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.

News

Week in Review: Leon Black to Cede Role as MoMA Chair; 5Pointz Site Whitewashed

Also, LA displaced unhoused community members from Echo Park, leaving behind a community art-led garden, and more.