Art
Meet Virginia Jaramillo, a Pioneering Minimalist Who Fuses Cosmology and Science Fiction
Despite a career spanning six decades, Jaramillo’s rigorous, original work has largely been overlooked by museums and markets — until now.
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Required Reading
This week, trees communicate with one another, the new Billie Holiday documentary, maskless stress dreams, and more.
Art
The Fallacies of Whiteness
Divya Mehra offers a complex view of race and identity that supplants the myth of a monolithic Other.
Art
Anne Truitt’s Spiritual Quest
As her death approached, was the artist starting fresh or beginning to let go?
Interview
Artists Quarantine with Their Art Collections
“Suddenly a woman embracing a dolphin like a long-lost friend feels like a fever dream.”
Art
Clean Lines and Calm in a Time of Unrest
The exhibition "Shofuso and Modernism" presents a synthesis of International Style and Japanese craft traditions.
Books
Some of the Best Art Books of 2020
Abstractions, illusions, DIY concoctions, museums touting their collections, and other holiday confections.
Books
A Poet Who Wrote the Way Abstract Expressionists Painted
Barbara Guest stands apart as a radical traditionalist, committed to poetry’s clairvoyant, mythical potentials.
Opportunities
Opportunities in December 2020
From job opportunities to grants, fellowships, and open calls, a list of opportunities that artists, writers, and art workers can apply for this month.
Art
At Bus Stops Around San Francisco, Radiant Photos of the City’s LGBTQ Communities
Marcela Pardo Ariza’s thoughtful intervention centers community and chosen family as generational roots within queer communities, one giving life to another.
News
Egyptian Model Arrested Over “Inappropriate” Photoshoot at Archaeological Site
Salma El-Shimy cheekily referenced Egyptian rulers Nefertiti and Cleopatra in several posts on her social media platforms.
News
Over 200 Literary Figures Sign Open Letter to Poets House Leadership After Abrupt Layoffs
Poets, writers, and artists are calling on the nonprofit’s board to “reconsider and reverse the firings” and “commit to dignified working conditions.”