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.
Reviews
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.
Art
Enter the Rich, Vibrant Worlds of Thornton Dial
Dial World offers an exciting, if selective, opportunity to gauge the artist’s formal impact — one long overdue.
Art
In Large-Scale Quilts, Jesse Krimes Memorializes Those Subsumed by Incarceration
American Rendition interweaves materials cherished by current and formerly incarcerated people into contemplative scenes.
Performance
The Pitfalls of Hosting a Virtual Cabaret
HaRaKa Platform’s Cairo KitKat Club pales in comparison to virtual performances mounted with only a fraction of the institutional support.”
Art
Tomás Esson’s Whirling Gyroscopes of Paint
In The GOAT, tongues, butts, and spillage all combine, expressing a delightful reverence of the corporeal.
Film
A Drummer Grapples With Hearing Loss
With a terrific lead performance by Riz Ahmed, the film "Sound of Metal" bridges the deaf and hearing worlds.
Film
A Funhouse Mirror Telling of Canadian History
The Twentieth Century is a surreal, irreverent anti-biopic of Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.