Art
Zadie Xa Leads Visitors on an Urgent Environmental Adventure
Moon Poetics reminds visitors of their geological impact, and also that future survival depends on our transformative action.
Reviews
Art
The Swirling, Sensual Dystopias of TARWUK
At Martos Gallery, the collaborative duo imparts the solace of companionship among the cracks and crags of their mythical wasteland.
Art
Diego Rodriguez-Warner’s Swirling, Curvilinear Compositions Leave No Surface Undecorated
In Horror Vacui, the artist’s works exude depth and dynamism, turning what might be mayhem into compelling narratives.
Books
Roni Horn’s Memories and Meditations About Weather
Prosaic and profound, Horn’s book "Island Zombie" feels like standing before art again.
Books
A Photographer Captures Christmas Kitsch Across the US
With American Christmas, Danelle Manthey presents elaborate decorative traditions as a form of folk art, but one can’t help but wonder if White Christmas might be a more accurate title for her project.
Film
With Soul, Pixar Attempts to Make a Radically Different Kind of Animation
Warm depictions of Black life and music-making aside, Soul ultimately shortchanges itself with what feels like a lack of confidence in its core character.
Art
Poking Holes in the Veneer of Our Social Media Selves
At Essex Street, Torey Thornton broaches the broader issues of our image-saturated age, considering who (and what) our self-styling ultimately serves.
Art
The Subversive Power of Quilting
As Radical Tradition affirms, the act of creating whole cloth from scraps is not just a matter of making ends meet, but an empowering act of reclamation.
Art
Steve DiBenedetto’s Raw Nerves
Whatever the impulse that initiated the paintings, DiBenedetto clearly works everything out on the surface.
Art
Tracing Networks of Political Corruption in Sheida Soleimani’s Slick, Hyper-Stylized Tableaux
Hotbed zeroes in on the places where these power relations and abuses between the US and Iran make themselves most visible.
Art
Derek Fordjour Conjures a Heavenly World
In "Self Must Die," Fordjour’s penchant for lush colors and surfaces dovetails with the theme of churchified rituals of remembrance.
Art
Picturing Wittgenstein's Children's Dictionary
With Drawings for Word Book, Paul Chan revisits the philosopher’s important text, illustrating its terms with childlike receptiveness.