Review /
The 2019 Whitney Biennial Is Unafraid to Be Beautiful
Most works carry a subtle political charge that amounts to a thoughtful critique of the injustice of our times
Opinion /
Real, but Not Quite: VR at the 58th Venice Biennale
From Marina Abramović to extinct tropical birds, seeing more than what’s there
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After ‘Ability’: Why Mouth and Foot Artist Lorenza Böttner Matters Today
Paul B. Preciado’s norm-defining show at WKV Stuttgart lays the groundwork for a crip-theoretical re-evaluation of art history
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Janiva Ellis’s Paintings of Bodied and Disembodied States
In Ellis’s paintings – on view at the Whitney Biennial – the collective and individual histories of trauma coil alongside the levity that allows for that trauma to be survived
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Eileen Myles: A Poet in the Art World
An interview with legendary New York poet and author Eileen Myles about her life, her relationship to art and artists, and her recent global recognition
Picture Piece /
In Pictures: I.M. Pei’s (1917–2019) Iconic Museum Architecture
A brief look through the late architect’s most striking works of art
Opinion /
Sarah Manguso on Vija Celmins and the Art of Reckoning with Silence
The artist’s meticulous renderings of oceans, deserts and night skies capture shared human insignificance
Opinion /
A Cyborg Couture
How cyborg identities have empowered women to challenge societal norms
Review /
At Haus der Kunst, a Sweeping Retrospective of El Anatsui
An epochal exhibition of the Ghanaian artist – the last curated by Okwui Enwezor – gives the Munich institution a new face
Video /
Enrique Martínez Celaya’s Poetic Seas
With a show opening at Blain|Southern, the Cuban-born artist discusses the importance of place and belonging and feeling connected to literature
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Opinion /
How Artists Are Using the Power of Personal Histories to Tackle the Legacy of Colonialism
Artists Barby Asante, Libita Clayton and Ashley Holmes are reimagining what it means to go back home
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Idris Khan: Blue Rhythms
Ahead of his second solo exhibition at New York’s Sean Kelly Gallery, Idris Khan discusses the significance of the colour blue
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Opinion /
58th Venice Biennale Review: Brilliance and Bluster
In Ralph Rugoff’s exhibition ‘May You Live in Interesting Times’, disorientation is the order of the day
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Masterclass: How to... Curate an Exhibition
Amira Gad leads us through a day of exploration, with a guest case study led by Eleanor Nairne; understand the evolving role of a curator and the exhibition landscape of today, and delve into the decision-making process around curating an exhibition.
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