Art
An Artist Chases the Ghost of Her Father
At its core Line Berg's Fra Far manifests the anguish of a family whose loved one is convicted of a serious crime.
Review
Film
The Book Club That’s Been Discussing the Same Proust Novel for 20 Years
At first, simply watching people read In Search of Lost Time might seem dull; by the end, you'll be itching to read or reread it yourself.
Art
If They Won't Come to the Museum, Then the Museum Must Go to Them
With A Lion for Every House at the Art Institute of Chicago, Floating Museum riffs wildly on the art rental programs of some museums.
Art
A Show Traces Philip Guston's Impact on Contemporary Artists
A Thing for the Mind takes Philip Guston’s 1978 painting “Story” as a starting point to examine the myriad ways in which this piece has filtered into the work of other painters.
Art
Norman Bluhm's Second Act
It is time that the art world recognize what Bluhm went on to do during the last three decades of his life, when he was deep into his own territory.
Books
The Wisdom and Wonder of India's Leading Art Historian
The riches of literature, painting, poetry, and mysticism pervade a collection of essays by B.N. Goswamy, which showcase the lyrical fluidity of his prose.
Art
Sharif Bey's Fractured and Beautiful Ceramic Figures
Bey's ceramics weave in cultural and familial themes, and reexamine, shatter, and incorporate older works to create layers of change in both form and meaning.
Film
What It Takes for Immigrant Daughters to Make It in America
Isabel Castro’s Mija follows two daughters of immigrants breaking into the music business.
Books
The History of Malls as Sites of Racism and Surveillance
Alexandra Lange's book Meet Me by the Fountain traces the evolution of shopping malls, environments that were initially designed to serve White women with children.
Art
Mika Rottenberg Mines the Banality and Allure of Spectacle
Despite themes of alienation, fragmentation, and “global domination,” there are indeed elements of lightness, wonder, and curiosity in Rottenberg’s work.
Art
Josefina Auslender's Portraits of Argentina's Dirty War
Auslender's art brings personal associations and a sense of intimacy to images of torture based on the crimes of Argentina's ruling junta from 1974 to 1983.
Film
The Art of Making It Is a Film for Those Who Haven’t Been Paying Attention
The documentary has impressive access to contemporary art world figures, but comes up with no good solutions for the many problems it discusses.