Wiley shows us that a Black man can indeed take the place of Napoleon.
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February 16, 2020

 

Kehinde Wiley Seizes the Throne

Wiley shows us that a Black man can indeed take the place of Napoleon.

David Carrier

 
 
 

The Wonderfully Perplexing World of Gladys Nilsson

Nilsson’s paintings come across as youthful and wise, a rare combination in any art.

John Yau

 
 
 
 

Henry Moore, Bill Brandt, and Where They Intersect

Throwing together a sculptor and photographer and hoping for a spark.

Michael Glover

 
 
 
 

Getting Your Weather Report at the Art Museum

At the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, artworks confront their own untimeliness through appeals to a deeper, more cosmic, sense of space and time.

Louis Bury

 
 
 
 

What Lies Between Jokes and Art

Both are prone to the response, “I don’t get it.”

Adam Simon

 
 
 
 

The Spiritual Side of Performance

A performance series that asks, “What is sacredness?”

Anthony Haden-Guest

 
 
 
 

Can an Artist Be Compulsive and Deliberate?

One of many captivating and delicious things about Harry Roseman’s drawings is that he has dissolved the boundary between madness and rationality.

John Yau

 
 
 
 

Required Reading

This week, a new Banksy, LACMA is in bad shape, watch the Oscar-winning short animation film, Zadie Smith on Kara Walker, and more.

Hrag Vartanian

 
 
 
 
 

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