Dana Schutz, After the Whitney Biennial Dana Schutz, After the Whitney Biennial
A recent show of Schutz's work sheds light on a facet of her art that connects Open Casket to the rest of her paintings.
Nov 17, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Jennifer Egan’s Shadow Worlds Jennifer Egan’s Shadow Worlds
Manhattan Beach maps the networks of power working just below New York’s surface.
Nov 16, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Katherine Hill
Orhan Pamuk’s Fathers and Sons Orhan Pamuk’s Fathers and Sons
In The Red Haired Woman, the Turkish novelist returns to a central theme in much of his work.
Nov 16, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kaya Genç
Bertolt Brecht: Poet of Ill Tidings Bertolt Brecht: Poet of Ill Tidings
In his poetry, Brecht captured a world torn apart by war and depression.
Nov 15, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Noah Isenberg
A Guide to the Louisa County Free Negro & Slave Records, 1770–1865 A Guide to the Louisa County Free Negro & Slave Records, 1770–1865
The first box is for all the good white men. The ones who freed their slaves on Christmas. It’s always Christmas in the first box. The day Delpha shall go out. The day Viney shall…
Nov 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kiki Petrosino
Oedipus Oedipus
To end this brother, you climbed the moon to a far country, and never came back. By that I mean when the police broke their way into a room, billowing with suspicion, your body wa…
Nov 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / D.M. Aderibigbe
The Other Foucault The Other Foucault
What led the French theorist of madness and sexuality to politics?
Nov 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins
The Miseducation of Eva Moskowitz The Miseducation of Eva Moskowitz
What does it mean for parents and their children to be “consumers” of education?
Nov 1, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Megan Erickson
Documentaries, Satires, and Epics: The New York Film Festival Documentaries, Satires, and Epics: The New York Film Festival
What makes a film festival count for more than a tally of masterpieces?
Oct 27, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Gay Bingo at a Pasadena Animal Shelter Gay Bingo at a Pasadena Animal Shelter
My bingo cards are empty, because I’m not paying attention. I can’t hear the numbers, because something inward is being given substance. Then my mother and father appear in the bin…
Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Henri Cole