Review
Bodys Isek Kingelez: City Dreams
“I am a designer, an architect, a sculptor, engineer, artist.” That’s how Bodys Isek Kingelez (1948–2015), the subject of a...
Heavenly Bodies
Evening dresses by Versace and by Dolce & Gabbana with imagery of Catholic saints and the Madonna and Child are...
Kirstin Mitchell: Miecznikowski
In Kirstin Mitchell’s Miecznikowski at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, darkness and obscurity counterbalance neon lights and pastel-painted...
Toyin Ojih Odutola: Testing the Name
Artist Toyin Ojih Odutola’s Testing the Name [February 20–September 9, 2018] at the SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, GA,...
Deborah Roberts: The Evolution of Mimi
The sharp angles, contrasting patterns and colors, and outsized body parts in Deborah Roberts’ collages of young girls are a...
I’m not who you think I’m not #4: Chebomuren
I’m Not Who You Think I’m Not #4: Chebomuren was a two hour performance by artists Awuor Onyango, Nyakallo Maleke,...
Isaac Julien: Playtime
Isaac Julien’s sumptuous three-part film installation at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco invoked manifold puns...
Andrei Molodkin: Fallout Pattern
With the specter of alleged Russian cyber-espionage still haunting the current US administration, global paranoia reshapes itself, attuning to the...
Designing Playful Cities
“People tend to forget that play is serious.” This quote is one of several printed in large block letters for...
Making Africa: A Continent of Contemporary Design
Undeniably, Africa is a diverse and vibrant continent, creating art, fashion, architecture, and designs unique to an African experience that...