Art
Lap-See Lam Refashions Chinese Diaspora From Aboard a Spectral Ship
The artist’s film installation centers on the character of Lo Ting, the human-fish folkloric ancestor of the people of Hong Kong.
Review
Books
Is the Art World More Corrupt Than Ever?
Rachel Spence succinctly explicates the power struggles that brought us to this point, though her insistence that the art ecosystem is at an all-time low left me unconvinced.
Art
A Group Show Bridges Asia and the West Coast
Pacific Abstractions at Perrotin draws attention to Asian abstract artists and traces their legacy through contemporary diasporic artists on the West Coast.
Books
Hettie Judah Confronts the Unwritten History of Artist-Mothers
Though more interested in taxonomy than analysis, the critic’s new book is most exhilarating when it maps a timeline of childrearing’s influence on artists.
Art
The Force of Community Bends Space in Aliza Nisenbaum’s Portraits
The artist depicts Los Angeles dancers as they dance, dress, and rest.
Books
Danny Lyon Lived His Photography
The photographer's autobiography takes us on a long voyage from East to West and back again without smoothing over the potholes in the road.
Art
The Feminist Multiverse of Chitra Ganesh’s Art
There are boundless ways to interpret the artist’s works, each populated with fierce femmes and curious chimera, and layered with symbols.
Art
Nadine Faraj’s Crucible of Humanity
The artist explores and envisions fire as both violence and resurrection, from the ecstasy of heat-sparked bodies to the agony of a world ablaze in the throes of empire.
Film
A Woman Who Tried to Kill the President Tells Her Story
Suburban Fury sits with Sara Jane Moore to learn how the politics and culture of the 1970s drove her toward Gerald Ford with a gun in her hand.
Art
The Magical Life of Lyndie Wright’s Puppets
Wright’s human, animal, and fantastical characters span 65 years, a career that has shaped British puppetry over the past several decades.
Art
Christian Marclay’s Disorientation Project
His work suspends us in the flow of time, calling attention to the scattered technologies that have defined our lives.
Art
The Universes Within Universes of Josèfa Ntjam
The artist’s immersive video installation draws upon myriad creation myths to thread a powerful narrative throughout the extremities of our cosmos.