Fine Art

Poison Soup

Poison Soup Poison Soup

America is left with a taste of fascism.

Jan 22, 2021 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson

Black Trans Liberation as History and Prophecy: The Art of Tourmaline

Black Trans Liberation as History and Prophecy: The Art of Tourmaline Black Trans Liberation as History and Prophecy: The Art of Tourmaline

The artist's first solo show, is a reminder that pleasure is inseparable from the joint projects of abolition and freedom.

Jan 21, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Tal Milovina

When the Painting Has Really Begun

When the Painting Has Really Begun When the Painting Has Really Begun

On the mid-career work of Cecily Brown and Inka Essenhigh.

Jan 19, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

The Groundbreaking Honesty of Joe Sacco’s Comics Journalism

The Groundbreaking Honesty of Joe Sacco’s Comics Journalism 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.

Dec 28, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer

Lightning Strike

Lightning Strike Lightning Strike

A movement called the Women’s Strike has been drawing hundreds of thousands of people to protest drastic abortion restrictions in Poland in recent months.

Dec 14, 2020 / OppArt / Various Contributors

Abstraction at a Distance

Abstraction at a Distance Abstraction at a Distance

A return to the galleries after New York City’s shutdown.

Nov 11, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Celia Paul Sits for Her Own Portrait

Celia Paul Sits for Her Own Portrait Celia Paul Sits for Her Own Portrait

The painter’s memoir Self-Portrait is a revelation. 
 

Nov 9, 2020 / Sophie Haigney

An Epic Mural Prophesies Large-Scale Climate Destruction

An Epic Mural Prophesies Large-Scale Climate Destruction An Epic Mural Prophesies Large-Scale Climate Destruction

A mountain landscape, upon closer inspection, reveals rampant floods, tornadoes, and fires.

Nov 9, 2020 / Feature / David Opdyke and Lawrence Weschler

Don’t Hide the Art of Philip Guston

Don’t Hide the Art of Philip Guston Don’t Hide the Art of Philip Guston

We should be able to distinguish racist imagery from imagery depicting racists.

Oct 30, 2020 / Barry Schwabsky

Fraudulent Indigenous Art Is Flooding Museums

Fraudulent Indigenous Art Is Flooding Museums Fraudulent Indigenous Art Is Flooding Museums

After untold exploitation and erasure, Native artwork is being undermined by fraud.

Oct 20, 2020 / Chris O’Connell, Savannah Maher, and The Texas Observer

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