Fine Art

What Does It Mean to Remember AIDS?

What Does It Mean to Remember AIDS? What Does It Mean to Remember AIDS?

We’ve seen a flood of retrospective projects about AIDS—from books to dance to architecture and art. But who is being remembered? And why?

Nov 30, 2017 / Alisa Solomon

Dana Schutz, After the Whitney Biennial

Dana Schutz, After the Whitney Biennial Dana Schutz, After the Whitney Biennial

A recent show of Schutz's work sheds light on a facet of her art that connects Open Casket to the rest of her paintings.

Nov 17, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Pieces of Vivian Maier

Pieces of Vivian Maier Pieces of Vivian Maier

The mysterious photographer left behind so much and, at the same time, so little.

Nov 6, 2017 / Jillian Steinhauer

Is This What We Stand For?

Is This What We Stand For? Is This What We Stand For?

ignore this…

Oct 5, 2017 / OppArt / Stephen Kroninger

Hélio Oiticica’s Place for People

Hélio Oiticica’s Place for People Hélio Oiticica’s Place for People

The Brazilian artist’s manipulations of color and space became a way for him to challenge society’s inequalities.

Sep 29, 2017 / Miguel Salazar

Alberto Giacometti and Alice Neel, Face to Face

Alberto Giacometti and Alice Neel, Face to Face Alberto Giacometti and Alice Neel, Face to Face

The two artists have more in common than it might seem.

Sep 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Speaking of the ‘Female Gaze’

Speaking of the ‘Female Gaze’ Speaking of the ‘Female Gaze’

In today’s confused, commercial, and not-quite-intellectual environment, the phrase “female gaze” functions in varied ways, according to its users’ needs.

Sep 18, 2017 / Alina Cohen

Wandering Through Documenta

Wandering Through Documenta Wandering Through Documenta

Do big, world-scale art exhibitions have any use today?

Sep 13, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Robert Rauschenberg and the Art of the New Frontier

Robert Rauschenberg and the Art of the New Frontier Robert Rauschenberg and the Art of the New Frontier

The artist was, above all, a restless and resourceful gatherer of materials—cultural as well as physical.

Aug 23, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

The Presence of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s Paintings

The Presence of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s Paintings The Presence of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s Paintings

Though she routinely paints human figures, it’s better to understand her work as abstract art.

Jul 11, 2017 / Ratik Asokan

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