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Culture	The Economy of Painting: Reflections on the Value of the Canvas Art critic and publisher Isabelle Graw reflects on the tension between art as a commodity and its enduring physical and symbolic value within capitalist systems. Isabelle Graw \| Dec 13
Culture	‘Eliminate the nonessential’ and Other Advice for Artists Artist and teacher Kit White offers a toolkit of ideas and a set of guiding principles for creative thinking. Kit White \| Oct 1
Culture	Uncanny Returns: Trevor Paglen and the Hallucinatory Domain of Generative AI Do AI-generated images have the capacity to further estrange, if not profoundly alienate, us from the world? Anthony Downey \| Sep 23
Culture	Science Is Fiction: Inside the Wondrous Early Films of Jean Painlevé Brigitte Berg offers a rare glimpse into the early career of an avant-garde filmmaker who defied boundaries, blending science and art with unmatched originality. Brigitte Berg \| Jan 22
Culture	Rescuing Africa's Overlooked Design Legacy The position that African art and design are the output of mathematicians and intellectuals is rarely made, but it begs exploration. Jillian M. Harris \| Jan 19
Culture	Michael Taussig’s Delightful Anthropological Postcards A collection of postcards from the renowned anthropologist’s first fully illustrated picture book, “Postcards for Mia." Michael Taussig \| Nov 22, 2023
Culture	The Truth in Games Veteran game designer and writer Frank Lantz reflects on the power of video games to capture and express sublime truths. Frank Lantz \| Sep 26, 2023
Culture	Marcel Duchamp, the Gambler "As you can see, I haven’t stopped being a painter. Now I draw on chance." Trevor Stark \| Jun 29, 2023
Culture	What if Wargames Could Be Something Else? Alternate wargames express the different ways we might begin to see contemporary global challenges. Mary Flanagan \| Jun 6, 2023
Culture	‘It’s very likely you won’t be electrocuted’: On Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik’s ‘TV Bra’ As an object, “TV Bra” perfectly encapsulates Paik’s artistic goals, Moorman’s brilliance as a performer, their personal history, and its cultural context. Joan Rothfuss \| May 22, 2023