Art
Art Criticism as a Way to Live
These are what have been for me the most troubling and beautiful aspects of being a full-time critic and writer.
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Abstractions That Record the Scars of Trauma
Kwon Young-Woo presents the viewer with a deeper sense of the reality that nature goes on, no matter what humans are doing to each other.
Art
The Eastern European Artists Who Moved Forward by Starting From Scratch
For the five artists in From Scratch, starting from the elemental meant raising existential questions on the use of language and humor or irony in art.
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Kia LaBeija’s Photographs Tell a Story as Multifaceted as the Artist Herself
The photographer chronicles her life as a queer woman of color born with HIV.
Books
Don’t Fear a Red Planet, Selections From the World's Only Native American Comic Shop
A suggested reading list from Red Planet Books and Comics highlighting Native American literary work.
Art
Required Reading
This week, national participation in the Venice Biennale, teen depression in the US, the "pity me" personal essay, reimagining borders, and more.
News
NFT of Jack Dorsey Tweet That Sold For $2.9M Has Tanked in Value
Crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi tried to sell the NFT and recent bids stand at just a couple thousand.
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NEH Doles Out $33M for 245 Projects, Including Archive for Looted Syrian Archeological Site
The total represents a modest increase from the $28.4 million that was doled out to 239 projects in 2021.
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Plans to Build a Holocaust Memorial in London Halted
Campaigners against the proposal worried that the design would incur on green space and detract from a slavery abolition monument nearby.
Art
Is It an Artificial Paradise or an Artificial Hell or Both?
Elliott Green seems to be espousing that landscapes are living forms governed by rules we cannot fathom — they appear to be welcoming us, but we might be wrong.
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An Artist's Monument to the Monotony of Images
Bayrle creates an art gallery version of computer reproductions of unreality. His art inhabits a world composed of repeated ready-made images.
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Is Touching Sculpture Sexier After Zoom Fatigue?
The sensation of touching isn’t the point. It’s the yearning — heightened during quarantines — that lives on in these sculptures.