‘The Enemies Will Be Dismantled’: Artists Reflect on the Legacy of Nancy Spero’s Letter to Lucy Lippard
Xaviera Simmons, Martha Rosler, Andres Serrano and others figure in a film produced by the Archives of American Art.
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Criticism: A Feminist Reckoning
#MeToo is often cast as a radically new development in the struggle for women's equality, one reliant on social media. But a surprising precedent for today's call to action can be found in a small…
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Letters: Identities Clarified?
In a 1993 letter to the editor, Jimmie Durham renounced American Indian identity.
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At the Borderline of Uncontrollability: Six Lessons from Eva Hesse
A 2016 documentary on Eva Hesse is notable for its unexpectedly intimate look into the mind of a young sculptor. The film, which will be available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon on August 15, const…
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The ARTnews Accord: Alanna Heiss and Massimiliano Gioni in Conversation
The founder of P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center and the artistic director of the New Museum talk about running different kinds of shows.
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From the Archives: No Regrets
An art critic looks back on the hard-won achievements of feminist art and the current state of its legacy.
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LIFE: ★★★½
Following a 1963 debut in New York, pioneer text painter Gene Beery took up a semi-reclusive life in central California. Idiosyncratic and ever productive, he has become a seminal figure for many youn…
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The Storyteller: At 85, Her Star Still Rising, Faith Ringgold Looks Back on Her Life in Art, Activism, and Education
In 1963, Faith Ringgold was 32, the mother of two daughters, and on the hunt for a gallery to show her work. To say that it was difficult for black artists to find gallery representation at that time…
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Made in the U.S.A.: Art from Cuba
When I was in Cuba in 1981, I was amazed to meet a group of young artists whose work was as "avant-garde" as anything shown in the New York galleries. In 1980 they had a show called "Volumen Uno" (Vol…
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Advice for Art Writers: Keep Your Standard of Living Extremely Low
It's a coincidence, but a rather piquant one, that yesterday, just a few hours after a blackboard work by Cy Twombly sold for $30 million in a Christie's salesroom in London, Lucy Lippard took the…
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