis Buñuel believed that surreal moments were necessary to achieve a true documentary style, as they reflect the fantastical, mysterious nature of everyday reality.
Art
Through a Bent Glass, Darkly
At Z33, a group show of more than 50 artists across three chapters tells the story of our divisive present.
Books
The Glittery History of Drag in New York City
Glitter and Concrete demands we take drag seriously as a cultural art form that responds to, critiques, and is a crucial part of American history.
News
MoMA Workers Urge Museum to Address Israel’s Attacks on Palestine
“We respectfully urge our institution to consider the impact of its silence,” reads the workers’ open letter.
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Anti-Zionist Protesters Crash Event at NYC’s Jewish Museum
The group of mostly Jewish activists called Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky’s paintings related to the Hamas attack "imperial propaganda" that serves to "manufacture consent for genocide."
Art
Inside the World’s Largest Comics and Cartoons Collection
The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at Ohio State University is an ultra-accessible shrine to the genre.
News
Pro-Palestine Protesters Disrupt Tania Bruguera Performance in Berlin
The Hamburger Bahnhof museum characterized the actions as “violent hate speech,” though Brugera stressed that they were non-violent.
Art
Ben Shahn’s Ever-Relevant Political Art
The American artist-activist’s work resonates with a special sharpness these days, more than half a century after his death.
Art
Bryce Kroll’s Deconstructions of Fax Machines
Kroll has put a lot of labor into dismantling machinery that once took a lot of labor to create, in the ongoing effort to save ever more labor.
Film
New LA Festival Centers Local Filmmakers of Color
Crenshaw Dairy Mart's inaugural film festival this weekend features documentaries, music videos, works in progress, and more.