Interview
Beer With a Painter: Mernet Larsen
“Rather than being attracted to artists because of their skills or sensitivity, I was always more interested in ideas and imagination.”
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Art
Matt Bollinger’s Working-Class Elegy
Bollinger is a major artist chronicling a substantial sector of American life.
Art
Beverly Pepper’s Monumental Legacy
I had questions for Pepper, but I arrived too late.
Art
Cordy Ryman’s Stubborn Joy
Ryman’s sculpture embodies DIY aesthetics raised to a high level of sophistication while remaining modest and self-effacing.
Interview
Artists Quarantine With Their Art Collections
“It still seems difficult to imagine a world that isn’t equal parts awful and terrifying.”
Books
Stories of Memory, Loss, and Paranoia
In Dorthe Nors’s minimalist fiction, other people are both an opportunity and a threat.
Art
Required Reading
This week, the first-ever NFT and lost promise, a Cree-based programming language, a 16-year-old architecture critic, Queen Victoria's drug habits, and more.
Film
The Witches of the Orient Pits the Fantasy of Sports Movies Against the Reality of Hard Practice
Now playing at MoMA's Doc Fortnight, the exciting documentary chronicles the Japanese women's volleyball team's path to victory at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Art
The Simpsons Spoofs Metropolitan Museum as “Museum of Generational Wealth”
The latest episode of the Simpsons pokes fun at the parodical Museum of Generational Wealth.
Film
A Mesmerizing Yet Frustrating Portrayal of Film Industry Exploitation
In its desire to avoid cliches, Nina Wu skips over some of the more complex fallout of sexual trauma.
Film
At a Shiva, a Young Woman Encounters Her Ex … and Her Sugar Daddy
Shiva Baby is a winning cringe comedy of errors and sexual entanglements.
Film
How to Tell a Scary Story on TikTok
Live TikToks featuring séances, "hauntings," and other spooky things are becoming incredibly popular.