Pieces of a Woman Falls to Pieces
In a 24-minute single take, a stylish blond named Martha (Vanessa Kirby) delivers a baby. She grunts, squats, sweats, curses, rendering this most...
Writing from Another World
It is one thing to create an alternative world, which is what many science fiction writers do. It is another to write from...
The Melancholy Marriage of Tracey Emin and Edvard Munch
LONDON — Edvard Munch and Tracey Emin — what a gloom-struck pair! We see them together, in two photographs hung side by side...
Martin Puryear’s Open Questions
According to the checklist for Martin Puryear at Matthew Marks (November 12, 2020 – January 30, 2021) there are six sculptures in the...
What a Painter Taught Me
In 2011 I was invited by Demetrio Paparoni, my former editor at the Italian art journal tema celeste, to write a catalogue essay...
Required Reading
A review of a new biography on Dennis Cooper, an important figure in 20th-century LGBTQ literature, looks at what differentiates him from his...
Copy of Salvator Mundi Discovered In Naples Apartment
In 2017, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” fetched $450.3 million at a Christie’s auction, becoming the most expensive artwork ever sold. This week,...
Explore Vermeer’s ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ in Incredible Detail with...
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January 21, 2021
Grace Ebert
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Last year, researchers released records from nearly two years of analysis of Johannes Vermeer’s most-recognized artwork, “Girl With...
The Internet Can’t Get Enough of Bundled-up Bernie Memes
Due to overwhelming demand, we bring you a fresh batch of viral bundled-up Bernie memes, which took the internet by storm after Joe...
Trimmed in Gold, Ceramic Vessels by Artist Yurim Gough Challenge Notions...
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January 22, 2021
Christopher Jobson
All images courtesy of Paradigm Gallery, shared with permission
Through nine ceramic bowls, Yurim Gough untangles the complex narratives surrounding...
