The Secret Powers of William Klein The Secret Powers of William Klein
Using the street as his studio, he did more than just freeze a time and place in one frame. His photographs captured the world in motion.
Aug 31, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Philip Guston’s Philosophy of Doubt Philip Guston’s Philosophy of Doubt
A delayed, divisive, and long-awaited retrospective finally debuts in Boston.
Jul 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Letters From the August 8/15, 2022, Issue Letters From the August 8/15, 2022, Issue
Whole Earth generation… Maier and McCarthyism…
Jul 26, 2022 / Letters / Our Readers
The Artwork of Guantánamo Detainees The Artwork of Guantánamo Detainees
Interrogated, tortured, and held for decades without charges, Gitmo prisoners held onto their humanity by creating art.
Jul 11, 2022 / Feature / Erin L. Thompson
The Rise of Bad Art and the Decline of Political Candor The Rise of Bad Art and the Decline of Political Candor
Though the language of cliché has switched from the middle-class respectability of the 1950s to our current obsessions with “inclusion” and concern for the marginalized, the practi...
Jul 11, 2022 / Column / David Bromwich
How Paula Rego’s Abortion Pictures Changed the Conversation How Paula Rego’s Abortion Pictures Changed the Conversation
When well-meaning critics described her subjects as downtrodden, Rego shot back, “These women are not victims.”
Jul 1, 2022 / Margaret Spillane
How Bleak Is the Future of the Art World? How Bleak Is the Future of the Art World?
A conversation with critic Ben Davis about making art amid global crisis, fine art’s waning relevance, and his recent book Art in the After-Culture.
Jun 20, 2022 / Q&A / Naomi Elias
The Gods of Gala Porras-Kim The Gods of Gala Porras-Kim
Her work reframes the way we might understand the seemingly intractable tensions between curating, colonialism, and cultural exchange.
Jun 9, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Will Fenstermaker
The Art of Vivian Maier The Art of Vivian Maier
Her photography made its subject everyday life, but her life makes us ask: Who gets to be an artist?
May 30, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Jaffe