Art
Looking at Kehinde Wiley and Thomas Gainsborough Side by Side
It is perhaps no surprise that Wiley’s oeuvre is a favorite among curators seeking to inject new relevance into their collection of European masters.
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Art
The Art, Politics, and Craft of Piñatas
From COVID-19 vaccine piñatas to cheeky Rothko interpretations.
Books
Jim Jarmusch's Forays Into Collage
The director's collages hold the same kind of sly humor, quiet dread, and concise observations as his films.
Books
A History of Motherhood Through Design
Designing Motherhood includes over 100 objects spanning medical devices to depictions of laboring women in films.
Comics
Jerry Saltz Oncoming
Here we go again.
News
Two Art Installations at Elmhurst Hospital Memorialize the COVID-19 Pandemic
Elmhurst Hospital was hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. New public exhibitions honor the patients and staff members impacted.
News
Sale of African American Art, Benefitting Philly Archives, Broke Auction House Records
A group of 24 lots in Swann Galleries's record-breaking sale were offered to benefit the Brandywine Workshop and Archives in Philadelphia.
Art
Cloaked in Power and the Tutored Gaze, the Medici Portraits at the Met
My sense is that people come to this museum and this show wanting to learn other histories by having their way of looking tutored and trained.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Bad Art Friends, framing Latinx art, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" the comic, Facebook's continuing problems, and more.
Art
A Group Exhibition in Iceland Trades Local Character for International Appeal
Many of the works in Iðavöllur are big and chock-full of issues and socially engaged ideas, like so much art elsewhere.
Art
A History of Digital Art Through a Feminist Lens
Women digital artists introduced feminist concepts into two other areas of popular visual culture: video gaming and anime.
Film
As a Mockumentary About Celebrity, Nowhere Inn Just Bores
In this film about stardom, the viewer has nowhere to appreciate and connect with the characters and concepts.