Books
Hettie Judah Confronts the Unwritten History of Artist-Mothers
Though more interested in taxonomy than analysis, the critic’s new book is most exhilarating when it maps a timeline of childrearing’s influence on artists.
Reviews
Art
The Force of Community Bends Space in Aliza Nisenbaum’s Portraits
The artist depicts Los Angeles dancers as they dance, dress, and rest.
Books
Danny Lyon Lived His Photography
The photographer's autobiography takes us on a long voyage from East to West and back again without smoothing over the potholes in the road.
Art
The Feminist Multiverse of Chitra Ganesh’s Art
There are boundless ways to interpret the artist’s works, each populated with fierce femmes and curious chimera, and layered with symbols.
Art
Nadine Faraj’s Crucible of Humanity
The artist explores and envisions fire as both violence and resurrection, from the ecstasy of heat-sparked bodies to the agony of a world ablaze in the throes of empire.
Film
A Woman Who Tried to Kill the President Tells Her Story
Suburban Fury sits with Sara Jane Moore to learn how the politics and culture of the 1970s drove her toward Gerald Ford with a gun in her hand.
Art
The Magical Life of Lyndie Wright’s Puppets
Wright’s human, animal, and fantastical characters span 65 years, a career that has shaped British puppetry over the past several decades.
Art
Christian Marclay’s Disorientation Project
His work suspends us in the flow of time, calling attention to the scattered technologies that have defined our lives.
Art
The Universes Within Universes of Josèfa Ntjam
The artist’s immersive video installation draws upon myriad creation myths to thread a powerful narrative throughout the extremities of our cosmos.
Art
How Alvin Ailey Redefined Modern Dance
Through his choreography and his company’s performances, Ailey seamlessly interwove narratives of Black, American, and queer identity.
Art
The Destabilizing Project of Jimmy DeSana and Paul P.
Ruins of Rooms explores not just the relationship between their work but the conceptual echoes between their generations.
Books
The Origin Story of Reality TV Is Funny, and a Little Fascist
In Cue the Sun!, Emily Nussbaum pulls nuggets of truth from the history of the notorious genre to illuminate what keeps viewers coming back for more.