Books
Capturing the Timeless Drawings of Milein Cosman
Ines Schlenker’s illustrated biography, Milein Cosman: Capturing Time, proves Cosman’s importance both as an artist and as a chronicler of her period in artistic history.
Review
Film
Filmfarsi Explores a Generation's Worth of Iranian Cinema
Ehsan Khoshbakht’s archival documentary explores the sensational, long-forgotten Filmfarsi genre, unjustly targeted by those it represented and buried under decades of VHS tape.
Film
Short on Substance, The Goldfinch Falters on Screen
The adaptation of Donna Tartt's bestseller sacrifices its nuances to fit in all of its plot points.
Art
The Visionary Modernist Gardens of Roberto Burle Marx
Brazilian landscape designer Burle Marx married the formal innovations of European modernism with the bursting palette of plants native to Brazil.
Music
Lana Del Rey and the Gaslighting of American Culture
The singer has defied critics and graduated summa cum laude from the pop pantheon into the hall of legends. Her latest album proves she deserves the respect of legends like Joni Mitchell and Carole King.
Film
A 14-Hour Documentary on Female Filmmakers Illuminates and Frustrates
Seeking to upend the male-dominated canon but directed by a man, Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema defies some hierarchies while reinforcing others.
Art
Modern Fables for a Dystopian World
Wong Ping's animated films present human and animal characters as psychologically complex, as well as fallible and unable to fully control their lives and desires.
Art
The Story of Labor in New York and What It Requires of Us
City of Workers, City of Struggle at the Museum of the City of New York tracks the evolution of the labor movement as an unpredictable passage of pitfalls and switchbacks.
Books
A Former Museum of Modern Art Director's Meticulous Eye for Detail
As a non-specialist Rene d’Harnoncourt had a rare ability to engage deeply with objects across time, cultural specificity, and form.
Books
Italian Poet Amelia Rosselli's Diary Examines and Reexamines the Self
In her diary, Rosselli experimented with what she described as “wild” writing to explore trauma and loss.
Art
When the Arts Resist Imperialism
The exhibition Clapping with Stones is a chilling reminder that the history of art is also the history of power.
Art
Extraordinary Paintings of Ordinary Birds
Ann Craven's painted birds, set against a soft-focus background, have a kitsch quality, but with a provocative edge.