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Graphic NovelsMay 3, 2023
The Many Afterlives of Art Spiegelman’s “Maus”
Book bans have shined a new spotlight on the graphic novel. What does that mean for the comic’s legacy?
Jillian Steinhauer
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MediaDecember 8, 2022
We’re Freelancers, but We’re Striking in Solidarity with New York Times Employees
The resurgence of American labor organizing has relied on solidarity beyond the bargaining unit—and that’s what we’re offering.
Bryce Covert, Jillian Steinhauer and Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein
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Fine ArtAugust 10, 2021
The Liberation of Alice Neel
Her paintings were a site of expression for populist politics and in her art she found something close to freedom from the doldrums of her personal life.
Jillian Steinhauer
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Graphic NovelsDecember 28, 2020
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.
Jillian Steinhauer
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CultureJune 22, 2020
Go Ahead and Destroy That Racist Statue (and Then the System Too)
While politicians are painting murals in lieu of undertaking real change, protesters are making history by pulling down symbols of white supremacy.
Jillian Steinhauer
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Autobiography and MemoirDecember 23, 2019
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.
Jillian Steinhauer
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Books and IdeasSeptember 12, 2019
One of America’s First Graphic Novels Was by a Blacklisted Socialist
William Gropper’s recently republished 1930 work Alay-Oop is an exciting addition to the comics canon.
Jillian Steinhauer
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Books and IdeasMay 15, 2019
The Legend of the Spider Woman: Imagining the Mind of Louise Bourgeois
Jean Frémon’s book about her life and art is a perceptive but flawed attempt to understand the inner workings and inspirations of the brilliant artist.
Jillian Steinhauer
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BiographyApril 16, 2019
The Transfixing Spell of Edward Gorey’s Life in Art
Mark Dery’s Born to Be Posthumous meticulously tells the story of the unconventional author and artist, who amassed an ardent following yet remains unknown to many readers.
Jillian Steinhauer
