Art
Abstractions That Epitomize the US’s Inherent Violence
I imagine artist Linda Arreola wandering in her mind during lockdowns, just like me, asking how such a brutal world could continue.
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An Original Artist in a World of Copies
Tom Burckhardt is a conceptual artist who has never defined himself as one because he knows the label is limiting.
Books
Barbara Brandon-Croft’s Comics Tell It Like It Is
Where I’m Coming From was the first nationally syndicated comics strip by a Black woman cartoonist.
Books
What's Behind the Angel of History?
Annie Bourneuf's Beyond the Angel of History brilliantly shows that the significance of Paul Klee's "Angelus Novus" may still be hidden.
Art
Kim Uchiyama Captures the Light of Sicily
Uchiyama’s question was how to capture the collision between nature and the manmade, the changing light and aging ruins she encountered in Sicily
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Seeing Ourselves Through Martha Alf’s Paintings of Toilet Paper Rolls
Alf transformed rolls of toilet paper and paper towels into monolithic altars set against a backdrop resembling an Ellsworth Kelly geometric abstraction.
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Duane Linklater’s Messy Notions of Identity
The Native artist’s simultaneity of diverse references obliterates tidy notions of identity, while being transparently true to his own biography, aesthetics, and heritage.
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The Sensual Politics of Jochen Klein
In Klein’s work, the critical structure and the sheer pleasure of painting are inextricable.
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A Tarot Platform for the Zoom Era
Up until recently, there have been few ways to read tarot cards without using physical cards, even in this era of Zoom and remote work.
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Darrel Ellis’s Legacy of Love and Loss
As he grappled with anxieties related to his family, sexuality, and fear of AIDS — to which he would succumb at the age of 33 — Ellis meticulously documented his life.
Art
The Doctor Who Inspired Van Gogh’s Final Paintings
Near the end of his life, Dr. Gachet urged van Gogh to resume painting because through his art he would find ways of unburdening himself.
Art
Reclaiming the Power of an Auntie’s Stare
Anti-Muslim incidents are the jumping-off point for Los Angeles artist Tanzila Ahmed’s painting series Aunties with Deadly Stare.