Art
Caravaggio’s Mark of Madness
Caravaggio may have eluded a death sentence by fleeing to Malta and Sicily, but in the end there was nowhere to run.
Review
Art
What It Means to Dream Avant-Garde
To Dream Avant-Garde acknowledges the artistic innovators of today — those who push the cultural status quo in their work.
Film
Björk’s Movie Debut, The Juniper Tree, Is Restored and Revisited
The movie was the first feature from Nietzchka Keene, who worked on microscopic budgets, often incorporating mythological or supernatural elements.
Art
A Fantastic Recreation of a Renaissance Cabinet of Curiosities
The Houston Museum of Natural Science brings back Ferrante Imperato's cabinets of curiosities in its decade-long exhibit.
Art
Some Dark and Satirical Takes on Misogyny
In Strange Girls, the mixed-media artist pokes fun at twisted gender dynamics through visual puns.
Performance
Spellbound by a Live Painting Performance on Election Night
Tashi Norbu, who draws on Buddhist thangka painting, recited mantras between bursts of activity at a crowded gallery.
Art
Textile Artists Weave 21st-Century Stories
A new exhibit showcases contemporary takes on the millennia-old art of textile-making, from El Anatsui's shimmering bottle-cap tapestries to Nevet Yitzhak's renditions of Afghan war rugs.
Books
Biennale Bitch Tells the Hilarious Truths of the Art World
Veteran culture journalist Nadja Sayej offers filter-free commentary on the art world, which, she thinks, "needs a dose of fun."
Art
The Photographer as Archivist
It is heartening to see the FotoFocus Biennial continue to gain ground as it endeavors to present a wider range of visions.
Art
Redrawing the History of Women of Color in Vibrant Hues
Firelei Báez: Joy Out of Fire, on view at Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, offers long-overdue recognition for a number of women activists, writers, artists, and politicians of color.
Performance
A Missed Chance for Female Empowerment in the Metropolitan Opera's Marnie
At first, the opera seemed relevant to today’s re-evaluation of gender norms. But the narrative does not bear out this interpretation.
Art
Giving Bruce Nauman a Makeover
Disappearing Acts finds a balance between the harmlessly nonsensical and the strangely aggressive parts of the artist's body of work, thus creating a more palatable Bruce Nauman.