"Nazis out of Charlottesville! Fascists out of office!" Two years later, lines from Morgan Bassichis'
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“Nazis out of Charlottesville! Fascists out of office!” Two years later, lines from Morgan Bassichis’s playful to-do lists still feel eerily relevant. Ksenia Soboleva reflects on their poignant yet humorous musings, gathered in a new artist book, The Odd Years.
Take a deep, feminist dive into the work of Baroque master Artemisia Gentileschi, courtesy of a lively new text from Mary Garrard. Fast forward to contemporary times, Sanjana Varghese explores the realm of Glitch Feminism, a “manifesto for a politics of refusing the status quo” both online and AFK.
– Dessane Lopez Cassell, Editor, Reviews
Documenting These Last Few Years In Order to Survive Them
Documenting These Last Few Years In Order to Survive Them
Morgan Bassichis’s The Odd Years is a visual, poetic diary that is perhaps best read as an endurance piece.
Ksenia M. Soboleva
A Witty and Refreshingly Feminist Look at Artemisia Gentileschi
A Witty and Refreshingly Feminist Look at Artemisia Gentileschi
The art historian Mary Garrard’s lively account of Artemisia Gentileschi is timely in its exploration of her art which was composed of anger, accusation, and even humor.
Bridget Quinn
A Defiant Manifesto for "Glitch Feminism"
A Defiant Manifesto for "Glitch Feminism"
While glitches are often cast as something to be worried about, Legacy Russell asks whether we can apply a logic of using error and mistakes as a way of opening up space.
Sanjana Varghese
Poetry in the Time of a Pandemic
Poetry in the Time of a Pandemic
Hank Lazer’s COVID19 SUTRAS amounts to a diary of what it is to be alive in the midst of a pandemic and a growing demand for racial justice.
John Yau
Marcella Durand’s Apocalyptic Pastoral
Marcella Durand’s Apocalyptic Pastoral
Durand’s urban environment in The Prospect is a source not of solace but of anxiety.
Mark Scroggins
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Félix Fénéon: Critic, Collector, Anarchist
Félix Fénéon: Critic, Collector, Anarchist
What is the relationship between Félix Fénéon’s politics and the art he admired?
Thomas Micchelli
Ruth Asawa’s Life and Legacy, in Both Art and Education
Ruth Asawa’s Life and Legacy, in Both Art and Education
Marilyn Chase’s new biography sheds light on Asawa’s contributions to San Francisco’s public schools and its artistic community at large.
Eva Recinos
Enter Michael DeForge’s World, Where People and Places Alike Get Constant “Updates”
Enter Michael DeForge’s World, Where People and Places Alike Get Constant “Updates”
In the futuristic setting of the graphic novel Familiar Face, the alienation induced by rapid technological advancement is accelerated to a fantastical degree.
Dan Schindel
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