Rachel Kushner Brings Moral Indignation To ‘Mars Room’
But in a bid to capture everything and keep things real, a certain falseness creeps in.
How Should A Mother Be?
“If no one had told me anything about the world, I would have invented boyfriends, sex, friendships, art. I would not have invented child-rearing.”
How Leon Golub Slashed Out Against Cruelty, Violence And Toxic Masculinity
Golub’s art is meant to jolt. It punches you right in the face, then right in the gut.
Class Conflict Is At The Heart Of Mad Men Creator’s New Thriller
“Spoiler: Weiner’s novel turns on a twist, though if you know his work, the unexpected conclusion actually turns out to be a predictable one.”
Why Louise Bourgeois Is My New Personal Role Model
“Her etchings are at once a recapitulation and a way forward, a talmudic take on the themes that had long preoccupied her.”
Is Nathan Englander’s New Spy Novel Really About Ariel Sharon?
At its best, Englander’s novel suggests that our self-understanding is limited, driven by the desire to justify ourselves.
To Diane Arbus, Every Portrait Was A Self Portrait
Arbus’s work is so compelling because she is completely captured by what she captures.
Monsters, Monsters And More Monsters In a Thrilling Graphic Tale
Prostitution, Weimar Germany, the Holocaust, Vietnam, gender dysphoria and monsters all play a role in Emil Ferris’s thrilling graphic novel debut.
Is The Controversial Whitney Biennial Just A Bunch of Bologna?
From a controversial Emmett Till painting to an act of virtual anti-Semitic assault, the Whitney Biennial is tough to assess. Maybe too tough.
Daphne Merkin Reports From the Front Lines of Depression
Some voids can never be truly filled. That’s one of the hard lessons Daphne Merkin teachers in “This Close to Happy,” a memoir of depression.
