Books & the Arts

Chim’s Eye: On Photography and Politics

Chim’s Eye: On Photography and Politics Chim’s Eye: On Photography and Politics

Is it possible to create an intellectually aware, politically honest image?

Apr 15, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Francis Reynolds

Dreams Built and Broken: On Ada Louise Huxtable

Dreams Built and Broken: On Ada Louise Huxtable Dreams Built and Broken: On Ada Louise Huxtable

How an architecture critic made New York City her touchstone for discussions of public space.

Apr 15, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Alexandra Lange

Sugar Rush and Stomachache: On ‘NYC 1993’

Sugar Rush and Stomachache: On ‘NYC 1993’ Sugar Rush and Stomachache: On ‘NYC 1993’

The New Museum tries to explain why the city's art scene changed in 1993.

Apr 15, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

As They Live: On Roman Vishniac

As They Live: On Roman Vishniac As They Live: On Roman Vishniac

How a photographer’s images of Jews were liberated from the lachrymose history he imposed upon them.

Apr 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Jana Prikryl

Oligarchs and Graphomaniacs

Oligarchs and Graphomaniacs Oligarchs and Graphomaniacs

No one dies for poetry anymore, not even in Russia. Enter the oligarchs, who steer clear of Putin’s ire by sponsoring literary prizes.

Apr 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Sophie Pinkham

The Idea of Freedom

The Idea of Freedom The Idea of Freedom

Sally Potter’s Ginger & Rosa, Su Friedrich’s Gut Renovation, Shirley Clarke’s Portrait of Jason, Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers.

Apr 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Pop, Charts: On Paul Krugman

Pop, Charts: On Paul Krugman Pop, Charts: On Paul Krugman

Krugman affirms the way things are, no matter how often he choruses the word "change."

Apr 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover

Madness in the Method: On ‘Homeland’

Madness in the Method: On ‘Homeland’ Madness in the Method: On ‘Homeland’

Afflicted with a mental disorder, Carrie Mathison is an unlikely American hero, and seems a bad bet besides.

Apr 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Miriam Markowitz

‘It Happens At All Bases, All Branches’: An Interview with the Makers of ‘The Invisible War’

‘It Happens At All Bases, All Branches’: An Interview with the Makers of ‘The Invisible War’ ‘It Happens At All Bases, All Branches’: An Interview with the Makers of ‘The Invisible War’

Director Kirby Dick and producer Amy Ziering tell The Nation what the military can do to prevent sexual assault.

Apr 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Anna Simonton

My So-Called ‘Post-Feminist’ Life in Arts and Letters

My So-Called ‘Post-Feminist’ Life in Arts and Letters My So-Called ‘Post-Feminist’ Life in Arts and Letters

Slut-shaming, name-calling and no respect: welcome to life in literary America for a twenty-first-century female author.

Apr 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Deborah Copaken Kogan

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