Books
Broaching the Subject of Beauty
A look at three paintings from the cusp of the 20th century that make a powerful argument for beauty.
Charles Baudelaire
Art
Pairing Charles Baudelaire’s Words with the Art of His Time
This exhibition gazes upon and bolsters the dandy’s deserved reputation as a discerning and witty art critic by demonstrating his relationship to life and Romanticism.
Opinion
Baudelaire, Michael Jackson, and Modernism
One of my favorite pieces included in Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art at the Studio Museum in Harlem earlier this year was Adam Pendleton's "Lorraine O'Grady: A Portrait" (2012).