Art
When Abstraction Exploded in Form and Meaning
Can non-representational art reflect social change?
Weekend
Art
Required Reading
This week, a little girl discovers a dinosaur footprint, the constructed history of Chandigarh chairs, a brief history of house galleries in Los Angeles, new revelations about the assassination of Malcolm X, 10 images that reveal what we know about Mars, and more.
Books
The Rise of the Machines
Rebecca Morgan Frank's poems critique sexism, objectification, and violence by depicting humans as robots.
Art
Garth Weiser Explores the Limits of Technical Wizardry
Moving beyond the confines of abstract signs, Weiser seems to be seeking social and philosophical meaning.
Art
An Asian American Landscape Artist to Be Reckoned With
Kim Van Do takes the full range of our vision, from left to right and sky to ground, to an extreme.
Art
Books to See and Feel
These alluringly physical objects provide an opportunity to explore the symbiotic relationship between sight and touch.
Books
A Tattoo Artist’s History of Tattoos
TATTOO: 1730s-1970s. Henk Schiffmacher’s Private Collection is strong on the presentation of images, but says very little about their meaning.
Music
Trippie Redd, Louder and Crunchier
The Ohio rapper’s new album, Neon Shark, is a pop-punk gem.
Art
Required Reading
This week, NASA lands on Mars, retiring the Group of Seven, the Pentagon's algorithm-driven weapons, the life of Stan Lee, Stonehenge's Welsh origins, and more.
Art
Angela Dufresne Tells a Different Story
I cannot think of another narrative painter as expansive, surprising, funny, unsettling, tender, wacky, challenging, theatrical, and radically imaginative as Angela Dufresne.
Art
Angel Otero’s Paintings of Absence
Otero’s images of water and disaster mirror the wreckage of Hurricane Maria as well as the devastation of COVID-19.
Interview
Artists Quarantine With Their Art Collections
“Living with art, I am surrounded by thoughts, visions and conversations by other artists. It’s all very intimate.”