Art
The Hidden Truths of Lou Reed's Musical Poetry
Reed’s terse song-stories rely on humorous and torqued and poignant metaphors, and serve up pop cliches in order to turn them inside out and reveal hidden truths.
Art
Art
Call This Real Estate Company to Hear … a Poem
Steven Yazzie’s project “Gold King & Associates” addresses environmental concerns around urbanization, land use, over-development, and colonization.
Art
Why Do Artists Keep Painting "The Women in the Window"?
The exhibition Reframed: The Woman in the Window explores the acts of looking and being looked at, framing, and art making.
Art
Required Reading
This week, award-winning nature photography, reviewing Jared Kushner's new book, Smithsonian NMAAHC hires a new digital curator, Damien Hirst plans to burn paintings, and more.
Art
Philip Guston’s Haunted Testimonies
Guston became a witness to the 20th century’s darkest and foulest experiences without closing his eyes or turning away, and enabled us to see and reflect upon this brutality.
Art
Celebrating William Klein’s Long, Multi-Hyphenated Career
William Klein: YES, a career retrospective at the International Center of Photography, is good for aficionados and neophytes alike.
Art
Art as the Vehicle of Choice
Latinx and Indigenous artists use automobiles to amplify their cultural identity and challenge systems of erasure.
Art
Who Gets to Enjoy Green Spaces in NYC?
Artist Mona Chalabi’s site-specific installation at the entrance to the Brooklyn Museum foregrounds the importance of urban vegetation and its inequities.
Art
Uncovering the Queer Histories of Workers' Movements
As bodily autonomy and workers’ rights remain under constant and often intertwined threat, The Work of Love, the Queer of Labor reminds us of what is still at stake.
Art
The Painter Who Directed Her Resolute Gaze at Herself
The emphasis in Semmel's retrospective Skin in the Game is on the various points of view she has taken on herself — and, briefly, on others too.
Art
A Santa Fe Indian Market Milestone for Dallin Maybee
The artist and former SWAIA chief operating officer and executive director has found a stable of dedicated collectors and a close-knit community at Santa Fe Indian Market.
Art
A Navajo Artists Family's Take on Love, Compassion, and Resistance
Works by the Abeyta family of artists encourage thinking beyond activism and legislation as a means for political progress.