In a strong showing of national pavilions at this year’s edition, countries foregrounded diverse voices and showcased national talent.
AX Mina
AX Mina is a wandering artist and culture writer exploring contemporary spirituality, technology and other sundry topics. Her work has appeared in the Atlantic, the New York Times and Places Journal, and her art has shown in places like the Museum of the Moving Image, the V&A Museum and the Brooklyn Museum. She co-produces Five and Nine, a podcast about magic, work, and economic justice, and serves on the board of the Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation.
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Peeling Back the Layers of Religious Devotion
The artists in Devoted: Religion in Asian American Art offer complex perspectives on religion grounded in their lived experiences.
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In Venice, Art Bears Witness to Chaos
What role can art play in helping us understand a time of great chaos and what role can national pavilions play in a time when nation states are ever present?
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14 Art Books to Read This Summer
From an occult Renaissance manuscript and the history of eyeliner to Salman Rushdie’s new book, our staff and contributors have got you covered.
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A Venice Show Centers Disability Justice
Power concedes nothing without a demand, and the tireless efforts of the Disability Arts Movement deserve both recognition and celebration.
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Lesbian Bars Make a Much-Needed Comeback
The new documentary All We’ve Got shows audiences the range of spaces designed as lesbian community hubs, performance venues, and places for dancing and partying.
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Objects That Tell the History of LGBTQ+ Resistance
Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects serves less as a catalog and more as a continuation of a years-long effort to tell a millennia-long history.
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10 Art Shows to See in New York This April
This month: Audrey Flack, Sonya Clark, Raven Chacon, Mike Olin, and more.
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Why We Still Need the Godzilla Network
If there’s a lesson from the Godzilla anthology, it’s that Asian-American art is deeply complex, much like the many manifestations of Godzilla the monster.
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Hannah Toticki Searches for Our Guardian Angels
With Storage of the Gods, the artist explores what a spiritual practice can look like in our secular, stressed-out world.
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Women and Spiritualism in Art
In her new book The Other Side, Jennifer Higgie pays tribute to celebrated and lesser-known women artists whose work intersected with the occult.
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Massage Workers’ Collective Challenges Racism With Art
Red Canary Song’s Flower Spa: Solidarity Outside In pays tribute to past victims of anti-Asian hate and fights against future racism.