Legacy Russell doesn’t do things IRL. Throughout her writing, you’ll find instead the term “AFK” (Away From Keyboard). As the mobile internet became ubiquitous in... The post “Proudl...
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The Heritage Foundation and conservative groups like it have been trying to kill the National Endowment for the Arts for decades. Last month, the Trump... The post With Sharper Tools: Defendin...
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In the pantheon of texts about art, there are very, very few that have had the impact of “The Tear Gas Biennial.” Published online... The post How Protest Works Now: Understanding “The Te...
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In the popular imagination, calling someone a “modern Medici” is a synonym for “visionary patron of the arts.” That association itself shows how much... The post Where Do We Go From Her...
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Velvet Buzzsaw, launching on Netflix tomorrow, had me hooked from the first line uttered by its protagonist. In the opening scene, we see Jake Gyllenhaal’s... The post “Velvet Buzzsaw” S...
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There is a small historical irony in the topic of Hal Foster’s lecture for the 67th A.W. Mellon Lectures at the National Gallery of... The post An Always Fractured Order: Hal Foster’s Unrom...
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Hélio Oiticica, one of the most famous figures of Brazil’s mid-century surge of experimental art, once said that his goal was to strike “a... The post Hélio Oiticica’s Journey From Art ...
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Vito Acconci, a towering figure in the history of performance art, and more recently known for his experimental architecture, has died at the age... The post “The Only Things That are Unchang...
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New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) recently rehung its prized Modern galleries, swapping out works by greats like Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso for... The post Interrupting Business as...
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The Queens Museum is devoting more space than it has ever given over to a single artist to survey the career of Mierle Laderman... The post Towards the Profane: Mierle Laderman Ukeles Exercises...