Art

How Judy Baca Redefined the Intersection of Art and Activism

Decades of entrenched art-world racism, gender bias, and resistance to overtly political displays in art have delayed a comprehensive treatment of Baca’s career until now.

Interview

Unearthed Interviews Shed New Light on Truman Capote

Ebs Burnough’s documentary The Capote Tapes uses hundreds of hours of newly discovered interviews about the infamous author to take a deeper look at his life.

Art

In Japan, Enormous Straw Sculptures Pop Up After Annual Rice Harvest

The Wara Art Festival was founded as a solution to the Niigata farming community's excess of unused rice straw.

Art

With a Medieval Flair, Spring Break Art Show Celebrates the Eccentric

From bread sculptures to fabric galore, the pent up energy of the pandemic was overflowing at this grassroots art fair that continues to wow.

Art

The Future Is Collaborative: A New Fair Embraces Unlikely Pairings and Profit-Sharing

At Future Fair, collaborative presentations by 34 galleries challenge the traditional fair model.

Art

Seeing the Armory Art Fair as a Chance to Reconnect

Art fairs always seem to privilege and fete consumptive behavior. But they also give me an opportunity to reconnect, to revisit, to see an artist's work, and share the brilliance of my community.

Comics

The Wonderfully Messy Mix of Art and Craft at Spring Break

A comic artist strolling through Spring Break spots a seersucker suit, spiders, and a giant sliced ham, among other curiosities.

Art

Beer With a Painter: Pat Adams

Adams finds beauty in the earth and nature through layers of complication, chaos, and everyday labor.

Books

Two Books Rethink Publishing as a Radical Practice

Books from Inventory Press, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, and b_books reshape our understanding of publishing and librarianship.

Opinion

Why We Need Hybrid Film Festivals

If film festivals are genuinely interested in widening access to film, the lesson is clear: Don’t abandon hybrid festivals, but improve them and harness their potential to attract new and more diverse audiences.

Film

20 Years After the September 11th Attacks, What Does “Never Forget” Mean?

Much of what the media deems important coverage of the attacks is in fact retraumatizing gawking or empty nationalism.

Film

In Who You Think I Am, Juliette Binoche Transcends Mid-Life Crisis Stereotypes

Binoche plays a woman who is ultimately accountable for herself and doesn’t pretend to be any better than she is.