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.
Review
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.
Art
The Curving Concrete Poetry of a Daring Experimental Architect
In Mexico, the architecture of Félix Candela punctuates landscapes like giant flowers, folded umbrellas, and cresting waves.
Books
A Compelling New Book Focuses on Work by 33 Women Photographers
Photographers tackle the intricacies of identity, politics, history, and humanity in this unique compilation.
Art
The Hushed Brilliance of James Castle's Mysterious Drawings
An exhibition at the New York Studio School gathers about 50 of Castle's strangely poetic drawings and cardboard constructions.
Art
An Artist and Anthropologist Reinterpret Stone Age Tools as Sculpture
A curious and provocative show considers an age-old tension between form and function, treating the tools of early humans as a kind of art.