Art
Taking a Walk on the Lower East Side
Anton van Dalen represents a lesser acknowledged artist archetype: the non-heroic, civic-minded observer and chronicler.
Weekend
Art
Required Reading
This week, a lizard's sunny "Kusama Room," artists who choose isolation, some leading thinkers ponder the quarantine, saving the mail, rats during the pandemic, and more.
Music
Poppy Captures the Chaos of Pop
By committing to chaos in itself, Poppy captures a spirit of play, a sense that anything is possible.
Interview
Beer with a Painter: McArthur Binion
“I don’t come from art history, and even though I’m involved in the mainstream art world, I didn’t come from this.”
Art
Isaac Julien’s Political Memory
Western Union: Small Boats provokes our dread and desire.
Art
Egregious Renaissance Maleness, From the Inside Out
An up-close look at the codpiece.
Art
The Enigmatic Beauty of Leidy Churchman's Paintings
Churchman raises pointed philosophical and sociopolitical inquiries by coaxing viewers toward a position of otherness.
Art
What Do Artists Need to Make Their Work?
For artists and writers, self-isolation means doing what they have always done — which is work at home.
Art
Required Reading
This week, the Kony 2012 scam, "experts" in a pandemic, how the pandemic changed internet behavior, Apple designs a face shield, and more.
Books
Two Poets Search for Home
In their latest volumes, poets Youmna Chlala and Chris Nealon confront the notion of home and the emotional challenges of our own tentative, pre- or post-apocalyptic moment.
Books
A Photographer’s Travels Across the Real American West
In a new book, the photographer Peter Kayafas captures the contemporary soul of a region long obscured by its own enduring myths.
Art
The Quality of Mercy, From Caravaggio to Conceptual Art
Like art, morality persists despite dramatic cultural transformations.