As beautifully controlled as his paintings are, they also present a ghastly vision of the world.
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What Good Is Eco-Art Without Community?
The question asked by some working-class communities in New York City regarding environmental art projects is, “Okay, but what about the people?”
23 Artists on Making It in San Francisco
Fight and Flight: Crafting a Bay Area Life examines how artists stay — or don’t — in an area with steep rents, scarce studio space, and a high cost of living
The Art World Isn’t Enough
Albuquerque artist sheri crider uses her work to transform people’s lives and create actionable change in criminal justice reform.
A Border Artist’s Vision of Inheritance and Trauma
Working between San Diego and Tijuana, Griselda Rosas plumbs the stories of conquest, colonization, and conversion in her latest solo show.
In Manila, a Once-Lost Masterpiece Is Back on Public View
The rediscovery of Juan Luna’s masterwork “Hymen, oh Hyménée!” offer a fresh opportunity to contemplate the role he played in the early formation of Philippine politics and culture.
David Amico Brings LA’s Streets Into the Gallery
For years, Amico has driven around Los Angeles early in the morning and taken photographs in industrial neighborhoods of walls and surfaces.
What Would a Truly Critical Picasso Exhibition Look Like?
A 21st-century institution cannot center Picasso’s legacy without also foregrounding the global forms, artists, and practices that remain omitted from the Euro-American canon of Cubist and Abstract art.
The Fight to Preserve Denver’s Chicano Murals
The city’s murals are more than cultural aesthetics; they are living texts, a multimodal composition based on tlacuilolitztli, the Aztec concept of writing.
Akiko Stehrenberger’s Explosive Movie Poster Art
Stehrenberger’s ability to capture the essence of a film in a single image has made her one of the most sought-after poster designers in the industry.
An Indigenous MFA Program Moves Beyond “Mastery”
Beyond Mastery illustrates how the Institute of American Indian Arts is liberating and expanding truly beyond those expectations of Indigenous art.
Turiya Adkins Flirts With the Void
In the art of Turiya Adkins, Black people have long defied gravity, our existence has long depended on our uncanny capacity for flight.