Required Reading

This week, archiving Palestinian seeds, Criterion and cinematic taste, pianos get a tech upgrade, cotton candy art, and much more.

A View From the Easel 

This week, artist studios in Vancouver, Santa Fe, California, and Pennsylvania.

Tony Bechara Creates Chaos With Grids

Bechara’s grid paintings are dazzling, engaging, and unsettling, since they undermine any sense of stability that we associate with a grid.

Though a Bent Glass, Darkly

At Z33, a group show of more than 50 artists across three chapters tells the story of our divisive present.

How Paño Arte Becomes Artepaño

If paño arte is the private-facing practice of artists serving time in penitentiaries across the United States, then artepaño encompasses the afterlife of the artifact.

Rachel Perry Sews the Passage of Time

During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Perry turned boxes into templates for needlepointed artworks, reflecting an era narrowed to domestic spheres.