Art
Required Reading
This week, museums as agents of generational equity, duck gifs, sequel to Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, a chilling commercial against gun violence in schools, and a prosperous African in colonial Virginia.
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Music
The Pranksters of Pop
1000 gecs by 100 gecs should leave you feeling vaguely targeted and mocked.
Books
The Aesthetics of Ugliness
At what point does an image become objectionable?
Art
Sol LeWitt's Conceptual Book Art
LeWitt’s bookmaking fits squarely within his commitment to order and seriality, revealing his overall practice as a total work of art.
Books
A Memoir of Art, Love, and Jamaica
The artist Judy Ann MacMillan examines changes in her understanding of herself, the world, and painting against the backdrop of Jamaica’s challenging emergence as a modern, independent nation.
Art
Art Jakarta's Extravagance and Chaos
The future of art fairs in Southeast Asia looked uncertain after the abrupt cancellation of Art Stage Singapore earlier this year, but judging from Art Jakarta 2019, the big boom is on again.
Art
The Tumultuous Times of William Blake
Blake was received by his contemporaries as either extremely odd or completely mad or perhaps both.
Art
Strokes of Conflict
The exhibition Wars at David Nolan evokes political and personal violence as facts of modern life.
Art
What Not to Miss at Printed Matter's 2019 NY Art Book Fair
If you're making your way to Long Island City for the anticipated event, make sure not to miss these highlights.
News
Bushwick Open Studios 2019 Wants to Return to Its Roots by Emphasizing Community
The festival kicks off today with a new space, a more diverse staff, and a renewed focus on Bushwick's community, organizers tell Hyperallergic.
Comics
Read Joe Sacco's "Bitumen or Bust," a Harrowing Comic on Climate Change
The comic, reprinted from the forthcoming The Best American Comics 2019, is an unsettling look at the oil sands of Alberta, Canada.
Performance
A Political Opera With Big Ambitions Feels Off-Key
Despite a gorgeous, impressively conducted score, David Lang's prisoner of the state felt overstuffed, unsatisfying, and contradictory.