Art

Researchers Use X-Ray Technology to Read “Letterlocked” Historical Correspondences

Researchers who specialize in the ancient practice of “letterlocking,” a means of folding paper correspondence so that they serve as their own envelopes, have been able to examine letters that were previously impenetrable.

History

Discovery of an Industrial Brewery in Ancient Egypt Rewrites the History of Beer

To archaeologists, understanding the building of the Pyramids at Giza is a matter of scaling up the labor system seen earlier at sites like Abydos.

Film

Kwame Nkrumah's Legacy in Film

From documentaries to ethnographic approaches to a prestige Netflix show, a look at different depictions of the Ghanaian revolutionary.

Film

The History of Atomic Warfare in a Sprawling Installation

Inspired by nuclear weapon control centers, the bomb at Pioneer Works begins with the first atom bomb tests and traces its story to the present day.

Art

Haig Aivazian’s Poignant Supercuts Pay Tribute to Beiruti Resistance

Aivazian masterfully manipulates found video footage and sound, producing harrowing, evocative juxtapositions.

Art

Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme Create a Poetic, Web-based Space for Mourning

Postscript exudes a rare ease of accessibility, permitting viewers to linger and acknowledge the nuances of grief.

News

23 States Call for Protections for Nonprofits That Choose to Drop Sackler Name

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong called for protections that would allow museums to get out of perpetuity contracts without facing lawsuits.

Art

In De Lo Mío, Artists Push and Pull at the Seams of Dominican Collective Memory

Themes of tourism, migration, and national identity inform the exhibition’s formidable and, at times, paradoxical quest to a shared homeland.

Art

Hugh Steers Melds Queerness and the Devotional

Working amid the AIDS crisis, Hugh Steers’s paintings exude a graceful, figurative style that went under-recognized during his brief lifetime.

Books

“They Feel Like a Time Capsule”: Portraits of New York Commuters, Pre-Pandemic

David Rothenberg photographed passersby between 2019 and March 2020 at a subway station in Jackson Heights, Queens.

Opinion

Why Did a Scramble to Expand Black Representation Have to be Preceded by Tragedy?

In times of racial upheaval, we tend to ask Black artists to contribute to the discussion. But when the news cycle shifts, the demand seems to wane.

Art

Learn About the Under-Sung Women of Arte Povera in a New Lecture Series

“I hope that through the series, a different picture might emerge of a movement,” explains curator Teresa Kittler.