Books
Loïs Mailou Jones, an Artist and Educator Who Made History
Rebecca VanDiver hopes that her book will appeal to readers interested in “what it means to be Black in the 20th century, what it means to Black in the 21st century.”
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Art
Required Reading
This week, visiting Trump State Park, human zoos, toxic individualism, science of Baby Yoda, and more.
Books
The Poetry of Love and Textspeak
Simina Banu’s poetry celebrates those who speak of love and loss in the language of emojis and memes, and have had our hearts broken by a text message.
Film
Kiyan Williams Digs Into the Meaning of Soil
In her film on view at the Shed, the artist explores dirt's unsettling aesthetic effects, as well as its conceptual resonances.
Interview
Artists Quarantine With Their Art Collections
“I can’t think of a better metaphor for our human construct of time than air slowly escaping from a balloon.”
Art
Cathartic Art for Precarious Times
Fred Tomaselli’s incorporation of printed news in his paintings long before the pandemic now seems downright prescient.
Art
Monumental Art No Bigger Than a Postcard
Toying with blob-like shapes and the illusion of depth, the Austrian self-taught artist Leopold Strobl packs mystery and expressive power into small-scale drawing-collages.
Art
Theaster Gates and the Shapes of Black History
Gates reminds us of the many hidden, unacknowledged, and under-recognized histories of Black culture in America.
News
Amid Post-election Anxiety, the Internet Copes With Memes
From poking fun at Nevada’s slow-as-molasses ballot count, to considering Melania’s next steps, the internet has been coping in hilarious ways.
News
Rhizome Board Member Resigns In Protest of Workplace Culture at New Museum
Art collector Seth Stolbun stepped down from the board of Rhizome, a New Museum affiliate, after a report revealed accusations of workplace harassment and unhealthy work conditions at the museum.
Announcement
Artists’ Legacy Foundation Presents Peter Williams in Conversation With Jordana Moore Saggese
Register for this free online event taking place on Friday, November 13 from 7–8:30pm (EST).
News
Artist Sues Trump’s Border Wall Contractors for Destroying His “Cheese Wall”
Artist Cosimo Cavallaro claims the construction company SLSCO, hired by Trump to fortify the US-Mexico border wall, “willfully destroyed” his sculpture made of Cotija cheese.