Art
Brenna Youngblood Revises the Language of Abstraction
Youngblood’s paintings would probably make Piet Mondrian yelp.
Review
Film
An Epic-Length Documentary Tackles Ernest Hemingway
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's latest PBS series does a good job of telling the writer's life story, but doesn't probe his thornier aspects.
Film
A Documentary Rectifies Bill Traylor's Omission From History
Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts works with the scant available details of the artist's life to tell his story.
Art
Jordan Eagles Critiques Medical Prejudice Against Queer Men Using Blood and Nostalgia
Can You Save Superman? II explores the politics of blood donation and the residual ignorance surrounding HIV/AIDS.
Art
Wielding Time and Text, Tiffany Sia Documents Hong Kong’s Resistance
Slippery When Wet evokes the sociopolitical pressure-cooker that has manufactured Hong Kong’s culture of protest.
Art
Slow Bodies, Racing Hearts: Lucía Vidales’s Paintings of Our Changing Selves
Pleasingly difficult to decipher, Vidales’s paintings evoke the paradoxes of a year defined by solitude.
Film
Sarah Friedland Conjures the Distant Memory of Togetherness
Friedland’s films conjure a sense of heightened, almost spiritual attunement to a body’s movements.
Art
Niki de Saint Phalle’s Vibrant, Multidimensional Universe
The contribution of Structures for Life is its ability to move beyond Saint Phalle’s most acclaimed works.
Art
Gabriel Sanchez’s Cuban Portraits Grapple With Home and Belonging
Sanchez’s most arresting paintings allow the viewer to get lost in a vast expanse of skin.
Books
The Fascinating Lives of Vincent van Gogh’s Three Sisters
"The Van Gogh Sisters" sheds light on Vincent van Gogh’s place within the family, including a complex relationship with his sisters.
Art
Marilyn Lerner Shifts Gears, Again
Lerner’s new works evoke an asymmetrical kaleidoscopic hum, as geometric forms and multiple hues dance around each other.
Art
An Artist’s Lifetime of Asking the Hard Questions
Derek Boshier’s commitment to being a witness to the catastrophes and jarring discrepancies of daily living has contributed to his near-invisibility in New York.