Art
Views From the End of Human Expansion
Five Southern California Views taps into the mythology of the West as an expanse for the imagination, only to decenter the human presence.
Reviews
Film
The Haunting History of America’s Largest Confederate Monument
A new documentary investigates the racist origins of the Stone Mountain monument near Atlanta, Georgia — the Mount Rushmore of white supremacy.
Art
A Dazzling and Troubling Display of Spanish Expansion
While acknowledging the horrors of colonialism, Spain and the Hispanic World also highlights the exchange of traditions and ideas.
Art
Shalom and Pass the Joint
A new exhibition reveals how Jewish people throughout history have embraced marijuana both spiritually and politically.
Art
Basking in Vermeer’s Light at Rijksmuseum
In Vermeer’s paintings, the world is much larger than we imagined and yet somehow deep, meaningful, and magical.
Art
The Art World "Darling" Who Went Rogue
Joan Brown resented the easy commodification of her work, and the incessant demand for her to create something just so others could own it.
Art
How Anthony Daley Abstracts Rubens
In the work of Rubens, painter Anthony Daley finds correspondences of color that can carry expressive meanings abstractly.
Books
Maurice Sendak’s Life Among the Wild Things
Sendak’s illustrations carry weight all on their own for children and adults alike, and this book beautifully captures his prolific career.
Art
Judy Ledgerwood's Playfully Subversive Patterns
What distinguishes Ledgerwood’s work from the earlier generation of women artists working in the domain of Pattern and Decoration is its bluntness and humor.
Art
What Does It Mean to Be a Latina/x Artist?
A small but impactful exhibition at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art complicates questions of identity and the canon.
Art
Tales of Endurance Etched on Vinyl
The semi-durational installation The Mountains Wore Down to the Valleys poetically frames the challenges of the pandemic, and more.
Art
History Is Not an Open Book
The 1969 exhibition 5 + 1, and now Revisiting 5 + 1, are reminders that the history of Black Art in the United States is diverse rather than monolithic.