The Civil War in Art, Then and Now
As several museums showcase works made at the time of the conflict, contemporary artists continue to reflect on its legacy Read More
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Blanket Statement: 10 Textile Shows, One Museum
Denver Art Museum unites Navajo weavings, Victorian needlework, the original denim, Chinese robes, skinned teddy bears, and a lot more Read More
The Golden Age of Abstraction: Right Now
Riffing on the past as it comments on our own time, contemporary abstraction evokes landscapes, bodies, signs, buildings, and much more Read More
When Storm Is Collaborator
Personal loss has become subject and challenge for artists hit by disasters like Sandy and Katrina Read More
Weird Science: Biotechnology as Art Form
Tissue cultures, genetic modification, bacterial colonies. Over the last decade, more and more artists have been giving up the studio in favor of the laboratory Read More
Board Expression: Going Wild with Wood
Museum of Arts & Design showcases objects that toy with our expectations about a utilitarian material Read More
Camera Ready: Artists Play With Polaroid
A new book chronicles the ways that artists ranging from Ansel Adams to Warhol, Close, and Wegman harnessed the speed and palette of the instant camera Read More
Split Decisions: When Critics Change Their Minds
What makes art critics revise their opinions? Some mind-changing critics explain Read More
Love Potions: Art and the Heart
Despite an overall reluctance among contemporary artists to deal with issues of the heart, more than a few tell great stories of romance and heartbreak Read More
Disaster Photography: When is Documentary Exploitation?
Photographers who produce spectacular images of Detroit, Chernobyl, and other ravaged areas have sparked disagreements whether they are exploiting others’ misfortune—or just covering the bad news Read More
Japan’s Postwar Art Wave
Museum and gallery shows on Mono-ha, Gutai, and other avant-garde movements in Japan from the ’50s onward are shedding new light on an era previously unknown to the West Read More
