Art
How Do Artists Combat Propaganda?
The works in Language in Times of Miscommunication prompt viewers to question and resist propaganda in its many forms.
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Books
An Artist's Memories of a Haunting Lake
Ode to the Lake Sacalaia is an investigation into the retracing of memory and mythology, as captured through photography.
News
Santa Fe’s Center for Contemporary Arts Closes Permanently
The beloved art space was one of the few led by a Native American woman.
Art
Pratt's MFA Students Plumb the Meaning of Belonging
A tiny room with painted tile flooring, intricate self-portraits, and textiles made of plastic waste were among the most beguiling works in the first half of the MFA thesis exhibition.
Interview
The Celestial Alignments of Nancy Holt
Lucy Lippard and Lisa Le Feuvre discuss the legacy of the famed American artist.
Art
In Celebration of Unloveliness
We go to Raphael for idealized beauty. But what if a painting were the opposite of beautiful, and utterly arresting for that very reason?
Art
The Never-Before-Seen Photographs of Barkley L. Hendricks
Most people know the artist for his paintings gracefully embodying the Black experience in America. In an upcoming exhibition, his photographs take center stage.
Art
Kate Laster Carves Ancestral Memory Into Paper
“My art is about the people we carry with us,” she told Hyperallergic.
Books
10 Brutalist Architects You Probably Never Heard Of
Owen Hopkins’s The Brutalists is an A-to-Z encyclopedia of blocky concrete and utopian ideals.
News
Justice Clarence Thomas Accepted Undisclosed Art Gifts From Conservative Donor
A ProPublica reports that among the luxury gifts and trips paid for by real estate developer Harlan Crow were several objects of cultural significance.
Film
MTV's The Exhibit Is All That's Wrong With the Art World
The sixth episode and season finale ultimately leaned into the very issues the reality show was ostensibly trying to address.
Opinion
The People of New York v. Donald Trump
In the courtroom, he released an uncanny, sociopathic remorselessness, and I was convinced firsthand of his deep and genuinely pathological confidence.