Art
An Artist Examines Immigration Through Traces Left Behind
Jessica Segall’s work displays the physical vestiges of asylum-seekers’ journeys, but with no real evidence of the individual.
Review
Art
Searching for a City’s Spirit at the Lahore Biennale
Amid works by international artists and local projects focused on other Pakistani cities, I kept wondering where is Lahore?
Music
The Electronic Symphonies of Video Game Scores
I haven’t played the game Death Stranding, but I know one thing: The score, composed by Ludvig Forssell for prepared piano, synthesizer, and found percussion, is beautiful.
Books
Eileen Myles Listens for the "Pulse Outside" Their Home
Myles’s poems walk and shift with all their pieces sloshing this way and that, and invite the reader for the ride.
Film
A Model Who Shunned Celebrity for Marxism
The Disappearance of My Mother honors the staunch conviction and introversion of Benedetta Barzini, who shunned Warhol celebrity for political solidarity, and in her later years, Spartan solitude.
Art
Painting Clings On
Painting’s funeral was canceled at the last minute.
Art
Taking Appropriation Too Far
To manipulate the historical record, I would think, is to abandon the search for truth.
Art
Once More Into the Culture Wars
To assert one’s inner life in a time of reactionary politics is a radical act.
Art
Shaking Up Op Art
Takuji Hamanaka's works seem to have been made by a mason who lives in a heightened state of consciousness.
Film
Young Muslims Speak Out About Life Under Constant Surveillance in the UK
In his installation film The Destructors, Imran Peretta looks at the trauma inflicted by counterterrorism laws.
Books
A Writer-Turned-Filmmaker Hits the Sweet Spot of Historical Fiction
With his latest novel Yellow Earth, Sayles showcases his knack for capturing the character of a region and the real-life ramifications of political and social issues.
Film
Pedro Costa on Vitalina Varela and the Importance of “Everything That Goes Unsaid”
Hyperallergic spoke with the prolific Portuguese director about his distinct approach: “I tend to have this obsession with a balance between what's in front of and behind the camera.”