Books
The Sheer Vastness of Information Makes Keeping Accurate Historical Records Impossible
Judith Schalansky breathes life into buildings and places that have faded from the collective consciousness.
Review
Art
Suchitra Mattai Probes the Monstrous Misperceptions Around Immigrant Identity
Mattai's art is a searing indictment of the manufactured monstrosity of immigrant identity deeply embedded in the Western imagination.
Art
A Chronicling of Contaminated Indigenous Land Around the Globe
The work of 36 artists, most of whom identify as Indigenous, is centered around the impact of nuclear testing and uranium mining, and their attendant contamination.
Art
“Women’s Work” as an Aesthetic Provocation
While I cheered at the idea that a largely forgotten woman Dadaist was finally getting her due, I couldn’t help but wonder why the art world’s recognition of Sophie Taeuber-Arp has been so spotty.
Art
Ulysses Jenkins, a Daring Video Artist, Expanded Ideas of Blackness
Jenkins’s videos do more than talk back to a racist screen.
Art
The Brilliant Blooms of EJ Hill’s Painted Flowers
“I was sad and tired, so I decided to buy myself flowers,” Hill shares.
Art
Mis/Communication Highlights Artists Examining the Intersection of Language and Power
The artists in this Stony Brook University exhibition defy many of the linguistic and cultural hierarchies that museums often perpetuate.
Art
Bits and Pieces of Our Mortality
The images in Vik Muniz's exhibition Scraps tempts that implicit human tendency to fill in the blanks, complete that which is partial, fragmentary.
Art
A "Boobs-Eye View" and Other Perspectives on the Body
In Danica Lundy's paintings it seems that I can see two places at once, inside and outside my body.
Art
Painting that Exhilarates the Eye and Mind
It can be tempting to compare these historical Indian paintings with familiar examples from the Euro-American canon but that would do a disservice to these artworks, which are revelatory on their own.
Books
“I Will Show Your Lordship What a Woman Can Do”: Artemisia Gentileschi’s Compelling Feminist Life
Sheila Barker’s account reveals an undeniably strong character and confidence distinct from, or perhaps in conjunction with, her practical survival needs.
Art
In the Work of Ai Weiwei, Biography Supersedes Art
Perhaps Ai is untouchable. If that is the case, where were we left when judging his new art?