Art
What Does It Mean to Exhibit Nature?
Like a creeping scent, Sean Raspet’s exhibition works its way through the viewer’s psyche almost imperceptibly.
Review
Film
After a Year Off, Experimental Film Returns to Toronto Film Fest
With works about student protests in India, colonialism in South Korea, the history of trains in cinema, and more, this edition of Wavelengths is the festival’s best in years.
Books
Photography and Its Hidden Power
Patrick Nathan suggests that capitalism benefits when human relationships are reduced to two-dimensional representations.
Art
Charting Black Resistance in the UK Since the 1940s
A carefully curated exhibition at ICA London lays bare the insidious nature of the subjugation of Black people in Britain.
Art
When Artists Are Hackers
The question is, what is being hacked?
Art
"Artists Aren't Just About What They Produce": A Different Kind of Art Weekend in Upstate NY
At Stoneleaf, artists aren’t expected to produce any particular work or contribute to a show.
Art
Kaws Is Terrible, But Thankfully Forgettable
No one encompasses that soulless supersizing of pop culture as clearly as Kaws.
Art
Marcia Schvartz Paints Argentina’s Unseen
Schvartz paints an unflinching portrait of the working class, of barrio culture, of women involved in the innocent yet staunchly political act of simply being.
Art
A Contemporary Take on Bosch’s “Garden of Earthly Delights”
Simphiwe Ndzube masterly weaves Bosch’s iconography into his macabre landscapes that reflect water scarcity.
Art
Painterly Visions of Zimbabwe Emerge in Soho
In this small art exhibition, the rich figural painting tradition of this southern African nation shines through.
Film
The 500-Year-Old Ghost of a Conquistador Wanders Mexico
The documentary/fiction hybrid film 499 uses a fictional character to speak to real-life contemporary colonized people.
Film
Confronting Doubt with the Power of Shakespeare
Argentine director Matías Piñeiro’s Isabella is the latest in a string of offbeat films about the nature of performance and creativity.