Book Review
Chipping Away at the Facade of Mount Rushmore
In “Biography of a Mountain,” author Matthew Davis deftly weaves together interviews and stories that reveal so much more than a linear narrative of the monument’s history.
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How to Tell the Story of Extraction in Appalachia
Fia Backström explores this nexus of environmental degradation, disaster capitalism, and intergenerational poverty through embodied, compassionate, and durational research.
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Artists' Calendar Celebrates LA’s Everyday Landmarks
For 40 years, Nib Geebles and Abira Ali have chronicled the unspoken, day-to-day minutiae of their hometown in their beloved calendar.
News
Activists Hang Prince Andrew's Arrest Photo at the Louvre
The unflattering photo of the disgraced former royalty was taken after his arrest last week for his ties with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Winter Storm Brings Art to a Halt in NYC
Museums across the city and the area will remain closed today.
South Africa Pulls Out of Venice Biennale
Turns out Gaza broke the country's art world, too.
Comics
The US Department of Hate
The Siren is back for a fourth edition. Read, ponder, and rise up before it’s too late.
Guide
10 Art Shows to See in DC This Spring
Nick Cave links landscapes and race, Mary Cassatt in Paris, Joan Danzinger’s sculpted universe, America through the eyes of its artists, and more.
Art Review
A Cold Plunge Into Glenn Ligon’s Blue
New works exemplify a line of inquiry central to the artist’s practice: How might language and color merge to birth figuration?
Memes
How Punch the Monkey Captured the Hearts of Artists
A baby macaque and his ever-present stuffed orangutan at a Japanese zoo have inspired fan art worldwide, from illustration to embroidery to memes.
Art Review
Squeak Carnwath Paints Her Own Path
This artist rejects the notion that paint as a medium inevitably becomes exhausted, incapable of making something, however broken it may be.
Community
Art Movements: Marilyn Minter Wins Again
The feminist artist received an international award from Anderson Ranch. Plus, new top staff at university museums, and the V&A goes to the zoo.