Art
In Reconstructions, Black Artists and Architects Move Beyond the Limitations of the Present
What would happen if Black people had or were currently given the time, space, energy, and funding to build alternative futures?
Reviews
Art
In Vivid Pastels, Adrian Armstrong Explores the Complexity of Blackness
Armstrong’s layered portraits prompt a consideration of race that is not tethered to skin shades.
Art
Guy Goodwin’s Colorful Inelegance
With subjects and materials such as diner menus and discarded cardboard, Goodwin resists a view of history as progress in search of ultimate truths.
Art
Alia Ali's Yemeni Futurism
From her earliest works, Ali has confronted colonial histories, challenged racial and gendered biases, and put pressure on borders both physical and conceptual.
Art
Don Voisine’s Restless Shapes
Voisine's paintings ask us to consider what we pay attention to and why.
Books
André Gide's Pioneering Autofiction
Intended as a satire of the Parisian Symbolist milieu, Gide's novel Marshlands is a sendup of writing itself.
Books
Douglas Kearney's Poetry of Performance
Kearney’s language — exquisitely torqued and modulated, sheering from the formal to the vernacular — reminds us that we are in the hands of a masterful performer.
Art
A Fantastical Celebration of Nature Blooms in a Kolkata Mansion
Narayan Sinha transforms a dilapidated old home into a surreal artistic playground.
Books
Plunder Dissects Napoleon’s Obsession with Stealing Art
Using a mix of art, military, and intellectual history, Cynthia Saltzman argues that controlling art is a powerful way to control hearts and minds.
Film
Halston Gets the Kind of Over-the-Top Biopic He'd Appreciate
The new Netflix miniseries about the influential fashion designer would benefit from a closer look at the work that made his name.
Film
When the Black Panthers and Young Lords Teamed Up to Fight Addiction with Acupuncture
The documentary Dope Is Death chronicles the history of a first-of-its-kind detox center in the Bronx.
Art
Maia Ruth Lee’s Artworks Pick Up Where Language Falls Short
In The Language of Grief, Lee’s canvases read like a fragmentary novel, building out the story of a year through mundane bits and extraordinary pieces.