Was Abstract Art Actually Invented by a Mid-19th-Century Spiritualist?

Was Abstract Art Actually Invented by a Mid-19th-Century Spiritualist?

Jennifer Dasal on the 1871 Art Exhibition of Georgiana Houghton

By Jennifer Dasal | September 23, 2020

Your guide to enjoying a New York City museum in the middle of a pandemic.

Your guide to enjoying a New York City museum in the middle of a pandemic.

By Corinne Segal | September 15, 2020

The Countess Who Wanted to be the Most Photographed Woman in the World

The Countess Who Wanted to be the Most Photographed Woman in the World

Nathalie Léger on Virginia Oldoïni of Castiglione

By Nathalie Léger | September 14, 2020

Writing in the Edgelands: A Conversation Between Kerri Arsenault and<br> Elizabeth Rush

Writing in the Edgelands: A Conversation Between Kerri Arsenault and
Elizabeth Rush

“The intricate systems of reciprocity are gone.”

By Kerri Arsenault | September 8, 2020

What Awaits Muses Who Outlive <br>Their Usefulness?

What Awaits Muses Who Outlive
Their Usefulness?

Annalena McAfee on the Women Who Got Away

By Annalena McAfee | September 3, 2020

A Lineage of Artists: Polly Crosby on Her Famous Illustrator Uncles

A Lineage of Artists: Polly Crosby on Her Famous Illustrator Uncles

On Secrets, Eccentricities, and the Legacy of
the Heath Robinson Brothers

By Polly Crosby | September 1, 2020

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As The Met Reopens, a Former Employee Longs For Its Art

By Christine Coulson | August 31, 2020

An Illustrator Brings Realism into Octavia Butler's Speculative Fiction

By Aaron Robertson | August 27, 2020

I have more than 600 postcards from a guy who made them into a literary genre.

By Aaron Robertson | August 25, 2020

On John Berger and Rediscovering Drawing During Lockdown

On John Berger and Rediscovering Drawing During Lockdown

David Farrier Returns to the "Edge of What He's Become"

By David Farrier | August 25, 2020

Lisa Hanawalt's Early, Surreal Comic Art

Lisa Hanawalt's Early, Surreal Comic Art

The Tuca and Bertie Creator on Freeway Accidents, Hats
and, of Course, Horses

By Lisa Hanawalt | August 18, 2020

John Giorno: Fighting the Battle of Gay Liberation in a Homophobic World

John Giorno: Fighting the Battle of Gay Liberation in a Homophobic World

Mark Dery on Great Demon Kings, the Memoir of an Icon

By Mark Dery | August 14, 2020

The Intentional Visual Chaos of Beyoncé and Jay-Z in the Louvre

The Intentional Visual Chaos of Beyoncé and Jay-Z in the Louvre

Alexis Boylan on What It Means to Understand an Image

By Alexis L. Boylan | August 14, 2020

We Need to Treat Artists as Workers, Not Decorations

We Need to Treat Artists as Workers, Not Decorations

William Deresiewicz on the Dangerous Illusion of Art
As a Labor of Love

By William Deresiewicz | August 5, 2020

Jeet Heer on the Complex Origins of Little Orphan Annie

Jeet Heer on the Complex Origins of Little Orphan Annie

"No one story can completely explain Annie."

By Jeet Heer | August 3, 2020

On the Unique Artistic Sensibility of Magda Nachman

On the Unique Artistic Sensibility of Magda Nachman

Dr. Lina Bernstein Revisits the Art World of
Early 20th-Century St. Petersburg

By Lina Bernstein | July 29, 2020

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