Art
Required Reading
This week, Tamara Lanier's continuing quest for justice, the Airbnb guest from hell, Canada's Nazi problem, ancient LA, the cover of Salman Rushdie's new book, and more.
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Art
Seeing the Frick Anew Through Barkley L. Hendricks’s Portraits
While the premise is to explore Hendricks’s connection to the Frick’s collection, the effect of the museum’s survey is to change the way we view those same paintings.
Art
The Aesthetic Allure of Motherboards and Microchips
Through textural, analog works that neither beep nor boop, artist Analia Saban has crafted a poetic commentary on our digital existence.
Art
Jewish Tattoos for Radical Visibility
Artist Nick F sees tattoos as a way to “mark our bodies as a holy place and create a clear sign of our commitment and pride of our Jewishness.”
Art
NYC Show Puts the Lens on Pet Photography
Both irrational love and endless humor, the hallmarks of life with animals, are rife in an exhibition on view at Fotografiska through January.
News
London Chewing Gum Street Art at Risk of Being Washed Away
Thousands have signed a petition to protect the Millennium Bridge miniatures of artist Ben Wilson, known as "the chewing gum man."
News
Here’s Your Chance to Stay for Free at Shrek’s Swamp
Pack your bogs, it’s time for a really iconic swamp-cation.
News
Marilyn Monroe's LA Home Saved From Demolition, For Now
The city had approved the demolition of the Brentwood mansion before hundreds of people around the world sent in letters to stop it.
News
British Politician Wants to Criminalize Waving the Palestinian Flag
Parliament member Suella Braverman is also concerned about the protest chant “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
News
Disinformation Runs Rampant in Images Related to Israel-Gaza War
Posts pertaining to atrocities have gone viral before fact-checkers could identify them as old footage and even video game clips.
News
Hudson River Paintings Could Shed Light on Long-Gone Forests
The old growth forests of the American Northeast are mostly gone, but 19th-century paintings could help ecologists understand them, a study says.
Opinion
How Far Should a Gallerist-Artist Relationship Go?
How well gallerists manage ties with artists determines how successful we are in making an artist happy (assuming there’s such a thing as a happy artist).