Art Review
The Irony of a Fascism Exhibition in Germany
Once a custodian of critical culture, Berlin’s Haus der Kulturen der Welt has become a model of capitulation to state control.
Fascism
Opinion
The Tackiness of Evil
More than a testament to his tastelessness, Trump’s demolition of the White House tells the American people: I can do whatever I want with the past.
Books
Photography and Its Hidden Power
Patrick Nathan suggests that capitalism benefits when human relationships are reduced to two-dimensional representations.
Film
An Artist Tries to Save Pepe the Frog From Fascists
The film Feels Good Man chronicles Matt Furie fighting his creation's co-option by the far right.
Art
The Fascist Messaging of the Trump Campaign Eagle
Trump and his surrogates have repeatedly and blatantly integrated fascist aesthetics into the campaign. This T-shirt design is only the latest example.
News
Is Spain's Decision to Exhume Franco's Body a Goodwill Gesture or a Politically Motivated Ploy?
The leftist government's decision to dig up the dictator's body from its resting place after four decades in the country's most important memorial site threatens to open old wounds.
Art
Monstrous Mutations (Part 2): From the Fascist State to Radical Hospitality
It wasn’t “just a jacket.”
Art
The Art that Flourished Under Mussolini
While unquestionably autocratic, Mussolini did not oppose the proliferation of unofficial artistic styles.
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News
Anti-Fascists Clash with White Nationalists at the Minneapolis Institute of Art [UPDATED]
The altercation took place outside and inside the museum. No artworks were damaged.
Art
5 Books to Read About Artists Under Nazism
How do artists function under tyranny?
Art
Revisiting Le Corbusier as a Fascist
PARIS — Spoiler alert: The deplorable revelations recounted here will not ruin your appreciation of the sublime beauty of Le Corbusier’s masterpieces.
Art
In Malmö, Street Art with a Social Conscience
MALMÖ — The capital of Skåne County, Sweden, enjoys a scenic coastal location, across the Öresund strait from Copenhagen, and has a strong creative output — in the words of one artist I met, it’s Sweden’s best city for street art.