New York’s Rusty Political Machine
New York’s unique red wave revealed the structural weakness of the state’s Democratic party—and above all its current committee chair.
November 24, 2022
Who Am I? What Am I?
Charles Ray’s ambitious, technologically sophisticated sculptures allow viewers to enjoy figurative realism without the taint of kitsch.
December 8, 2022 issue
The Melancholy of Anatomy
Frederick Ruysch’s exquisitely preserved human and animal body parts were marvels of both art and science in an era when the divide between the two was less clearly drawn than it is now.
December 8, 2022 issue
The Circuitous Sublime
Like most hauntings, Fleur Jaeggy’s books are often quite baroque, but they cast a strange spell that causes everyone to remember them as nothing but austere.
December 8, 2022 issue
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