The New York Times review of Paula Rego’s Tate Britain retrospective, published on July 7, begins: “Paula Rego is the kind of artist who paints a... The post Correcting for the Bawdy Rage...
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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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The American artist Howardena Pindell arrived in London for her first solo show in the UK just as the 45th US President landed for... The post “I’m Staying Away From Trump as Subject Matter...
One might think that the recent swell of interest in black art would have eased some of the burdens faced by those who have... The post Invisible Labor and Black Burnout appeared first on Momu...
Titus Kaphar came into the limelight soon after Time magazine commissioned him in 2014 to make a painting for one of its “Person of the Year”... The post “So Many Glaring Absences That ...
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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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The Rencontres d’Arles is arguably the most important photography event of the year. From tiny galleries to medieval churches to a Roman amphitheater, the... The post Confronting Gender Imbal...
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