Art
Peeling Back the Psychological Layers of 1980s Sticker Books
In her solo exhibition Sticker Book, Julie Alpert remains loyal to the elements of craft while reaching for intergenerational connections.
Review
Art
The British Museum Takes the Feminism Out of Feminine Power
The realities of women’s lives are conspicuously absent from the British Museum's Feminine Power, a show about the feminine.
Art
Home Is a Mindset for a Nomadic Artist
Carlos Bunga's architectural installation in the Reina Sofía's Crystal Palace creates the facade of stability and strength yet is actually ephemeral and even fragile.
Art
Plein Air Is a Sobering Reminder of Human Impact on the Environment
From borderlands and elevations to ecology and isolation, curator Aurora Tang brings together artists who work deeply in their regional geographies.
Art
An Important Interactive Exhibition That Doesn't Work
The exhibition Shall Make, Shall Be at Manhattan’s Federal Hall wants to educate us critically about the Bill of Rights amendments, but nearly half of the displays are dysfunctional.
Books
London's History, Washed Up on the Shores of the Thames
Author Malcolm Russell's novel approach to history — finding it as it washes up on the riverbanks — makes the past seem very much alive.
Books
The German Modernist Who Painted a Multicultural United States
From the Blackfeet reservation to Harlem, Winold Reiss immersed himself in the world of the people he represented, forming close ties with many individuals.
Books
Lynne Tillman Explores How Her Mother Was Transformed by Aging and Illness
Doubt and uncertainty mark her account of family inheritance, photographic portraiture, and eldercare.
Art
Looking Anew at a Strange Matisse Masterpiece
In 1911 Matisse created "The Red Studio," a self-enclosed world in his studio, by showing 11 earlier works of art, without the presence of the artist.
Art
The Lasting Influence of La Malinche, the Nahua Translator
Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of Malinche prompts new conversations about one Indigenous woman’s turbulent story.
Art
Hiwa K's Transformative Approach to Activist Art
The artist serves as a proxy through which the complexities of Gulf War politics, refugeeism, dictatorship, and resilience can be examined in intuitive and material ways.
Art
The Hidden Truths of Lou Reed's Musical Poetry
Reed’s terse song-stories rely on humorous and torqued and poignant metaphors, and serve up pop cliches in order to turn them inside out and reveal hidden truths.