Category Culture

Sebastiao Salgado’s View of Humanity

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Sebastião Salgado, who died last week of leukemia at the age of 81, was one of the most celebrated documentary photographers of the 20th century. Over more than four decades of…

“A Poem for Deep Thinkers” by Rashid Johnson

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The multifaceted, troubled, and sometimes perplexing artist Rashid Johnson, whose sprawling exhibition “Poem for Deep Thinkers” is currently on view at the Guggenheim and takes up most of the museum’s space,…

John Singer Sargent’s Scandalous “Madame X”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to and doing this week. Sign up to get it sent to your inbox. Summer is a time of…

Sam Altman and Jony Ive Will Bring AI into Your Life

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Last week, OpenAI announced it was acquiring io, a company that makes AI products. The firm was co-founded by Jony Ive, a highly respected designer best known for his collaboration with…

Jack Whitten hit the paint hard

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story He layered the paint and combed it with an Afro pick. Or he froze it and smashed it, reassembling the fragments into new wholes. Like an alchemist, he altered its texture…

Criminalizing Venezuela’s Street Culture

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On the morning of April 23, 2024, Claudio David Balkane González, a twenty-six-year-old musician from the state of Aragua, Venezuela, arrived at the Texas border. He had crossed nine countries in…

“Love Letters” Received Forty Years Later

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The diversity of streaming platforms can be likened to a multitude of libraries: countless treasures line the shelves, but they often get overlooked. One of the Criterion Channel’s strengths is its…