Art
A Brief History of Women's Eyebrows in Art
Since antiquity, women’s eyebrows have been sites of intense scrutiny, constantly shifting between trend cycles.
Editor's Picks
Podcast
The Cartoonist the US Right-Wing Political Establishment Loves to Hate
Eli Valley is one of the best American cartoonists and the political elite can’t stand his viral comics that pack a punch.
Podcast
Tamara Lanier's Fight for the Photographs of Her Enslaved Ancestors at Harvard
In this episode of the Hyperallergic podcast, Lanier talks about her continuing quest for justice that includes the return of the daguerreotypes depicting her enslaved ancestors.
Film
Three Minutes of Film Are All That Remain of a Polish Jewish Town Before the Holocaust
What can be learned from just a short clip from a 1938 vacation film? The documentary Three Minutes — A Lengthening shows that it can be quite a bit.
Art
Returned to Nepal by the FBI, a Sculpture Becomes a God Again
Last week, I flew to Nepal and witnessed a ceremony to replace a looted Lakshmi-Narayan sculpture to its original location.
Opinion
What Do We Do with the Work of Immoral Artists?
Where should we “draw the line” between sacrificing great art and supporting artists who are predators and bigots?
Art
Georgia O’Keeffe’s Photographs, Seen Closely for the First Time
In letters, O’Keeffe refers to her photos as “sketches,” a quick and precise way to get her ideas down.
Opinion
Free the Nipple: A History of a Hidden Movement
While court cases have helped to shape this movement from the 1930s until today, the social-media landscape has generally remained deaf to calls for change.
Art
Kaws Is Terrible, But Thankfully Forgettable
No one encompasses that soulless supersizing of pop culture as clearly as Kaws.
Opinion
The Era of the Visionary Museum Director Is Over ... or It Should Be
We directors must leave the institution, and the field, better than we found it.
Art
Alice Neel's Haunting Portrait of Domestic Abuse
Alice Neel: People Come First yielded a work I had never seen and that I will never unsee.
Opinion
An Indigenous Perspective on Frida Kahlo
Kahlo’s aesthetic reflects the vogue of her time: the mythologizing of a homogenized Indigenous past afforded by her proximity to whiteness and wealth.