Books
The Inner Life of David Wojnarowicz Through His Words
A new transcription of the artist's recorded journals offers readers a unique perspective on his inner life and the daily realities of individuals living with the threat of AIDS.
Review
Books
What Do Art Critics Actually Do?
Artists, collectors, curators, and dealers are all needed for the system to function, but the role of critics is up for grabs.
Art
How Nuclear Testing Transformed the Land in Nevada and New Mexico
Artists document, imagine, and investigate how the testing sites of Nevada and New Mexico scar our soil and harass romantic images of the American West.
Books
Inspired by the Story of a Women’s Sanitarium, a Book Explores Mental Health as a Feminist Issue
The personal essays in this luminous anthology, published by Which Witch LA, pair the interiors of the sanitarium's rooms with the inner lives of women.
Art
Liliana Porter Shows How Everything Familiar Must Be Magnified or Forgotten
An exhibition at El Museo del Barrio brings us to the thorny side of profound themes like martyrdom and labor.
Art
A Photographer’s Moving Record of Lesbian Activism in the 1970s
In Donna Gottschalk's photographs we’re not seeing LGBTQ history filtered or retold; we’re seeing it in the moment, from women who were there as it was unfolding.
Art
Confronting Mass Extinction with Poignant, Intimate Portraits of Animals
Since 2005, Joel Sartore has been taking portraits of every single animal species living in Earth's various zoos and nature preserves.
Art
Surreal Glimpses of the Absurd Labor of Global Capitalism
Mika Rottenberg explores capitalist banality through video and installations centering international labor's "invisible people," using grotesque renderings of dystopian kitsch.
Art
The World’s Largest Indie Video Game Festival Is Still Taking Risks
Events like IndieCade offer new ways for the medium to expand creatively.
Art
When Barriers Between Performance and Art Didn’t Exist
MoMA's latest exhibition on the Judson Dance Theater feels like a long overdue thesis on how to correctly present performance within a museum.
Art
Once Forgotten, the Work of an Illustrious Princess Painter Returns to Istanbul
A look at the work of the royal Fahrelnissa Zeid, a story overshadowed by tragedy and rootlessness.
Art
Photographers Examine What It Means to Be English in Europe Today
This year's Brighton Photo Biennial searches for a "new Europe," while expressing sympathy for migrants.