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Interview

"Censorship Is Always Arbitrary": An Interview with an Art Critic in Singapore

Weng-Choy Lee, president of the Singapore section of the International Association of Art Critics, discusses the country's complexities, the evils of capitalism, and the relevance of Foucault.

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Beer with a Painter: Suzanne Joelson and Gary Stephan

An artist couple talks about paintings with a punch line and a street full of rats.

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Arto Lindsay Remembers Hélio Oiticica

The guitarist of the No Wave band DNA talks about the 1970s in Downtown New York and his friend Hélio Oiticica, whose retrospective is now at the Whitney Museum.

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Sci-Fi Films that Question What It Means to Be Human

While the summer science fiction series is a common repertory staple, MoMA’s Future Imperfect: The Uncanny in Science Fiction stands apart from the rest with its interest in the uncommon.

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A Trans Artist Breaks Down the Walls of Bathroom Stalls

A conversation with the trans artist Emmett Ramstad explores how public bathrooms are contested spaces emblematic of how the United States functions.

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A Collection of Poetry Interviews Is a Work of Poetry Itself

Modern poets talk about the Poetry Project, a vital forum in which political ideologies fueled exchanges and spurred literary movements.

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Yvonne Rainer on How Filmmaking Gave Her Language

The dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker looks back on her career in light of her film retrospective starting at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

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“I Do Believe in a Speaking Brown Body”: Okwui Okpokwasili’s Dance Becomes a Documentary

The dancer and choreographer's breakout solo performance Bronx Gothic is the subject of a new documentary by Andrew Rossi at Film Forum.

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Beer with a Painter: Emily Cheng

The forms in Emily Cheng’s paintings are suggestive of the most primary elements: the landscape, the body, and religious iconography.

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The Artist Behind NYC’s New LGBTQ Monument Hopes “the Gay Community Can See Itself Reflected”

Anthony Goicolea, the selected artist to design the state’s official monument honoring the LGBTQ community, speaks about his proposed memorial and the logistics of a public art project.

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The Creators of the Comics Newspaper RESIST! Are “Picturing the America We Want”

Françoise Mouly and Nadja Spiegelman will release the second issue of their free periodical that centers women's voices on July 4.

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The Power and Complexity of Children’s Art: An Interview with Brian Belott

Children’s scribbles may appear random but they often repeat shapes, like the mandala or the Greek cross, that suggest the beginning of language.