Film
In Sound of Metal, There Are No Small Sufferings
Darius Marder’s Oscar-nominated film is less about the Deaf community than about the process of losing a sense inextricably tied to one’s identity.
Review
Books
Joan Mitchell, More Like a Poet
Curators and scholars have increasingly highlighted the importance of poetry to Mitchell's art, though usually with so much circumspection that the link still remains obscure.
Art
The Starkly Poignant Prints of William Kentridge
Viewed in 2021, Kentridge’s preference for black and white strikes as an urging to see issues of morality more clearly.
Film
An Elder Takes a Stand Against a Lesotho Dam Project
Lesotho's Oscar submission This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection is a stirring look at resistance to injustice done in the name of "progress."
Art
rafa esparza’s Lovingly Collaborative Portraits of Artists and Friends
rafa esparaza's paintings insist upon the rightful presence of brown, Black, and queer bodies in the white cube of the gallery.
Art
A Gut-Wrenching Illustration of the Asian American Experience
Comprised of 15 panels, Ben Sakoguchi’s “Chinatown” is a history lesson in miniature.
Art
Laura Aguilar’s Liberatory Gaze
Aguilar was a rare photographer who never erased herself, shifting the ethics of photographer-subject dynamics.
Art
Jacob Lawrence Illuminates the American Struggle
The American Struggle is now in Seattle, where the painter spent his final decades.
Books
Michelangelo’s Last Two Decades Were His Busiest and Loneliest
William E. Wallace excavates a lesser-known but crucial final chapter of the artist’s approximately 75-year career.
Film
How New York Has Changed Over the Years, as Told By Pizza
With Untitled Pizza Movie, David Shapiro spotlights a slice of NYC life.
Art
Cruising the Horizon: New York Imagines New, Queer(er) Potentials
A testament to José Esteban Muñoz’s ongoing legacy and influence, the hybrid exhibition gestures towards the expansiveness and accessibility we need.
Art
Matt Bollinger’s Working-Class Elegy
Bollinger is a major artist chronicling a substantial sector of American life.