Books
The Conflicted Inner Life of a Queer Literary Icon
A reimagining of the life of renowned queer author Patricia Highsmith isn’t a tale of admiration or condemnation, but one about the complex nature of womanhood.
Review
Art
Mira Park Knows What We Dream About
In her art, Park is in touch with our collective anxieties about a future that seems to darken with each passing day.
Art
Picasso and Ingres Face Off in London
Can two paintings an entire exhibition make? Yes. Especially when it is a Spaniard called Pablo Picasso squaring up to a Frenchman called Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres.
Art
Blind Spots Abound in Guggenheim Bilbao’s Car-Themed Exhibition
Motion lionizes the personal automobile as an objet d’art of unparalleled cultural influence while minimizing its negative effects. Oh, and it’s sponsored by Volkswagen and Cadillac.
Film
A Feminist Film Classic That Has Its Cake and Eats It Too
With its recent 4k restoration, Daisies endures as a New Wave masterpiece and hyper-feminine smorgasbord of sensory pleasure.
Art
Artists Shine a Light on the History of Indian Boarding Schools
“Art has a place in helping people begin to understand the layers of this history,” says artist Randy Kemp.
Art
Documenta 15 and the Power of Productive Disruption
The most fruitfully jarring artistic disruptions at documenta 15 unsettle their own settings, stealthily intervening in traditional German institutions or landmarks.
Art
It's Time to Look at Meret Oppenheim Beyond the Teacup
Thirty-seven years after the artist’s death, a new exhibition proves that Oppenheim’s furry teacup was just one of her many daring artistic statements.
Art
Unearthing a Treasure Trove of Bay Area Women Abstract Painters
The Long View amply demonstrates that Jay DeFeo and Joan Brown may be the best known Bay Area women artists who worked in abstraction, but they were far from alone.
Art
An Artist’s Quasi-Exploration of Celebrity Culture
The Manchester-based artist uses techniques from the Northern Renaissance in an attempt to investigate our present-day celebrity worship.
Art
Building an Art Community From the Ashes of Destructivism
Ortiz's radical approach to art led from unleashing of aggression through ritualistic performances to political engagement and the founding of El Museo del Barrio.
Books
How Japan’s Best Ceramists "Listen" to Clay
Listening to Clay sheds light on how Japanese clay workers went from skilled production craftspeople to fine artists, transforming the country’s culture in the process.