Art
EJ Hill's Art for Bodies that Refuse to Comply
For EJ Hill, to stand and remember is an act of ultimate resistance.
Reviews
Art
Yugoslavia's Complicated Modernism
The 20th-century architecture of Yugoslavia was the result of a concerted national effort to modernize and unify.
Film
A Visual, Mesmerizing Journey of Clothing and Fabric Around the World
Jodie Mack’s irresistible travelogue The Grand Bizarre weaves together a kaleidoscopic meditation on how our clothes tie us together.
Film
Shakedown Documents the Overt Sexuality of Lesbian Strip Clubs, and Then Shifts Our Gaze
In a documentary about Black female strippers who dance for women, Leilah Weinraub makes us question how we think about sex and its presentation on camera.
Art
Seducing the Viewer to Have a Roll in the Hay at the Louvre Lens
The exhibition Love is like a series of loosely related theory or fiction discussions that become most interesting when they overreach to the point of self-contradiction.
Art
The Relentless Efforts of Maren Hassinger Result in an Overdue Retrospective
Maren Hassinger’s retrospective The Spirit of Things at the Baltimore Museum of Art not only validates her career but indicates something about our current political moment.
Performance
Rafa Esparza’s Latest Performance Uses Google Maps as a Time Machine
In his recent performance at Participant Inc, Rafa Esparza takes the audience through land and memory with the help of Google Maps.
Art
Curators Strive to Transcend National Borders at the Gwangju Biennale
The next step following the biennale's North Korean Art exhibition would be to promote interpersonal communication between North Korean artists and others from the outside world.
Art
A David Lynch-Like Show Revolves Around the Remains of a Turkey Named Lola
Graem Whyte’s installation represents iconic, deeper-cut aspects of the Twin Peaks canon, offering up “moments of sublime mystery.”
Art
The Stakes Are High for a Museum in the Holy Land
A museum in Jerusalem addresses skeptics who doubt the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth.
Art
Five Centuries of Play Between Word and Image
Word and Image at the Dallas Museum of Art emphasizes just how varied the art and technology of print can be.
Art
The Hits and Misses of Santa Fe's Much-Anticipated SITE Biennial
Despite curatorial missteps, 2018's SITE Santa Fe contributes to an ongoing and timely conversation in the Americas about identity, displacement, and colonialism.