Art Books
Iris Müller–Westermann: Hilma af Klint: Notes and Methods
By Madeline WeisburgPerhaps the most surprising of the many surprising things about Hilma af Klint’s retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum is how rational it feels.
Leslie Hewitt
By Megan N. LibertyLeslie Hewitt’s photography blurs the lines between photo and sculpture, exploring the intersection of history, memory, and archive.
Chris Kraus: Social Practices
By Gretchen CoombsIt is cut through with tensions of art world success, premature death, and the social and economic issues confronting artists and culture at large
Mary Jane Jacob: Dewey For Artists
By Cara JordanCan art change the world? American philosopher and educational reformer John Dewey (1859 – 1952) certainly thought so. Dewey's progressive politics and their relationship to art, more specifically how they illustrate social practice art as an aesthetic experience, are the focus of Chicago-based curator Mary Jane Jacob's new book, Dewey for Artists.
