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Books in Brief: What to Read in May
A.i.A.'s five most-anticipated art books coming out in May, from an experimental Fassbinder biography to a history of how Danish chairs took over American homes.
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Brian Dillon’s Essay Collection ‘Affinities’ Is a Meditation on the Art of Looking
A 2011 study at University College London found that when we behold a pleasing work of art, blood rushes to the head in a physiological reflex that’s akin to gazing at a loved one. What…
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Hard Truths: Is Yoga a More Prudent Career Path Than Art Criticism?
A writer considers putting down the pen, and an artist wonders whether to take care of an old professor's disgusting dog.
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Hard Truths: Can an Activist Smear Food on Art Without Consequences?
A protestor wants to make an impact, and a teacher bemoans his old grad-school email list.
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‘Bad Reviews’ Gives Artists the Last Laugh
For her book project "Bad Reviews," artist Aleksandra Mir asked artists to submit "bad" reviews they had received. The result is a raucous inside joke.
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Hard Truths: How Can a Collector Fire His Art Adviser Without Burning a Bridge?
Dubious taste puts an adviser on watch, and an NFT devotee wonders what he's done.
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New Book by Kaelen Wilson-Goldie Explores the Link Between Conflict and Creativity
Kaelen Wilson-Goldie's new book, "Beautiful, Gruesome, and True" considers how art may operate as a proxy for political discourse in places where free speech has been suppressed.
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Isabelle Andriessen Gives New Meaning to “Long Duration”
The Dutch sculptor envisions how geologic and inorganic materials will persist after humans have gone extinct.
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Charisse Pearlina Weston’s Glass Sculptures Challenge Beliefs About Transparency
Weston's current exhibition at the Queens Museum contends with the symbolic links between glass and anti-Blackness.
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The Unfinished Reception of Hilma af Klint
Though a new biography of Hilma af Klint loses its style and tone in the translation from German to English, it tells a history that has largely been excluded from the official record.
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