Art
Required Reading
This week, a massive digital version of Rembrandt's "Night Watch," academics on Twitter, transgender and nonbinary methods of art history, the immorality of diet culture, and more.
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Art
Kiowa Murals Embody Kiowa Language, Culture, and Community
Born out of a request back in 1978 to preserve tribal culture, the murals demonstrate the important role of art for members of the Kiowa tribe.
Art
A Barbara Kruger Retrospective Mixes Capitalism and its Critique
Kruger never seemed to mind that the very world she critiqued co-opted her style and spit it back into advertising.
Art
Identity and Transformation in the Art of Raúl de Nieves
De Nieves suggests that we are not just one thing or another, but an amalgamation, transforming, always in a state of becoming.
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.
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.