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…
In our September–October 1971 issue, Bessie-Award-winning dance critic and choreographer Deborah Jowitt describes "the new dance," a group of young dancers—including Yvonne Rainer, Merce Cunningham, T…
Of all the words and images rushing through ceaseless streams of data—news bytes, obituaries, tweets, pictures—which kinds of documents matter? In his videos, paintings, and writings…
On the occasion of the exhibition "Nam June Paik: In Character," at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (through January 1, 2018), A.i.A. delved into the archives. Writer John S. Margolies took on…
One recent afternoon in Donald Judd’s old house in downtown Manhattan, the late artist’s children—Flavin and Rainer—were discussing their father’s career. Flavin has a boyish, unlined face…
The painter Jan Frank has a reputation as a hard-drinking, if not hard-fighting, downtown playboy. He is known for his sharp suits and smoky drawl, his alpaca coat, and his fondness for the racetrack
Performa, the New York nonprofit dedicated to performance-based art, announced today that it is producing a European tour of Yvonne Rainer’s The Concept of Dust, or How do you look when there’s…
Connie Butler is the chief curator at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. With critic Michael Ned Holte, she co-curated the second "Made in L.A." biennial this year. Here, she recalls her top shows (a
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