Fine Art

Landscapes of the Mind

Landscapes of the Mind Landscapes of the Mind

On Joseph E. Yoakum and Etel Adnan.

Mar 29, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Howardena Pindell’s Decades-Long Fight to Integrate the Art World

Howardena Pindell’s Decades-Long Fight to Integrate the Art World Howardena Pindell’s Decades-Long Fight to Integrate the Art World

There’s been a surge of interest in the 78-year-old artist’s work, but art institutions remain overwhelmingly white and male.

Mar 15, 2022 / Alana Pockros

Are Museums in Crisis?

Are Museums in Crisis? Are Museums in Crisis?

As institutions around the world deal with various challenges—politically and economically—it is worth asking if museums have lost their authority.

Mar 8, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

The Black Arts Movement’s Revolution in the South

The Black Arts Movement’s Revolution in the South The Black Arts Movement’s Revolution in the South

A new book offers a sweeping history of the radical art and institutions created in the South by the Black Arts Movement.

Jan 10, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques

Ai Weiwei

No Other Way to Live: Why Ai Weiwei Left China No Other Way to Live: Why Ai Weiwei Left China

Xi Jinping’s tenure has been marked by harsh crackdowns on human rights activism.

Jan 6, 2022 / Yaqiu Wang

Maggie Nelson and the Evolving Politics of Liberation

Maggie Nelson and the Evolving Politics of Liberation Maggie Nelson and the Evolving Politics of Liberation

In her new book, Nelson examines the politics of freedom on the left and the right.

Dec 28, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson

Portraits in Minneapolis

Portraits in Minneapolis Portraits in Minneapolis

A street-art celebration of diversity.

Dec 15, 2021 / OppArt / Fly Orr and Anonymous

Art at the Border of Power and Ecology

Art at the Border of Power and Ecology Art at the Border of Power and Ecology

Miguel Fernández de Castro’s multimedia works reveal the ties between money, migration, and environmental disaster.

Oct 19, 2021 / Feature / Max Pearl

Fulton Leroy Washington

Fulton Leroy Washington Was a Prison Painter. Now He’s an Art-World Star. Fulton Leroy Washington Was a Prison Painter. Now He’s an Art-World Star.

The 66-year-old wants to use Black art to transform Compton.

Sep 7, 2021 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill

Art and Exile in the Third Republic

Art and Exile in the Third Republic Art and Exile in the Third Republic

James McAuley’s The House of Fragile Things examines the travails of a circle of Jewish art collectors, tracing a history of betrayal and dispossession.

Aug 16, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Hannah Stamler

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