Art
Sumptuous Textiles Tell a Story of Inequality
Elsa María Meléndez takes on historical narratives that have perpetuated the disempowerment and marginalization of Puerto Rican women.
Sculpture
News
Strange Art Goes Missing From Beetlejuice 2 Set
Police say thieves stole one of the film's iconic abstract sculptures and a lamppost with a “distinctive pumpkin decoration.”
News
Chrysler Museum Asked to Return Allegedly "Stolen" Statue
The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association claims that Peter Stephenson's "Wounded Indian" was stolen from its collection in the 1950s.
News
AI-Generated “Impossible Statue” Is a Dispassionate Steel Mess
The sculpture, based on AI analysis of works by Michelangelo, Rodin, Käthe Kollwitz, Takamura Kotaro, and Augusta Savage, would make a great hood ornament for Elon Musk’s next venture into space.
News
Voluptuous Mermaid Art Causes a Stir in Italy
The sculpture, dedicated to scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, is described as “a tribute to the great majority of women who are curvy.”
Art
Nancy Rubins on Objects in the In-Between
In her world, there is no detritus and everything (everyone) is charged with potential.
Art
Lucio Fontana’s Third Dimension
Nothing was shaped or glazed by Fontana without his consideration of how light could interact, animate, or even mystify form.
Books
In Praise of the Exhibition Catalogue
Shary Boyle’s Outside the Palace of Me exhibition catalogue provides viewers with experiences that an in-person visit cannot.
Art
Why Are You Drawing Faces Like That?
With deep-set eyes and sealed lips, an ovular, narrow face is pervasive in James Gilbert’s work.
Art
The Mind-Bending Tree Sculptures of “Monsieur Plant”
French artist Christophe Guinet’s mesmerizing plaster sculptures mimic the ability of trees to assume other forms.
News
New York’s Beloved Alamo Cube Isn’t Spinning Anymore
The cube, which has fallen into disrepair, was strapped in place by supportive metal implements at its base.
Art
Is Touching Sculpture Sexier After Zoom Fatigue?
The sensation of touching isn’t the point. It’s the yearning — heightened during quarantines — that lives on in these sculptures.