Art
Dona Nelson Stands Alone
The dizzying effect of Nelson’s two-sided paintings brings to mind the sensory overload of living in a city.
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Art
Lured by Two Contemporary Masters
Long after I left Robert Grosvenor and David Novros at Paula Cooper, certain works floated up in my memory, calling me to return.
Film
The Intoxicating Tilda Swinton Masters Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language film, The Human Voice, offers heady pathos and sumptuous visuals in equal excess.
Interview
Artists Quarantine With Their Art Collections
“Something in this painting seemed to change over the course of 2020.”
Books
The City as Seen From a Hi-Rise Window
Ed Roberson's poems express a troubled awareness of the earth’s exhaustion.
Community
A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine
This week, artists reflect on quarantining from their studios in Oregon, New Mexico, and New Jersey.
Opinion
Stumbling Towards Repatriation
We need to make it clear to our museums that we do not want to walk around in galleries of stolen artworks.
News
As NFT Sells for $69M, Artists Question Environmental Impact of Blockchain
As crypto art speculation rises, so do the planet’s temperature and questions about the carbon footprint of non-fungible tokens.
Art
Kubra Khademi’s Erotic and Coded Paintings of Women
Kubra Khademi honors the “below-the-belt” language used by many Afghan women.
Film
The Inheritance Brings a Playful, French New Wave-Feel to Black Liberation
Ephraim Asili’s first feature both documents and models what it means to unlearn and re-think.
Film
In the Forests of Italy, Old Men Search for Truffles With Their Dogs
The documentary The Truffle Hunters looks at a dying way of life.
News
Godzilla Withdraws From Museum of Chinese in America Retrospective, Citing “Complicity” in NYC Jails
The artist collective accused the Museum of Chinese in America of benefiting from mass incarceration.