Art
Weekend Words: Idiot
"Half the world is composed of idiots, the other half of people clever enough to take indecent advantage of them."
Weekend
Art
Translating Sight into Paint
Working entirely from observation, Daniel Heidkamp’s paintings join what we see with what we feel.
Art
A Painter’s Dreams Go Up in Smoke
Brandi Twilley's paintings of her childhood bedroom before it was destroyed by a fire are devoid of sentimentality, nostalgia, and even sympathy.
Art
Philippe Vandenberg’s Urgent Testimony
At some point in his career, Vandenberg became disgusted with the attention he was getting, and walked away from the work that made him a success.
Art
What Will Our Grandchildren Say About Trump?
A reflection on Trump, America's angry zit.
Art
Walter Benjamin on How to Stop Worrying and Love Late Capitalism
Benjamin’s gargantuan Arcades Project brims with philosophical propositions, poetic digressions, lyrical aphorisms, and experimental theses.
Music
Yoko Ono’s Music of the ’70s is Back
Three new re-releases showcase Ono’s technical innovations and vocal range, from screams, yelps, wails, grunts, and guttural bursts to ballads, Latin beats, and the blues.
Art
A Saudi Artist Pauses in the Face of Politics
Abdulnasser Gharem’s works question initial perceptions and reveal inherent contradictions about Islamic and Arabian art and culture.
Art
Helen Frankenthaler’s Panoramas of Paint
Dual retrospectives of paintings and woodcuts underscore Frankenthaler’s restless experimentation in image and materials.
Art
Required Reading
This week, the winners of Dronestagram, the Utah teapot, font culture wars, Cheryl Dunye’s The Watermelon Woman, and more.
Art
Weekend Words: Press
"Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians."
Music
Fifty Years of Wandering in Sgt. Pepper Land
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is better than a merely great rock album — it’s a glorious exemplar of goofy fluffery.