David Hammons: The Private Public Artist David Hammons: The Private Public Artist
The staging of Hammons’s work at Mnuchin Gallery amounts to the punch line of a joke that has extended throughout his half-century career.
Mar 25, 2016 / Antwaun Sargent
Puzzle No. 3395 Puzzle No. 3395
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 8 Backward cry of disdain at a longtime Cuban dance (8) 9 On the radio, happy beat from Scotland (6) 10 Vow loyalty,…
Mar 24, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Does Hulk Hogan’s Lawsuit Against Gawker Really Threaten Freedom of the Press? Does Hulk Hogan’s Lawsuit Against Gawker Really Threaten Freedom of the Press?
He sued Gawker, won an unbelievably large award, and shouted “Boo!” at free speech. But it ain’t over yet.
Mar 21, 2016 / Leslie Savan
The Syrian Who Wanted the Revolution, Part Seven: The Salvation The Syrian Who Wanted the Revolution, Part Seven: The Salvation
On the fifth anniversary of the revolt, the film collective Abounaddara gives a voice, a face, and a humanity to one of the country’s bludgeoned survivors.
Mar 18, 2016 / Moustafa Bayoumi
Faith, More, Safe, War Faith, More, Safe, War
On The Life of Pablo, where Kanye West most fully shares his doubts, he is more convincing as a Christian than on his other albums.
Mar 18, 2016 / Frank Guan
Sports Marketing Sports Marketing
For Fightball players, the game is a mix of endurance and skill. For the audience, there’s a mix of spectacle, glamour, and drama.
Mar 15, 2016 / Photo Essay / Naima Green
‘Eclipsed’: Out From the Shadows ‘Eclipsed’: Out From the Shadows
The new, wonderfully acted Broadway play sheds light on the untold stories of the women who lived through the second Liberian civil war.
Mar 11, 2016 / Alina Cohen
Puzzle No. 3394 Puzzle No. 3394
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Formal speech, skipping the commercial (5) 4 Mistakenly pry into gothic novel with legal protection (9) 9 Vicious…
Mar 10, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Get Information Get Information
Beyoncé’s “Formation” reflects today’s movement from black rage toward a racialized revolutionary politics.
Mar 9, 2016 / Joshua Clover
A Critic’s Job of Work A Critic’s Job of Work
I don’t see my job as making or breaking an artist. I have other responsibilities toward art.
Mar 9, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky