reviews
- Arts
How Ukraine Refashioned Modernist Art
LONDON — The story of a nation’s origins will be a lot messier than the day-to-day of its politics. Things…
Read More » - Arts
What to Do When Your National Flag Doesn’t Represent You?
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Hema Shironi was, fairly unusually in Sri Lanka, raised each Catholic and Hindu. Due to her…
Read More » - Arts
Charting the Outer Reaches of Fandom in Art
TORONTO — Star Trek’s huge transmedia universe typically jogs my memory of the fandom’s “infinite diversity in infinite combinations” (IDIC) philosophy. …
Read More » - Arts
When the US Left Afghanistan, This Filmmaker Entered
In August 2021, the United States ended its disastrous 20-year occupation of Afghanistan with a suitably slapdash withdrawal. The Taliban,…
Read More » - Arts
The Art of Touch
Joanna Piotrowska, “A Most Gentle Touch” (2019), gelatin silver print, 11 4/5 x 9 2/5 inches (© Joanna Piotrowska; courtesy…
Read More » - Arts
Is Toronto’s Art Triennial Just for Those “In the Know”?
TORONTO — In its second iteration, the Greater Toronto Art 2024 (GTA24) triennial at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)…
Read More » - Arts
Shunga Might Just Convince You That Pornography Is Art
One of probably the most iconic works of ukiyo-e is Hokusai’s 1814 print “The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife,” which…
Read More » - Technology
The First Descendant Review (PS5)
In The First Descendant, Nexon’s new looter shooter, every character has their very own set of talents and gimmicks. Bunny,…
Read More » - Arts
Unearthing the Land’s Buried Stories at the Venice Biennale
VENICE — In “ROMANTIC IRELAND,” a multi-channel video set up produced by Eimear Walshe for the Irish Pavilion at this…
Read More » - Arts
Abigail Dudley’s Paintings of the Observed and Imagined
Abigail Dudley, “Emmanuel” (2023–24), oil on linen, 32 x 36 inches (all photos courtesy Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects) Abigail…
Read More »
