Art
In Beatrice Glow's Art, Colonial Histories and AI Collide
The artist’s exhibition at the New-York Historical Society is clever, but it takes on a vast and messy past with a touch that is sometimes too light.
Colonial Art
Art
The Complex Fashion History of Colonial Spanish America
An exhibition at Blanton Museum of Art encapsulates the complicated ways in which Indigenous and European traditions cross-pollinated through textiles and accessories.
Books
The Racist Caricatures of African Soldiers that Soothed French Colonial Anxieties
With a Weapon and a Grin, a new book by Stephan Likosky, traces the iconography used to infantilize African soldiers who fought in the French army during World War I.
Art
The Overlooked Asian Influence on Art of the Colonial Americas
The Asian influence on arts and crafts of the Americas goes back centuries earlier than most people think.
Art
An Altarpiece in Guatemala Gets a New Life
ANTIGUA, Guatemala — The Cathedral of San Francisco in the colonial town of Antigua, Guatemala, was first built by the Spanish in the 16th century, but it’s as alive today as a center of worship as it ever was.