Art

Netflix has an excellent documentary series on the art of design. Produced by Morgan Neville and former Wired editor-in-chief Scott Dadich, the show profiles influential figures in the field. This shows how design can improve a company's products and services. It is an engaging and inspiring way to learn more about how to make products […]

As the COVID-19 virus tightened its grip on the nation and the grim spring of 2020 gave way to an uneasy summer, I was one of the first staff members to return to in-person work at the Archives of American Art’s offices in downtown DC. Physically processing collections is one of the core duties of […]

Over the past year, we’ve slowly freshened up most of the rooms in our house, starting with the main areas (living, kitchen, master bedroom) and moving to the smaller yet equally important (powder bath and pantry.) It’s funny how those seemingly less impactful spaces make just as much of an impact on my mental state. Clearing the […]

A grape. An interviewer asks the late designer Patrick Kelly to describe what captivated him about Paris. The Mississippi native smiles at the marketplace memory of biting into a juicy grape, revealing his keen appreciation for simplicity, as well as the sweetness that can supplant an acrid seed. I spoke with curator Laura Camerlengo and […]

Zanele Muholi, Bhekezakhe, Parktown (2016), gelatin silver print, 50 × 35.9 centimeters. Photo © Zanele Muholi. Stevenson, Amsterdam, Cape Town and Johannesburg, and Yancey Richardson, New York One of the most expansive volumes of its kind, African Artists: From 1882 to Now compiles a broad sampling of works from more than 300 modern and contemporary artists […]