Betye Saar’s Birthday Present
The assemblage artist donates her doll collection to the New York Historical, and we walk you through strong performance art at the Venice Biennale.
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Getting Unstuck with Ramona Ausubel
On finding joy in the writing process, embracing friction, and developing your voice.
Hear Robert Johnson’s “Come On in My Kitchen” in Remarkably Restored Audio, Taken from a Rare Test Pressing
Robert Johnson died at just 27 years old, some say as a consequence of selling his soul to the devil at a crossroads. But before his time came, he managed to record 29 songs, a scant body of work that nevertheless secured his artistic immortality as one of the most influential
Predictions, prescriptions and systems change
Moore’s Law was stated 60 years ago, but it only became a law once its predictions came true. The reason that your laptop doesn’t cost as much as your house is that computer chips get relentlessly cheaper and more powerful. Just as Gordon Moore predicted. But perhaps it wasn’t
The Myth of Sisyphus Wonderfully Animated in an Oscar-Nominated Short Film (1974)
Even if you don’t know the myth by name, you know the story. In Greek mythology, Sisyphus, King of Corinth, was punished “for his self-aggrandizing craftiness and deceitfulness by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, repeating this
Is Yoko Ono the Most Radical Artist of the Trump Era?
"In the 1960s, she invited an audience to cut off her clothes. As attacks on women’s rights escalate, 'Cut Piece' and other decades-old works of feminist art feel more relevant than ever."
The Invincible Spirit of Edmonia Lewis
A first-of-its-kind exhibiton honors the pathbreaking artist's Black and Indigenous ancestries.
For Ceija Stojka, Memory Is Survival
She rejected fascism not only by depicting what she endured in the Holocaust but also the tenderness of everyday Romani life.
How Betye Saar Set Black Dolls Free
Nearing the occasion of her upcoming 100th birthday, an exhibition at the New York Historical celebrates Saar’s promised gift of her collection of dolls to the institution.
The Man Who Reads Books For a Living (One Every Two Days)
"Clarke Seicher is something much more specific and much rarer: a professional book reader who evaluates literature specifically for screen adaptation."