News
Week in Review: Artist’s TIME Cover Denounces Anti-Asian Hate Crimes; NFTs Stolen by Hackers
Also, artists withdrew from an MCA Chicago exhibition in solidarity with laid-off workers, and more.
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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.