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.
Review
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.
Art
Escaping the Neo-Conceptualist Bubble
An exhibition that questions whether art can be based on formulas without becoming formulaic.
Art
The Tantalizing Photographic Figure at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
At the fair, you can trace visual conversations happening across regions of Africa and their diasporic communities.
Art
The Gilded Lily of the Art Fairs, TEFAF, Blossoms on Park Avenue
Oyster shuckers roam the drill hall as VIP attendees sip champagne and ogle a $20 million Gauguin painting.
Art
Crimea's Amazing History Told Through Art
Amazing Stories of Crimea attempts to show the historical diversity of cultures in Crimea spanning several centuries.
Film
Other Music Remembers a Beloved New York Record Store
The new documentary tells the story of the music institution's life — and death.