Books
Mario Del Curto photographed the Saint Petersburg seed bank founded by Nikolai Vavilov, and the scientists who carry on his legacy of protecting plant diversity.
Film
A two-part series at the Quad Cinema chronicles the cheaply made and formally rich horror movies that the UK's Hammer Films began producing in the 1950s.
Art
After collaborating on the starry window that presides over the Museum at Eldridge Street, Kiki Smith returns with a site-specific installation of sculptural work.
Film
One Sings, the Other Doesn't, Varda's precious and poignant feminist musical from 1977 has been restored.
Art
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a game of gathering and sharing stories, which grow and change in the telling.
Film
The new Netflix series, based on characters developed by Hello Kitty creator Sanrio, subverts the fantastical expectations of most anime narratives.
Books
A slew of new books rethinks the Renaissance in general and Leonardo da Vinci in particular.
Film
We watch Ellen Berkenblit drawing. She is left-handed and uses charcoal. She rubs lines out and never looks at the camera.
Art
In his best drawings, everything is keyed to the way that Winters attains difference while doing the same thing over and over.
Art
An intriguing exhibition focuses on art whose makers were compelled to create it by forces greater — and far beyond — themselves.
Art
While unquestionably autocratic, Mussolini did not oppose the proliferation of unofficial artistic styles.
Art
Not only did Pierre-Auguste and Jean Renoir share DNA, but also a muse, who was the father’s last model and the son’s future wife.