Music
The Percussive Side of Electronica
The four electronic albums reviewed below speak to the importance of rhythm — or maybe just drums.
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Books
In Carmen Maria Machado's Experimental Memoir, a House Is More Nightmare Than Dream
Focusing on relationships between women, Machado also considers how heterosexual relationships shape and limit our understanding of what constitutes partner abuse.
Art
Paul Klee, When the World Went Dark
The Nazis had transformed Klee's beloved land of Goethe and Mozart into an alien and threatening environment.
Books
How Alexander Calder Made Modern Art Move
In the second volume of a definitive biography, the art critic Jed Perl recalls how the innovative artist revolutionized sculpture.
Art
Art for a Time of Uncertainty
Jude Tallichet's art is a reminder that, although our world has changed, something weird and wonderful may await us on the other side.
Art
Taking a Walk on the Lower East Side
Anton van Dalen represents a lesser acknowledged artist archetype: the non-heroic, civic-minded observer and chronicler.
News
Furloughed SFMOMA Staff Ask Director to Draw Salary of Zero to Retain Workers
The museum received a $6.2 million federal loan, lifting its staff furlough through June 30, but the petition’s authors emphasize that management has not yet addressed demands to support staff long-term.
Books
A Graphic Novel Adapts Octavia Butler’s Science Fiction Classic
The award-winning author-illustrator duo Damian Duffy and John Jennings have teamed up again, but at times, Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation feels unoriginal, even for an adaptation.
Art
A Brief (and Very Commercial) History of Hip-Hop
Hip-hop once offered more than stereotypes of masculinity and femininity, but Contact High feels focused on valorizing commercial might above all else.
Art
Live Blogging Discussions of Community Engagement, Environmentalism, and Social Practice
Check out Hyperallergic’s live report of day two of the Common Field Convening.
News
95% of US Artists Have Lost Income Due to Pandemic, Survey Says
Over 11,000 artists responded to a survey by the organizations Americans for the Arts and Artist Relief.
Community
A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine
This week, artists reflect on quarantining from their studios in Mill Valley, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Huntington Beach, and Basel, Switzerland.