Art
How Berkeley’s Countercultural Movement Shaped Artist David Huffman
Afro Hippie examines Huffman’s time at Berkeley and how it continues to influence him today.
Reviews
Art
The Galactic Visions of Leonardo Drew
This exhibition could use some more acreage to convey the feeling of standing at a doorway leading to a universe sparkling with abundant energies.
Art
An Unsentimental Sculptor Confronts Mortality
Daisy Youngblood is a portrait sculptor whose themes include the embracing of one’s mortality.
Books
How War Shaped Afghanistan’s Weaving Traditions
With Afghanistan’s “war rugs” a traditional art form was updated in response to the country’s brutal invasions by other nations.
Art
Pulling the Caribbean into Conceptual Focus
Six artists provide distinct ways of seeing the Caribbean in its proper orientation.
Art
Philip Guston’s Unblinking Eye
I cannot think of another American artist who went as far as Guston did without a safety net.
Art
Adventure and Spirituality Collide in Joseph E. Yoakum’s Visionary Art
Yoakum had said repeatedly that the drawings were “spiritual unfoldments,” meaning that faith guided his patterns and passages.
Art
Neglected 20th-Century Women Photographers Begin to Get Their Due
The exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum aims to move beyond Euro-American historical narrative.
Film
A Washed-up Porn Star Wreaks Trumpian Mayhem in His Hometown
Sean Baker’s film about a washed-up porn star seducing a teenage girl is sexually frank in a way few US films are now.
Books
New Frida Kahlo Monograph Moves Beyond Individual Genius Narrative
Three art historians put the focus back on Kahlo’s artistic output.
Film
The Gothic Tale of a Girl With Ice Cubes for Teeth
Lucile Hadžihalilović’s English-language debut Earwig is another odd but assured film about the relationships between children and their guardians.
Art
The Urgency and Resonance of Chakaia Booker
The intentionality of Booker's abstraction gives me the impetus to discuss something about the current zeitgeist that’s been on my mind for a while.