Fine Art

On Pins and Needles

On Pins and Needles On Pins and Needles

Coronavirus quilt.

Apr 8, 2020 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

Bernie’s Sweater

Bernie’s Sweater Bernie’s Sweater

Knitting progress. “Bernie 2020” “Health care is a human right.” “Medicare for All.” “While the rest can’t fathom why Bernie cares if we live or die.”

Mar 17, 2020 / OppArt / Karen Schumacher

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Letters From the February 10, 2020, Issue Letters From the February 10, 2020, Issue

Impeachment is an inside job… Lessons in free education… The great Picasso con… The GOP’s unhealthy agenda…

Jan 28, 2020 / Our Readers

A Short History of Minimalism

A Short History of Minimalism A Short History of Minimalism

Donald Judd, Richard Wollheim, and the origins of what we now describe as minimalist.

Jan 14, 2020 / Kyle Chayka

The Entwined Lives of Françoise Gilot and Pablo Picasso

The Entwined Lives of Françoise Gilot and Pablo Picasso The Entwined Lives of Françoise Gilot and Pablo Picasso

Understanding Picasso’s art, Gilot’s memoir shows, is inseparable from understanding both his genius and monstrousness.

Dec 23, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer

The New MoMA‎ Is a Work In Progress

The New MoMA‎ Is a Work In Progress The New MoMA‎ Is a Work In Progress

Can the newly reopened museum really achieve its aim of reframing the global history of 20th century art?

Dec 23, 2019 / Barry Schwabsky

The Legend of ‘Queen & Slim’

The Legend of ‘Queen & Slim’ The Legend of ‘Queen & Slim’

Lena Waithe and Melina Matsoukas’s mythmaking, the Safide Brothers’s grotesque romp through New York, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, and more December movies.  

Dec 19, 2019 / Stuart Klawans

Fast Days, Slow Company: The Art of Vija Celmins

Fast Days, Slow Company: The Art of Vija Celmins Fast Days, Slow Company: The Art of Vija Celmins

An immersive retrospective of the Los Angeles painter’s work luxuriates in attention to detail.

Dec 11, 2019 / Larissa Pham

How the Labor Movement Built New York

How the Labor Movement Built New York How the Labor Movement Built New York

A new museum exhibit shows that you cannot understand the city’s history without understanding its workers.    

Dec 10, 2019 / Nick Juravich

Michael Namingha’s Altered Landscapes

Michael Namingha’s Altered Landscapes Michael Namingha’s Altered Landscapes

The Santa Fe artist’s work opens eyes to the effects of drilling and fracking on some of New Mexico's most iconic landscapes.

Dec 9, 2019 / Alexandra Marvar

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