A Portrait of the Curator as a Young Grebo Rocker
Mark Beasley, Curator of Performance and Media Art at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., has deep roots in his native UK's alternative music scenes. How has he brought his onstage chops to bear on an exhibition about miscommunication?
My Manifesto: The Manifesto that Isn't
Inaugurating a series of original artists' manifestos commissioned exclusively for GARAGE, sculptor Keith Edmier takes a cue from two notorious texts of the past century, bookending his own unique proclamation with a paradoxical denial of the form itself.
Are We in a Golden Age for Female Designers?
From new designers at Dior and Givenchy to the Rei Kawakubo show at the Met, more female designers are in the spotlight than ever. But are these women subverting the status quo in favor of something better, or enforcing the long-standing rules?
Here's How One Artist Took on the Colorblind British Art World
Lubaina Himid rose to prominence with the Black Art movement in mid-1980s Britain, but was pushed aside in favor of simpler themes and sleeker aesthetics. Now three major shows and a place on the Turner Prize shortlist are heralding a belated rethink.
How to Turn a Studio into a Rumpus Room into an Exhibition
“I’m in a good place.” Friedrich Kunath has had his share of ups and downs, but in a sprawling new exhibition at Blum & Poe the Los Angeles painter lays bare his soul—and a remarkable studio—with a positive attitude and a higher purpose.
Meet the Curator Rethinking Painting
The first in GARAGE's new series of exchanges with rising and innovative curators focuses on Cathleen Chaffee of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, whose current show of work by Joe Bradley is the latest in a string of deep dives into painting.
An Artist Dug Up the Secret Prehistory of Governors Island
Using core sampling hardware to drill beneath the manicured surfaces of New York Harbor's former military post, David Brooks conducted a deep dive into the unique site's human and non-human past.
A DNA Portrait Artist Imagined New Identities for Chelsea Manning
What does it mean to remake one's appearance after years in the digital wilderness? Few are better placed to answer than Chelsea Elizabeth Manning, whose collaboration with DNA portraitist Heather Dewey-Hagborg mines the politics of the personal.
Dana Schutz: Shaking Out the Bed
Dana Schutz has attracted controversy ever since her painting of murdered black teen Emmett Till whipped up debate at this year's Whitney Biennial. Now some are calling for Boston's ICA to pull her show there. But does the work suggest a way forward?
Ettore Sottsass: Walking in Memphis
The Met Breuer's centenary celebration of Italian design outlier Ettore Sottsass links the Memphis founder's work with objects and images from across the museum's collection.
Robert Longo: Men, Monsters, and Museums
The New York-based artist talks about Goya and Eisenstein, making art from catastrophe, and the curious resilience of Johnny Mnemonic.
Six Smarter—But Not Quite Guilt-Free—Beach Reads
Beat the dull conspiracy that is the “beach read” with these smarter entries in the sordid, pulpy, guilty-pleasure genre.