Books
Douglas Crase, Literary Subversive
The entire body of Crase’s writing invites the kind of close attention that is usually reserved for poetry.
Review
Art
Peter Williams's Everyday American Hell
Williams has a deeply personal awareness of the irreparable harm done to black bodies.
Art
Melvin Way Holds the Keys to the Universe
Melvin Way’s finely crafted, befuddling works demand to be understood on their own terms. But just what are they?
Art
Making Art from Global Trade Routes
Hugh Scott-Douglas takes viewers on a journey through the oceanic trade and zeroes in on the interference of bodies and labor in global transactions.
Art
Allan Kaprow, Before the Happenings
Considered the Father of the Happening, Kaprow started off as a painter whose work reflected a Cubist-inspired, pre-AbEx aesthetic.
Art
A Decade of Video Art Responding to the 2008 Financial Crisis
Each video reveals another part of the world struggling for air in the tense atmosphere of late capitalism.
Film
A Starkly Beautiful Film About Bach, Through the Lens of His Wife’s Diary
Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet’s The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach, entirely played by professional musicians, is a peculiar and striking film.
Art
Drawing on Memories of Violence and Displacement
Millie Chen suggests that spectacle can be destructive, but the shared act of looking, and looking back, can also build empathy.
Art
Recreating Some of Hollywood’s Most Infamous Art Crimes
Kota Ezawa, who believes “artists are close to outlaws,” recreates Hollywood crime scenes in video animations.
Art
Art that Embraces the Incoherence of the Internet
Liu Shiyuan's videos, photos, and installations wrangle with the deluge of information and imagery we're constantly fed without veering into incoherence.
Film
On Body and Soul Follows a Strange Romance Set in a Slaughterhouse
Ildiko Enyedi's film, which is nominated for an Oscar, is a fantastical reflection on human intimacy and vulnerability.
Art
How 18th-Century Artists Pieced Together Pastel Portraits
In order to make large portraits of European elites, artists had to literally piece together pieces of paper, circumventing the limitations of their medium.