Photographs Still Have Something to Say, Even When Everyone Is Taking Them
A museum exhibit asks what a single photo says, and finds that a series of images tells the true story.
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Category: Culture
Shimmer: Dreaming the Posthuman Opens at Frist Art Museum
Frist Art Museum's Shimmer: Dreaming the Posthuman blends VR, motion capture, and digital animation to explore humanity's bond with nature.
Lit Hub’s Book Review Roundup This Week, Headlined by Anahid Nersessian on Dad Had a Bad Day
A review of a novel wherein a father seeks perfection through relentless self-optimization, praised for its satire and tenderness.
Karl Ove Knausgård on Writing About Love, Death, and Everything In Between
A daily roundup of literary links: a book-picking flowchart, artist rooms, bestselling independents, and essays on daughterhood and grief.
Independent Press Bestsellers: Fiction — One Woman’s Journals Take Up Nearly Half the Chart
A chart of the Independent Press's top forty fiction sellers, wherein one woman's journals take up nigh half the list.
Why Viking Museums Still Can’t Escape the Warrior Myth
Scandinavian museums try to show the real Viking farmers and traders, but crowds still want the sword-wielding warrior myth.
Pasadena Playhouse’s Bleak Farce About Greed and Death Lands Mays and Hamilton a Triumph Despite Its Smugness
A grim tale of vengeance wherein a wealthy lady offers a town a fortune for a life — a review of Pasadena Playhouse's Visit.
Willie Birch’s California African American Museum Show Traces Decades of Sculpture and Collage
A career retrospective gathers the works of Willie Birch, whose art speaks of Black neighborhoods and the lives within them.
Mitchell Foundation Report Finds Most Artists Lack Any Plan for How Their Work Survives Them
A new report reveals how systems of artist legacy stewardship leave many works forgotten, and what must change.
Benton’s American Idyll Left Out The Dirt That Made It Real
A review finds Thomas Hart Benton's paintings soften the nation's brutal past into pleasant images, leaving the harsh realities unshown.
Derrick Adams, Randy Polumbo and More Project New Works Onto Historic Hangars at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field
A grand festival of light shall cover the twin hangars of old Floyd Bennett Field, a spectacle of animation and color.
Tarot Cards Have Survived Five Centuries of Religious Persecution and Fashion Trends
A look at how tarot decks have evolved over 500 years, from Renaissance card games to mystical tools, at the Morgan Library.