Art
An Artist Designs a Handbook to Help Migrants Survive
If art and culture can go beyond symbolic power and occupy both poetic and utilitarian registers, Mladen Miljanović succeeds with his Didactic Wall exhibition.
Review
Film
On Instagram, a Nice Smile Only Takes You So Far
The documentary Jawline looks at the strange modern landscape of social media celebrity through the story of one aspiring influencer.
Books
Celebrating the Male Physique in Gay-Adjacent Magazines
Buying Gay is a thorough, and extremely entertaining read that delights in several ways, and especially in terms of David K. Johnson's analysis of the tropes of physique magazines.
Art
A Memorial to Crimes Against Women and Children in Ghostly Glass
Northern Irish artist Alison Lowry addresses the 200 years of crimes perpetrated by the Catholic Church in collaboration with the Irish state.
Film
Cinematic Visions of Dante and Video Games Come Together in Russia
The Moscow International Experimental Film Festival creates an experience of genuine kino pravda.
Books
Picturing the Body Through the Camera's Eye
Body: The Photography Book reflects on the possibilities photography opened up for representing human anatomy.
Art
How Porn Holds Up a Mirror to Society Through the Ages
Stag, on view at the Museum of Sex, presents the history of pornographic film going all the way back to the silent era.
Art
Tattoo Artist Ed Hardy Enters Museum Doors
“It’s a terrific affirmation, not only for myself, but for a lot of the old bandits and pirates that helped me in the business.”
Film
When a Chinese Company Resurrected a Shuttered American Auto Factory
American Factory, the first film from the Obamas' production company Higher Ground, is a riveting inquiry into globalization.
Performance
For Six Hours, Four Performers Freeze in the Act of Falling
In Just a Blink of an Eye, the performers lean backwards, appearing as victims of an unseen violence.
Art
Looking at Sports as Powerful Modes of Expression
Fifteen artists offer a range of ways into “sports” as a concept.
Art
The Relationship Between Landscape and Home for Palestinian Artists
Preoccupations: Palestinian Landscapes marshals seven artists’ passionate interpretations of Palestine.