Harriet Tubman: The Hero We Need
If you’ve seen Harriet, the new Harriet Tubman biopic, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Harriet was an antebellum James Bond.
The Skeletons in the Gallery
After Louis Vuitton prints an image of child predation on a luxury handbag, can we still turn a blind eye to Gauguin’s well-documented history of predation?
You Probably Think This Art Is About You
Yayoi Kusama’s famous mirrored rooms focuse on the notion of “self-obliteration,” yet self-aggrandizement has become the defining theme of how visitors experience them.
In Putin's Russia, Art Looks at You
Irena Nakhova’s fighter jet helmet blends satire and state-sanctioned messaging to an indecipherable degree. Is it a monument to Vladimir Putin’s ambitions, or a mockery?