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W.E.B. Du Bois in Paris: The Exhibition That Shattered Myths About Black America

W.E.B. Du Bois in Paris: The Exhibition That Shattered Myths About Black America

On the Aesthetics of Research

By Jacqueline Francis and Stephen G. Hall | December 12, 2019

Umberto Eco on the Elusive Concept of Ugliness

Umberto Eco on the Elusive Concept of Ugliness

Considering the Relativity of Beauty in Human History

By Umberto Eco | December 9, 2019

95 Theses on Lord Byron, Graffiti,<br> and Bathroom Stalls

95 Theses on Lord Byron, Graffiti,
and Bathroom Stalls

Why Are We Fascinated by the Writing on the Wall?

By Jodie Noel Vinson | December 9, 2019

Telling the Story of Zimbabwe's Subversive Creatives

Telling the Story of Zimbabwe's Subversive Creatives

The Brooklyn Public Library Showcases Artists Who Defied Authoritarian Rule

By Greta Rainbow | December 4, 2019

An Ode to Women Who Walk, <br>From Virginia Woolf to Greta Gerwig

An Ode to Women Who Walk,
From Virginia Woolf to Greta Gerwig

From Lizzy Stewart's Graphic Meditation on Contemporary Life

By Lizzy Stewart | November 21, 2019

Robert Polito on the Art of Iconoclastic Film Critic Manny Farber

Robert Polito on the Art of Iconoclastic Film Critic Manny Farber

“Much as his criticism resists paraphrase, Manny’s paintings after 1972 elude ready description.”

By Robert Polito | November 18, 2019

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  • The Six Loves of James I

Remembering Russell Chatham, landscape painter and writer.

By Aaron Robertson | November 15, 2019

On the Humorous Surrealism
of Mimi Parent

By Penelope Rosemont | November 14, 2019

Inside the Artist Studio of Georges Braque

By John Richardson | November 13, 2019

Did This Iconic 1962 Short Film Show Us Our Dark Future?

Did This Iconic 1962 Short Film Show Us Our Dark Future?

David Ulin Reflects on Death, Science Fi and Scenes From La Jetée

By David L. Ulin | November 7, 2019

Alan Moore on William Blake and the Supernatural Poetry of Place

Alan Moore on William Blake and the Supernatural Poetry of Place

The Painter Was Haunted By More Than a Few Spirits

By Alan Moore | November 4, 2019

A Century Before Springsteen, Stephen Crane Chronicled Asbury Park

A Century Before Springsteen, Stephen Crane Chronicled Asbury Park

Crane Wrote in a Perfect Blend of Idealism, Cynicism, and Wariness

By Tobias Carroll | November 1, 2019

What Traditional Papermaking <br>Looks Like in 2019

What Traditional Papermaking
Looks Like in 2019

Visiting the Studio of Stephanie Hare

By Emily Freidenrich | October 30, 2019

Albert Camus on the Responsibility of the Artist

Albert Camus on the Responsibility of the Artist

Artists Should Not Doubt the Place of Creativity Amidst the Politics of Society

By Albert Camus | October 29, 2019

In Pursuit of the Elusive Spanish Forger

In Pursuit of the Elusive Spanish Forger

Lydia Pyne on One of the Great Art Criminals of All Time

By Lydia Pyne | October 28, 2019

10 of the Creepiest Author Photos Ever Captured

10 of the Creepiest Author Photos Ever Captured

Some Holiday Cheer

By Emily Temple | October 25, 2019

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