Performance
Reenacting the Wild Art Salons of Gay Camp Icon, Paul Swan
A new play, Paul Swan is Dead and Gone, imagines the life of the late dancer, artist, and Andy Warhol muse once known as "The Most Beautiful Man in the World."
Review
Art
Transforming a 20-Year Data Log of One's Life into Art
Stephen Cartwright talks about turning his personal information into abstract sculpture.
Film
The Strong Parallels Between Avengers: Endgame and 9/11
This film is not just the culmination of 11 years of storytelling within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also of Hollywood using action films to reenact 9/11.
Art
Developing a Collective Language of Resistance Across the Centuries
It’s not often that you find a space in which communication is not only possible, but encouraged across time, discourses, and borders.
Art
An Important Modern Artwork Gains New Relevance for India
As India prepares for general elections this year, M.F. Husain's "Lightning" reminds us of the country's tremendous political history.
Film
Two Emily Dickinson Biopics Present Radically Different Visions of Her Life
Just a few years ago, A Quiet Passion was lauded for its portrayal of Dickinson. Now, Wild Nights with Emily offers a new take on the poet.
Books
Poems About Unending Displacement and Mobility
Magdalena Zurawski seeks to store and preserve such experiences in The Tiniest Muzzle Sings Songs of Freedom
Art
Minor Master or Master of the Minor?
One reason Joe Brainard made so many small works was to convey that modesty and ambition were not mutually exclusive.
Art
Photographing the Bloody Cost of Resistance
Between 1968 and 1981, when he turned 13, Khiang H. Hei was at or near the epicenter of several catastrophic historical events reverberating across Southeast Asia.
Art
Materializing Memory and Trauma
The mementos and keepsakes that populate many of this show's artworks were once ordinary objects but now appear totemic.
Art
A Forgotten Precursor of Genderqueer Performance Art
Stephen Varble made the city streets his stage, using garbage to create his alter-ego, Marie Debris.
Art
A Gallery’s Eight Decades of Artistic Independence
Now celebrating its 80th anniversary, Manhattan’s Galerie St. Etienne brings a scholarly approach to a uniquely diverse lineup.