Art
Alberto Savinio’s Pre-Postmodern Grotesque
Savinio’s adulteration of old and new was highly influential in the postmodernist revolt against the strictures of formalism.
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Preparing the Dead in a Quiet Game About a Mortician’s Life
A Mortician's Tale is a contemplative video game in which players embalm and cremate bodies, and attend to the funerals of the dead.
Books
A Stamp Designer Makes His Mark with Cheeky Designs
Vincent Sardon's The Stampographer, published by Siglio Press, collects the witty designs he makes with rubber stamps, which are sometimes several feet long.
Books
Daring Escapes and Sensational Illusions: Posters from the Golden Age of Magic
Illusions: The Art of Magic is a book and exhibition at the McCord Museum in Montreal featuring hundreds of posters from the Golden Age of Magic
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Joel Meyerowitz's Still Life Photographs of the Objects in Cézanne's Studio
Photographer Joel Meyerowitz captured objects in Cézanne's studio against a grey wall, considering the influence of this background on the artist's work.
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In North Korea, the Graphic Design of Everyday Objects Promotes National Identity
Selections from a frequent visitor's personal collection highlight a "golden age" of North Korean graphic design.
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Photographing the Lower East Side's Fading Jewish Culture
For Remnants, Janet Russek and David Scheinbaum photographed the synagogues, knisheries, delicatessens, and other survivors of Jewish heritage on New York's Lower East Side.
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The Surreal Arctic Life of Svalbard, One of the Northernmost Settlements
In Svalbard — An Arcticficial Life, Julia de Cooker photographs the life and landscapes of one of the northernmost human settlements.
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Poems that Make You Aware of Your Skin
With dystopian fear and fierce warmth, Rindon Johnson's book, illustrated by Ser Serpas, is an evocative encounter between image and text.
Art
A Quiet, Painful Meditation on Human Illness Through VR
In this surprising use of VR, the camera never leaves the bedroom, as we watch an artist’s mother wake up, check her online dating app, and take medication from a carrier bag full of pills.
Art
Seeing Our Digital Lives More Clearly Through Painting
Downey’s paintings function in the pre-internet and are not seduced by the internet’s promises; instead he shows us part of what we have lost.
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Winding Paths and Swooping Walls Create an Oasis in London
Spaces for rest, reflection, and community at London's Serpentine Pavilion.