Art
New York Has Something to Learn From San Francisco
The city could use more political public murals like those of the artist known as Rigo 23.
Review
Art
Elizabeth Talford Scott's Quilts Defy the Grid
“Quilt” is an insufficient description for the extraordinary fabric pieces Scott began to construct in the 1970s.
Books
The World Is Finally Ready for Mina Loy
A new exhibition and forthcoming book honor the overlooked 20th-century female artist.
Film
Spinning a Web of Murakami's Stories
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman captures Haruki Murakami’s combination of low-key magical realism, sexual neurosis, and loneliness.
Art
On the Sacred Magic of Writing
With "Dark Illumination" artist Kenturah Davis creates opportunities for us to see the sacred and meditative in the words we write.
Art
The Complex Spiritualities of Syncretic Beliefs
While candles, images of saints, and other idols are common in households in Puerto Rico, the meanings owners ascribe to them can be unexpected.
Art
Reclaiming the Story of Free Black Potter Thomas W. Commeraw
For too long, the New York potter was mistakenly identified as White and of French descent.
Art
How Do Artists Combat Propaganda?
The works in Language in Times of Miscommunication prompt viewers to question and resist propaganda in its many forms.
Books
An Artist's Memories of a Haunting Lake
Ode to the Lake Sacalaia is an investigation into the retracing of memory and mythology, as captured through photography.
Art
In Celebration of Unloveliness
We go to Raphael for idealized beauty. But what if a painting were the opposite of beautiful, and utterly arresting for that very reason?
Film
MTV's The Exhibit Is All That's Wrong With the Art World
The sixth episode and season finale ultimately leaned into the very issues the reality show was ostensibly trying to address.
Art
Art for the End of Time
There are no common moves among artists in The Chicago Cli-Fi Library, except environmental grief as expressed through art-making.