When Hope Is Not Enough for Art

The Harrisons’ Survival Piece #5: Portable Orchard at The Whitney is a calm and orderly response to the dystopian possibilities of climate upheaval.

What Are the Politics of Color in Art?

A Treatise on Color: Vols. I–IV examines notions of value and emotional resonance to interrogate the influence of hue in its exploration of color. 

Simone Leigh’s Monuments to the Black Femme

​Leigh’s survey split between two Los Angeles venues demonstrates the futility in prescribing a definitive role to the Black feminine in a postcolonial world.

The Neoclassical Painter Lost to History

An exhibition outlines 19th-century artist Guillaume Lethière’s connection to his birthplace, mixed-race heritage, and the politics of revolution.

Required Reading

This week, yoga and nationalism, opulent Tibetan mandalas, the environmental costs of ChatGPT, Earth’s temporary “mini-moon,” and much more.

A View From the Easel

“The experience of beginning with literally a white cube was actually very cathartic.”

Can We Really See Art?

The longer I sat with the artworks in David Reed’s studio, the more I felt that I wasn’t fully seeing what was there.

Women Artists Take Over Tate Britain

What’s clear in Now You See Us is that the artists were excluded from the canon because of sociopolitical factors, not artistic merit.

A View of Asian Diaspora From Halfway Out

The Appearance at New York’s Americas Society succeeds in showcasing art by Asian artists in Latin America and the Caribbean without essentializing their identities.