The Crafting of an Art Critic

How did I learn to judge between one work and another? By looking and reading and looking and reading and looking.

Michael Glover

Patrick Strzelec Shows Us One Way to Cut the Mustard

Uncertainty is important, and not just because we are living in uncertain times.

John Yau

Abstract Poetry and the Language of Life

What’s most remarkable about Carlos Lara’s Like Bismuth When I Enter is the palpable sense that the author is translating life into language.

Jeffrey Grunthaner

Poetry With a Painterly Eye

The latest poetry collections by Lawrence Giffin and Lesle Lewis use the vocabulary of visual arts to extend poetry’s reach.

Mark Scroggins

Required Reading

This week, a Breonna Taylor mural you can see from space, cancel culture, California’s last Confederate monument, moral clarity and journalism, and more.

Hrag Vartanian

"Large Fancy Room Filled With Crap" Tea Towel

Sometimes you just need to come out and say it. But when you can't, the always-irreverent David Shrigley will say it for you. This tea towel he designed isn't just a practical and fun way to dry the dishes — it can also be stretched onto a canvas and double up as an affordable artwork for your home.