Fine Art

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

The Surrealpolitik of the Venice Biennale

The Surrealpolitik of the Venice Biennale The Surrealpolitik of the Venice Biennale

Is the prestigious international showcase of contemporary art necessarily nationalistic?

Nov 26, 2019 / Erica X Eisen

Inside the Wild Universe of Artist Jacolby Satterwhite

Inside the Wild Universe of Artist Jacolby Satterwhite Inside the Wild Universe of Artist Jacolby Satterwhite

Combining video, performance, and music, his work tackles themes of sex, labor, public space, and the body.

Nov 22, 2019 / Tiana Reid

Favianna Rodriguez

‘I Am Creating Objects That Only I Can Create’ ‘I Am Creating Objects That Only I Can Create’

Favianna Rodriguez on making art in “this white supremacist, fucked-up world.”

Nov 1, 2019 / John Washington

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