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Nihilism, that despairing feeling that all is meaningless, fuels much of the work of experimental artist Mike Kelley. For some, seeing his life’s...
In 1973, Michael Craig-Martin set a water glass on a shelf high on a gallery wall. The arrangement was called An Oak Tree and included wall text that...
Barbie may only be 11.5” of plastic, but the childhood doll has a remarkable history reflecting—and sometimes questioning—the changing values of...
Autobiographies give us a privileged glimpse into remarkable human experiences, and whether their authors recount painful personal trials or chronicle...
Many of us are guilty of buying, borrowing or collecting books throughout the year to save for our summer reading. Now, with the warm weather...
Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), famed for his use of chiaroscuro to create vivid emotional intensity, painted...
Australian-made horror is flourishing. Late Night with the Devil , a new film about a possessed girl exorcised on live TV, joins a recent stable...
A life story can be read for escapist pleasure. But at other times, reading a memoir or biography can be an expansive exercise, opening us up to...
In 1964, Yoko Ono self-published an anthology of “instructions” entitled Grapefruit. Thank you for signing up! By clicking...
Few contemporary artists are as recognizable, or as imitated, as Barbara Kruger. The American artist (1945—), who first rose to fame in the 1980s...
A ripe banana taped to a wall. An apocalyptic classroom. A rabble of painting robot dogs. These are the three Rs headlining the latest installment of...
A ripe banana taped to a wall. An apocalyptic classroom. A rabble of painting robot dogs. These are the three Rs headlining the latest installment of...