Why Surrealists Turned to Animals to Plumb the Human Psyche
A new book by Zoologist and Surrealist Desmond Morris contains surprising insights.
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Fried at Last: Why Michael Fried’s Attacks on Literalism Matter As Never Before
A new collection of his life's work reveals him to be less conservative than he seems.
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95 Percent of Museums’ Collections Are Hidden from View. Is “Open Storage” a Real Solution—or a Cop-Out?
A new anthology captures debates on the politics of storage.
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Two of Modernism’s Lesbian Icons Get the Novel Treatment
Authors take on the lives of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas.
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What We Miss When We Talk About Giacometti
A new book hones in on his lesser known—but revealing—work in miniatures.
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Bicoastal Art World Satire ‘Kill Dick’ Imagines Sackler Revenge
Imagine a novel written in the style of Vice magazine. That's Luke Goebel's Kill Dick.
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Joseph Beuys Might Be the 20th Century’s Most Influential Artist—but We Have Him All Wrong.
What can we learn from his failed utopianism and troubling contradictoins?
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The Wild Ways Artists Have Made Their Livings, from the Renaissance to Today
A new book tells colorful stories but misses major plot points.
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How Joseph Grigely Blazed a Trail for Disability Arts
His new book of collected writings, out from Primary Information, surveys 40 years of work.
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Why Did Coreen Simpson’s Stylish Pictures of Exuberant Black Life Fail to Reach a Wider Audience Until Now?
Her new monograph shows how she merged fashion and social photography.
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