The Communist Designer, the Fascist Furniture Dealer, and the Politics of Design The Communist Designer, the Fascist Furniture Dealer, and the Politics of Design
A tale of two bookcases.
Feb 20, 2021 / Feature / Glenn Adamson
‘What Does It Mean to Be Black and Alive Right Now?’ ‘What Does It Mean to Be Black and Alive Right Now?’
In Black Futures, Kimberly Drew and Jenna Wortham preserve an archive and envision new worlds.
Feb 17, 2021 / Q&A / Mary Retta
The Unknown Radicals of Black Photography The Unknown Radicals of Black Photography
A recent exhibition on the Kamoinge Workshop tells the story of a group of photographers who explored the artistic and political potential of the medium to its fullest.
Feb 15, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Poison Soup Poison Soup
America is left with a taste of fascism.
Jan 22, 2021 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson
Black Trans Liberation as History and Prophecy: The Art of Tourmaline Black Trans Liberation as History and Prophecy: The Art of Tourmaline
The artist's first solo show, is a reminder that pleasure is inseparable from the joint projects of abolition and freedom.
Jan 21, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Tal Milovina
When the Painting Has Really Begun When the Painting Has Really Begun
On the mid-career work of Cecily Brown and Inka Essenhigh.
Jan 19, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
The Groundbreaking Honesty of Joe Sacco’s Comics Journalism The Groundbreaking Honesty of Joe Sacco’s Comics Journalism
His decades-long project of reportage in graphic form works like oral history—bearing witness to the historical traumas of his subjects.
Dec 28, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer
Lightning Strike Lightning Strike
A movement called the Women’s Strike has been drawing hundreds of thousands of people to protest drastic abortion restrictions in Poland in recent months.
Dec 14, 2020 / OppArt / Various Contributors
Abstraction at a Distance Abstraction at a Distance
A return to the galleries after New York City’s shutdown.
Nov 11, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Celia Paul Sits for Her Own Portrait Celia Paul Sits for Her Own Portrait
The painter’s memoir Self-Portrait is a revelation.
Nov 9, 2020 / Sophie Haigney