The Tender Art of “Visible Mending”

Repair Shop founders Rachel Meade Smith and Sam Bennett invite us to commune with the vulnerability of garments and to comprehend the fragility of our own bodies.

Your Concise Los Angeles Guide for May 2022

Your list of must-see, fun, insightful, and very Los Angeles art events this month, including Simone Forti, Puppies Puppies (Jade Guanaro Kuriki-Olivo), Kevin Beasley, Hayao Miyazaki, and more.

Required Reading

This week, Karl Marx was wrong about “primitive communism,” Zoomers say they’ve had enough of TikTok, and great news: Time travel is within the realm of possibility.

What Makes Medieval Art So Meme-able?

All over Instagram, medieval imagery has been remixed, captioned, and somehow reads as peak hilarious, depending on your sense of humor.

A View From the Easel

This week, artist studios from Nashville, Long Island, Quebec, and Philadelphia.

A Working-Class Artist Is Something to Be

Since 2019, Art Workers’ Inquiry has been developing methods for everyday art workers to speak openly on capitalism and colonialism in the art world.

Artists Go DIY in the Desert

A tight-knit community of art entrepreneurs in Albuquerque launched their businesses in the wake of the pandemic.