Art
Minor Master or Master of the Minor?
One reason Joe Brainard made so many small works was to convey that modesty and ambition were not mutually exclusive.
Weekend
Art
Photographing the Bloody Cost of Resistance
Between 1968 and 1981, when he turned 13, Khiang H. Hei was at or near the epicenter of several catastrophic historical events reverberating across Southeast Asia.
Art
Materializing Memory and Trauma
The mementos and keepsakes that populate many of this show's artworks were once ordinary objects but now appear totemic.
Art
A Forgotten Precursor of Genderqueer Performance Art
Stephen Varble made the city streets his stage, using garbage to create his alter-ego, Marie Debris.
Art
A Gallery’s Eight Decades of Artistic Independence
Now celebrating its 80th anniversary, Manhattan’s Galerie St. Etienne brings a scholarly approach to a uniquely diverse lineup.
Art
Escaping the Neo-Conceptualist Bubble
An exhibition that questions whether art can be based on formulas without becoming formulaic.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Grindr's influence on queer cinema, the prison abolitionist movement, authenticating Minimalist art, the collapse of the humanities, and more.
Music
The Singer-Songwriter Complex
New word-heavy releases from Jenny Lewis, Sir Babygirl, Nilufer Yanya, and Sharon Van Etten.
Art
A Young Master of Painted Flesh
As invested as Louis Fratino is in his gay subject matter, what heightens the work is his formal mastery of the figure in space.
Art
A Shape-Shifting Artist, 87 Years Young
Over the course of a 70-year-career, David Driskell has been making art about memory, jazz, cities, spirituality, and nature.
Interview
Beer with a Painter: Judy Glantzman
“Although I think authorship is questionable, I am interested in inventing my own language.”
Art
An Exhibition Brings Tolkien's Vision Down to Earth
Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth tries to wrest Middle-earth back to its source: J. R. R. Tolkien’s writing-desk.