Books
A Comprehensive and Contemporary Guide to Figurative Drawing
Figurative artists know the importance of learning “the rules” before they break them, which is precisely the opportunity this book intends to offer its most ambitious readers.
Review
Art
The Avant-Garde Oeuvre of a Classically Trained Sculptor from North Korea
Seung-taek Lee is one of the most fascinating and deeply committed artists of this generation.
Art
A Documentary Series Breaks Down the Infrastructure of Cloud Computing
When viewing promotional videos of data centers from corporations like Google and Microsoft, artist Matt Parker always felt something was missing: the sound of this internet infrastructure.
Art
The Violence of the British Slave Trade, as Told Through the Sea
John Akomfrah’s Tropikos, showing at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, navigates the United Kingdom’s role in the slave trade and the inherently formidable power of the sea.
Art
Our Political Furor Rendered in Ceramic and Fire
Here’s a story: Once upon a time there was a nation. Then it caught on fire. The end.
Art
Piecing Together Black Identity on Canvas
Juan Logan's work sees Black identity as both a cipher that contains the secret of America’s greatness and a constant reminder of its deepest shame.
Film
A Madcap Animated Movie About a High School Slowly Sliding into the Sea
This captivating film offers a strong argument for more graphic novelists to apply their creativity to animation.
Art
From Books by Black Women to Electricians' Stories, a Show Catalogues Alternative Archives
An exhibition at Nurture Art features evolving collections of art and testimony from people too often left out of official histories.
Books
In Photographs of Estate Sales, Price Tags Mark the Possessions of the Dead
For a year, photographer Norm Diamond visited up to 10 estate sales a week, documenting the stranded possessions for his series What Is Left Behind.
Film
The Blessing and Curse of Emily Dickinson’s Homebound World
Cynthia Nixon plays the older Dickinson, portraying her as multitudinous, assertive, rebellious, principled, shrill, demure, sensitive, coy, and vain.
Art
Why a Herbarium of 7.8 Million Plants Is One of New York's Most Valuable Resources
The New York Botanical Garden is home to the world's second-largest herbarium, a vital archive in an era of vanishing botanical collections.
Art
Immersed in the Discrete Realities of the Sharjah Biennial
The 13th Sharjah Biennial, titled Tamawuj, immerses you in distinctly crafted and compelling realities through sound, video works, and maze-like installations.