January 3, 2020
A Worthwhile But Flawed Reconsideration of Orientalist Art
The British Museum’s Inspired by the East asks its audience to rehabilitate Orientalist art without ever focusing on what made it problematic in the first place.
Aditya Iyer
A Photographic Journey Through the Decline of Brick-and-Mortar Retail
Philip Buehler’s photographs are neither a nostalgia fest nor disaster porn, but an unsparing documentation of the decay that marks time and cultural change.
Ilana Novick
This Former Engineer’s Impressive Snow Art Will Blow Your Mind
With nothing more than just a pair of snow boots, his legs, and some intuitive math, Simon Beck has created hundreds of land art pieces around the world.
Hakim Bishara
In Los Angeles, an Otherworldly Space Preserves the Panorama
Since 2001, the Velaslavasay Panorama has kept one of cinema’s precursors quietly alive in one of the film capitals of the world.
Rachel Elizabeth Jones
News
Man Vandalized a Picasso Portrait of Dora Maar at Tate Modern
Shakeel Massey, a 20-year-old from north London, was arrested for allegedly ripping the $20 million painting. The damage to the artwork is being assessed by a Tate conservation team.
Artist Arrested in China on Charges of Supporting Hong Kong Protests Online
PEN America issued a statement demanding the immediate release of Chinese artist Yang Licai, who was detained by authorities in December.
Comics from the archive...
How to Take Positive Feedback as an Artist
You're smart, funny, talented and, gosh darn it, people like you.
CM Campbell
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