
How Protest Works Now: Understanding “The Tear Gas Biennial” and its Historic Effect
In the pantheon of texts about art, there are very, very few that have had the impact of “The Tear Gas Biennial.” Published online…
Read MoreIn the pantheon of texts about art, there are very, very few that have had the impact of “The Tear Gas Biennial.” Published online…
Read MoreIn the popular imagination, calling someone a “modern Medici” is a synonym for “visionary patron of the arts.” That association itself shows how much…
Read MoreThe American artist Howardena Pindell arrived in London for her first solo show in the UK just as the 45th US President landed for…
Read MoreOne might think that the recent swell of interest in black art would have eased some of the burdens faced by those who have…
Read MoreTitus Kaphar came into the limelight soon after Time magazine commissioned him in 2014 to make a painting for one of its “Person of the Year”…
Read MoreVelvet Buzzsaw, launching on Netflix tomorrow, had me hooked from the first line uttered by its protagonist. In the opening scene, we see Jake Gyllenhaal’s…
Read MoreThe Rencontres d’Arles is arguably the most important photography event of the year. From tiny galleries to medieval churches to a Roman amphitheater, the…
Read MoreIn the first episode of Momus’s new “Criticism in Conversation” podcast series, an art critic and an art journalist parse the differing responsibilities and…
Read MoreIt’s an understatement to say that a lot can change in 100 years. A century ago, Europe was just limping out of World War…
Read MoreThree days before the opening of the Met Costume Institute’s Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, the Museum held its annual gala. Those…
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