Film
Five Video Essays That Go Beyond the Surface
With so many to sort through, here are some recommendations for the best recent video essays to check out.
Reviews
Art
What to Do With Our Anger?
In painting, Gandy Brodie could find moments of beauty and defenselessness, as well as the endurance and will to survive, despite a difficult life.
Art
Seeing the Frick Anew Through Barkley L. Hendricks’s Portraits
While the premise is to explore Hendricks’s connection to the Frick’s collection, the effect of the museum’s survey is to change the way we view those same paintings.
Art
The Aesthetic Allure of Motherboards and Microchips
Through textural, analog works that neither beep nor boop, artist Analia Saban has crafted a poetic commentary on our digital existence.
Art
Sean Scully Goes Down a Rabbit Hole
By introducing his motifs into a children’s story, and avoiding any sense of self-importance, Scully reveals another side of himself.
Art
Mona Hatoum’s Videos Make a Presence From Absence
Hatoum’s early videos confront viewers with the body of the artist as a synecdoche for the collective trauma experienced by the dispossessed
Books
There’s Nothing Punk About Punk Orientalism
Sara Raza’s limited curatorial vision empowers dictators and diminishes artists who are making work that has political impact and carries risk.
Books
What Did Home Mean to Leonora Carrington?
A new book explores the many places the artist lived in and how they shaped how she made art.
Art
Luz Carabaño’s Tiny Cosmos in Paint
Carabaño’s rippling, organic shapes curve into ethereal portals that feel like they could transport viewers into another dimension.
Books
A Fuller Picture of Piet Mondrian
Hans Janssen’s Piet Mondrian: A Life gives a comprehensive picture of the Dutch artist’s life and character, but leaves some questions unanswered.
Film
Hayao Miyazaki Takes a Deeply Personal Turn
The Boy and the Heron is an old man’s look back at a life spent crafting intricate worlds, now offering the tools to do so to the next generation.
Art
Secrets of a Pennsylvania Dutch Interior
Like a salacious game of eye-spy, Anne Buckwalter’s paintings invite viewers to share in a semi-secret rendezvous.