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Seeing Beyond the Beauty of a Vermeer

by Seyward Darby May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

“The violence of his era can be found in his serene masterpieces — if you know where to look.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Essays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story

Of Blackness and ‘Beauty’

by Morgan Jerkins January 16, 2019October 19, 2022

At an art exhibit exploring black models through Western art, Morgan Jerkins finds historical evidence of the white supremacist definitions of beauty Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom identifies in ‘Thick: and Other Essays.’

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Editor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction

Of Blackness and ‘Beauty’

by Morgan Jerkins January 16, 2019October 19, 2022

At an art exhibit exploring black models through Western art, Morgan Jerkins finds historical evidence of the white supremacist definitions of beauty Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom identifies in ‘Thick: and Other Essays.’

Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Essays & Criticism, profile, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes

The Resplendent Photography of Carrie Mae Weems

by Danielle Jackson November 5, 2018October 19, 2022

Carrie Mae Weems may be our best contemporary photographer.

Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes

Understanding Adrian Piper’s Probing Body of Work

by Danielle Jackson July 20, 2018October 19, 2022

Adrian Piper’s body of work encourages audiences to think critically about race, gender, and power, and to engage with their own perceptions.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

How Art Critic Jerry Saltz Fell in Love with Museums

by juliawick May 4, 2015October 19, 2022

I’ve spent much of my life in and in love with museums. When I was 10 years old, there was no mention of art in my home. But then my mother began driving me from the suburbs to the Art Institute of Chicago. There, she looked at art on her own for hours, leaving me […]

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