Books
How Venetian Glass Seduced American Artists a Century Ago
A lavishly illustrated, fascinating book explores the resurgence of Venetian glass and the ways it influenced American ideas about taste and beauty.
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Art
The Transcendent Power of Black in Norman Lewis's Abstractions
For Lewis, a first-generation Abstract Expressionist, working with black seemed to open up his art.
Film
On Camouflage and Control in The Velvet Queen
Rather than celebrate intrepid man capturing, and controlling, the magic of “nature,” the film focuses more on how nature watches us.
Books
Searching for (Artificially) Intelligent Life
Eugene Lim’s novel explores mortality by way of Buddhism, cybernetics, and Asian identity.
Opinion
New York City's Treatment of the "Fearless Girl" Harms Artist Rights
By failing to consider the artist’s interests or opinions, the city is setting extraordinary precedents with “Fearless Girl” that blow up custom and fair practice.
News
200-million-year-old Dinosaur Footprints Found on UK Beach
The tracks sprawl over a 164-foot-long area, each measuring about 1.6 feet.
News
This Missouri County's Redesigned Seal Is a Photoshop Atrocity
The design appears to have been put together in a 1995 version of Microsoft Paint.
Opportunities
Opportunities in January 2022
From grants, open calls, and commissions to residencies, fellowships, and workshops, our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
Art
The Necessary Art of Leisure
Leisure is contested and in need of protection, especially for Black women artists.
Art
The Restless Spirit of Lubaina Himid
Lubaina Himid's Tate exhibition is a conversation, a rhetorical question, an experiment. Like opera, from which it draws its inspiration, it aims to be “a total work of art.”
Art
The Top Archaeological Discoveries of 2021
During 2021, thousands of archaeologists worked tirelessly to continue to excavate, explore, publish, and keep the field alive across the globe.
Opinion
It Is Time for International Museums to Sever Ties With China
The recent atrocities mean that museums working with Chinese state-run enterprises need to think long and hard about their presence.