March / April 2017 Issue
“Balance”

Thank You For Coming: Talking with transdisciplinary performance artist NIC Kay about balance, Blackness, and hope

by Anna Martine Whitehead | Apr 28, 2017

Thank You For Coming: Talking with transdisciplinary performance artist NIC Kay about balance, Blackness, and hope

by Anna Martine Whitehead | Apr 28, 2017

Artists NIC Kay and Anna Martine Whitehead discuss their performance practices, and the voices they rely upon in a world filled with injustice.

In the swim of things: a conversation on the poetics and politics in He Xiangu’s debut film

by Tiffany Fung | Apr 26, 2017

In the swim of things: a conversation on the poetics and politics in He Xiangu’s debut film

by Tiffany Fung | Apr 26, 2017

Curator Siqiao Lu and artist-filmmaker Tiffany Fung discuss the borders that art trespasses and reconstructs in He Xiangu’s debut film “The Swim,” which premiered at the Guggenheim Museum in February 2017.

Artist Introspectives

The Practice of Walking: Somewhere Near Zabar’s

by Erin Sweeny | Apr 24, 2017

Artist Introspectives

The Practice of Walking: Somewhere Near Zabar’s

by Erin Sweeny | Apr 24, 2017

Erin Sweeny recounts her performative action of walking the length of Manhattan on Good Friday, and relates the project to other artists who incorporate walking in their practice.

How to Collaborate with Nonprofits: A Playbook for Participants

by Eric Schles | Apr 21, 2017

How to Collaborate with Nonprofits: A Playbook for Participants

by Eric Schles | Apr 21, 2017

Technologist Eric Schles recounts his collaboration with the News Literacy Project, a nonprofit bringing news literacy and civic education to the U.S. school system in all fifty states.

Artist Introspectives

Touch/Don’t Touch

by Gabrielle Civil | Apr 19, 2017

Artist Introspectives

Touch/Don’t Touch

by Gabrielle Civil | Apr 19, 2017

Artist Gabrielle Civil shares the freedom her performance practice has brought her, and the frustration of dealing with oblivious racism in 2017.

Thoughts I Had While Trying To Do Vrksasana (Tree Pose) In Yoga Class

by Kijin Higashibaba | Apr 18, 2017

Thoughts I Had While Trying To Do Vrksasana (Tree Pose) In Yoga Class

by Kijin Higashibaba | Apr 18, 2017

In this creative writing piece, Kijin Higashibaba tries to stay focused during tree pose in yoga class.

A Farewell to the Global Museum?

by Zachary Small | Apr 17, 2017

A Farewell to the Global Museum?

by Zachary Small | Apr 17, 2017

Writer-in-Residence Zachary Small considers the recent ambitions of large art institutions, and the role of the global museum in 2017.

“The artist has to be down on the ground”—An Interview with Monica Trinidad

by Lewis Wallace | Apr 14, 2017

“The artist has to be down on the ground”—An Interview with Monica Trinidad

by Lewis Wallace | Apr 14, 2017

Guest editor Lewis Wallace speaks with artist and organizer Monica Trinidad about her process of collaborating with and creating within communities.

On View Now

Tracing the Out-of-Sight: Cristina Camacho’s Symmetrical Tensions

by Anna Burckhardt | Apr 12, 2017

On View Now

Tracing the Out-of-Sight: Cristina Camacho’s Symmetrical Tensions

by Anna Burckhardt | Apr 12, 2017

Anna Burckhardt explores the process and motivations behind the anthropomorphic symmetry in Cristina Camacho’s painting series, “Bilateral Dissections.”

Art on the Border

by Rachel Heidenry | Apr 7, 2017

Art on the Border

by Rachel Heidenry | Apr 7, 2017

Rachel Heidenry surveys the work of six artists investigating the U.S./Mexico border, all of whom collectively challenge political rhetoric with intimate perception.

“Balance In B-Flat Minor”

by Annah Anti-Palindrome | Apr 4, 2017

“Balance In B-Flat Minor”

by Annah Anti-Palindrome | Apr 4, 2017

Annah Anti-Palindrome’s original poem for the issue, “Balance In B-Flat Minor,” is a visual interpretation of Chopin’s Sonata No.2, Op. 35, and takes the form of annotated sheet music.

The New Situationists

Implicit Politics: August Sander and the Fallacy of Objectivity

by Erin Sweeny | Mar 23, 2017

The New Situationists

Implicit Politics: August Sander and the Fallacy of Objectivity

by Erin Sweeny | Mar 23, 2017

Erin Sweeny uncovers the complexities of accepting photography as an objective representation of reality, through the work of twentieth century German photographer August Sander.

Writer-in-Residence

Beverly Fishman: Color-Coding Big Pharma

by Zachary Small | Mar 21, 2017

Writer-in-Residence

Beverly Fishman: Color-Coding Big Pharma

by Zachary Small | Mar 21, 2017

Writer-in-Residence Zachary Small uncovers the psychological implications of Beverly Fishman’s brightly colored pill-paintings that explore the consequences of an unchecked medical industry.

The “Black Gash of Shame”—Revisiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Controversy

by Elizabeth Wolfson | Mar 15, 2017

The “Black Gash of Shame”—Revisiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Controversy

by Elizabeth Wolfson | Mar 15, 2017

Elizabeth Wolfson recounts the early controversy surrounding Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the delicate balance that must be achieved when memorializing war’s heroes and victims.

Looking at Los Angeles

Kathleen Ryan: Weightless Again at Ghebaly Gallery

by Lindsay Preston Zappas | Mar 8, 2017

Looking at Los Angeles

Kathleen Ryan: Weightless Again at Ghebaly Gallery

by Lindsay Preston Zappas | Mar 8, 2017

Lindsay Preston Zappas reviews Kathleen Ryan’s recent sculpture exhibition at Ghebaly Gallery, “Weightless Again” —a reclamation of feminine modernism.

The 1913 Armory Show: America’s First Art War

by Tom McCormack | Mar 8, 2017

The 1913 Armory Show: America’s First Art War

by Tom McCormack | Mar 8, 2017

Tom McCormack recounts the events leading up to the 1913 Armory Show, and the impact the fair would have on the art world for centuries to come.

Letter from the Editor

What if balance was about process, rather than outcome?

by Lewis Wallace | Mar 8, 2017

Letter from the Editor

What if balance was about process, rather than outcome?

by Lewis Wallace | Mar 8, 2017

“Balance” guest editor Lewis Wallace introduces the issue with an investigation into the challenges of obtaining journalistic balance.