Art
The Visionary From Antigua
The sense of isolation, of being alone in the natural world, is pervasive in Frank Walter's art, and yet one can also sense a muted calm.
Reviews
Film
Jordan Peele’s Nope Is Funny, Intelligent, and Horrifying
It's another equally thrilling and smart ride from the rising director, subtly tackling intersecting ideas about “seeing” and “being seen” along the way.
Art
The Labor of US Citizenship, One Stitch at a Time
As if making her own census, Han Sifuentes surveys groups of immigrants to reveal the labor, research, and proof needed by an immigrant in order to demonstrate their belonging.
Film
A Documentary Unravels the Danger of Being Black and Pregnant in the US
Aftershock, directed by Tonya Lewis Lee and Paula Eiselt, explains the disproportionate rate of Black maternal mortality in the US.
Books
When a Woman Chooses Art Over All Else
Both Celia Paul and Gwen John oriented their lives around being artists and were diverted by romantic entanglements with famous male artists that reduced them to muses. Was it worth it?
Film
An Epic Fantasy About a World Plagued by Disease in The Deer King
Directed by Studio Ghibli alumni Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji, the film grounds the supernatural in realistic-feeling details.
Art
The Enchanted Afterlives of Thrift Store Finds
For artist Melissa Brown, thrifted items reflect human desires and associations, and take on fresh meanings in each new setting.
Art
Discovering Rick Barton
I am not alone when I say that I had never heard of Barton before his exhibition opened at the Morgan Library & Museum.
Books
Justine Kurland Cuts the Male Canon to Pieces
In SCUMB Manifesto, Kurland slices up her collection of photo books by men to create collages that subvert the male gaze.
Art
New Generation of Land Artists Embodies a Call for Action
From sites to studios to systems, the nature of earthworks has changed since the 1960s and ’70s.
Art
Laurie Anderson Takes Stock of Today's Unpredictable Weather
Anderson insists that she doesn’t consider herself a political artist, but her retrospective, The Weather reveals that her artistic choices are entangled with her politics.
Art
Afghan Artists Speak Out Against Oppression
In the online exhibition Before Silence, nine contemporary Afghan artists ruminate on their plight as refugees with targets on their backs.