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Order & Chaos
In ancient times, when philosophy informed the sciences and our knowledge of the brain was speculative or mythological, the anatomical...
Disability and the Politics of Visibility
Letter from the Guest Editor
harder / border
People who cross a border, or break through a barrier, often feel that they carry the other side within them—as one lived reality nested inside another. Selected poems from Sudanese-American author Safia Elhillo capture the poignant complexities of this condition.
Contemporary African Art: Beyond Colonial Paradigms
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Chika Okeke met with Okwui Enwezor to discuss “The Short Century,” African artists, and his work as a critic, publisher and curator of contemporary art.
Amitav Ghosh: The Great Derangement
French philosopher Jean-Pierre Dupuy writes: “If we destroy nature is it because we hate nature? Of course not—we merely hate one another.”
He may well be right.
The National Gingerbread House Competition™
Talking (with a Gingerbread Craftswoman) Over the phone, she tells me about her experiences in college, the TV shows she’s...
With Drawn Arms: Glenn Kaino & Tommie Smith
Each of us keeps images in mind that are without context or explanation. These memories and images don’t have to...
M. Lamar: American Cuck
As viewers arrive for composer M. Lamar’s multimedia installation American Cuck, a looping video “pre-show” depicts a young white woman...