NSA: National Security, Art NSA: National Security, Art
Perhaps what’s most striking about “Astro Noise” and “Agitprop!” are the ingenuity and openness of the institutions hosting the shows.
Feb 15, 2016 / Alina Cohen
The Art of Politics The Art of Politics
Two shows offer food for political thought in a chaotic election season.
Feb 12, 2016 / Tiffany Bradley
In Praise of Lawrence Alloway In Praise of Lawrence Alloway
The former Nation art critic was a great intellectual resource among art writers in the 1960s and ’70s, and a revival of his work is under way.
Feb 4, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Point First, Shoot Later Point First, Shoot Later
Two museum exhibitions emphasize possible approaches to how an artist can navigate the oceans of photography around us.
Jan 21, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Visualizing the Four Freedoms: FDR’s Fighting Artist, Arthur Szyk Visualizing the Four Freedoms: FDR’s Fighting Artist, Arthur Szyk
We all know about Norman Rockwell. But it was Szyk who best conveyed the life-or-death urgency of the struggle against fascism.
Jan 8, 2016 / Allison Claire Chang
‘Gifts of Thought to Europe From an Intimate Stranger’ ‘Gifts of Thought to Europe From an Intimate Stranger’
A brilliant exhibit in London uses archival fragments to tell a story of violence and creation.
Jan 7, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Yasmine Seale
It’s Time To Stop Ignoring South Korean Abstract Art It’s Time To Stop Ignoring South Korean Abstract Art
Korean monochrome painting, or tansaekhwa, originated in a deep ambivalence about painting.
Dec 17, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Is Serious Landscape Painting Still Possible? Is Serious Landscape Painting Still Possible?
Maureen Gallace’s fresh and enigmatic work indicates that it is.
Nov 25, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
November 7, 1929: The Museum of Modern Art Opens in New York City November 7, 1929: The Museum of Modern Art Opens in New York City
“If it really tries to show the best that is being done in the modern world irrespective of what happens to be in fashion, it has a chance to help create new standards.”
Nov 7, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
Building a Museum Shouldn’t Violate Human Rights Building a Museum Shouldn’t Violate Human Rights
The Guggenheim’s Abu Dhabi project is just the latest cultural institution in the Persian Gulf to be targeted by this coalition of workers, academics, and artists.
Oct 26, 2015 / Michelle Chen