Domenico Tiepolo’s Punchinellos at work, from his late series on the commedia dell’arte figure.
Dafoe’s Biennale program looks at theater’s origins. Read More
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The Editra Manifesto of Primalism
Yellow relief by Ellsworth Kelly
Manifesto for a new artistic movement. Read More
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Essay: Should Artists Be Committed?
Christ's Descent into Hell by Hieronymus Bosch. Fig. 6. Detail of Sisyphus in 26.244. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 613
An examination of artistic commitment, doubt, and the dangers of moral absolutism. Read More
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Lina Wertmuller’s Love and Anarchy Deserves More Love
Love and Anarchy (Lina Wertmüller, 1973)
Why Lina Wertmüller’s Love and Anarchy deserves a central place in film history. Read More
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First Reading of The Wolf Is an Endangered Species
A recovered 1973 one-act returns through a downtown reading and a cross-disciplinary cast. Read More
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Why Are You Ashamed of Being Human? A Dear John To Auto Tune
The Mamas & the Papas on ABC's The Song Makers, 1967
An essay on pitch, technology, and the quiet erasure of the human voice. Read More
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The Poetry of Materials
A gown by Charles James. Photographed by Cecil Beaton.
From silk and rationing to code and looms, textiles as a record of power, labor, and desire. Read More
