Out of Mayhem, Hope: Reflecting on Lady Gaga’s Mayhem
Lady Gaga and I have three things in common. We’re just over 5 feet tall, we have Italian heritage, and...
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In His US Retrospective, Ai Weiwei Takes Old Ideas to New Extremes
The word “fuck” in giant neon letters, (FUCK, 2020), greets visitors to the Seattle Art Museum’s exhibition “Ai, Rebel: The...
Isaac Julien Returns to the Cutting Room Floor of History
SAN FRANCISCO — Time folds unto itself and reflects historical and contemporary moments that have shaped society in Isaac Julien’s...
What’s at the Heart of Our Tarot Fascination?
LONDON — Ask any tarot reader about the origins of the popular cartomancy practice, and you’ll get a variety of...
A Vision of Design That Transcends Empire’s Grid
Western design has long obeyed the dicta of fin de siècle and early 20th-century Berlin and Paris — that ornament...
Move Over, Jeff Koons, There’s a New Balloon Sculpture in Town
As I peered into the gargantuan tangle of 50 multicolored inflatables comprising the centerpiece of CJ Hendry’s Keff Joons exhibition,...
Clara Peeters’s Still Lifes Are Even Better Than the Real Thing
The city of Gouda in Holland acquired a monopoly on the Dutch cheese trade by 1395, selling its eponymous dairy...
