Art
A Fantastical Celebration of Nature Blooms in a Kolkata Mansion
Narayan Sinha transforms a dilapidated old home into a surreal artistic playground.
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Books
Plunder Dissects Napoleon’s Obsession with Stealing Art
Using a mix of art, military, and intellectual history, Cynthia Saltzman argues that controlling art is a powerful way to control hearts and minds.
Art
Do-It-Yourself Sculptures That Probe the White Savior Narrative
Roberto Visani’s cardboard flat pack statues appropriate and reinterpret famous abolitionist symbols.
Opinion
How the Contemporary Art World Repackages Orientalism
The depiction of Muslim-majority cultures as a foreign “other,” in contrast to Eurocentric values, occurs in museum art exhibitions and formal visual analysis.
Film
Halston Gets the Kind of Over-the-Top Biopic He'd Appreciate
The new Netflix miniseries about the influential fashion designer would benefit from a closer look at the work that made his name.
Film
When the Black Panthers and Young Lords Teamed Up to Fight Addiction with Acupuncture
The documentary Dope Is Death chronicles the history of a first-of-its-kind detox center in the Bronx.
News
Week in Review: Bethlehem Arts Center Raided by Israeli Army; Whitney Museum Employees Unionize
Also, researchers say that ancient cave paintings are deteriorating due to climate change, and more.
News
Dozens of LA Arts Nonprofits Receive Over $36M In Post-Pandemic Relief
Nearly three quarters of grantees are founded by, led by, or have a board majority of Black, Latinx, Asian, or Indigenous leaders.
Art
Maia Ruth Lee’s Artworks Pick Up Where Language Falls Short
In The Language of Grief, Lee’s canvases read like a fragmentary novel, building out the story of a year through mundane bits and extraordinary pieces.
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Jennifer Packer’s Lucid Tributes to Black Life
In Packer’s canvases, swathes of abstraction express aspects of human experience that lie beyond representation.
Books
A Weird and Wonderful History of Design Patents
Patented by Thomas Rinaldi is an illustrated journey through more than a century of American trends and technologies.
News
To Preserve Ancient Mosaics, Experts Are Burying Them Underground
The Getty Conservation Institute has undertaken numerous mosaic reburials in Tunisia, Lebanon, and Cyprus over the years.