Books
Before Photography, Watercolorists Documented the Luscious Variety of Fruits and Nuts
Between 1886 and 1942, the US Department of Agriculture commissioned watercolorists to document the food from farms and orchards.
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News
Hundreds of Cultural Workers Denounce Inequity in NYC’s Real Estate Development
High-end construction “has prioritized developer profits and design over the possibility of a more affordable and diverse city,” says the open letter.
Interview
Artists Quarantine With Their Art Collections
“This past year has compelled me to look closer, and to look for that which I don’t know how to look for.”
Art
John Giorno's Beautifully Disgruntled Poem-Paintings
Giorno sets up your expectations and then pulls the rug out.
Art
Clare Grill’s Untranslatable Paint
Grill’s diaphanous brushstrokes and floating forms express a world in a state of unavoidable change.
Art
Required Reading
This week, defining "carceral heritage," the story of a teen in the infamous Kent State photograph, considering Nicolas de Staël, digital blackface, and more.
Art
Henrik Olesen’s Formless, Transgressive Bodies
For much of his career, Olesen has confronted both psychological and physical violence, perpetrated by power structures against non-normative bodies.
Art
Gilbert & George, Full of Themselves Again
How should we take all this buffoonery? In part, it looks like satire. But what exactly are they poking fun at?
Art
Levan Mindiashvili's Childhood Memories
Mindiashvili's installations strike a teasing balance between disclosure and concealment.
News
Penn Museum Kept Remains of MOVE Bombing Victim; Now, Activists Call for Curator’s Firing
Janet Monge used the victim’s remains in an online course titled “Real Bones: Adventures in Forensic Anthropology.”
Art
“These Are the Women I Want to Be”: María Berrío’s Visions of Displacement
Meticulously collaged, Berrío’s canvases impart both exuberance and grief.
Film
In Without Gorky, the Artist’s Family Opens Up About Their Pain
In this moving documentary by Cosima Spender, there are lots of unanswered questions but you can’t help but be moved by the rawness.