Arts

Brazil’s Fotoclubistas in Focus

A show at MoMA showcases the Modernist heyday of a vibrant, largely amateur avant-garde photography movement.

June 11, 2021

India’s Streaming Auteurs

Realistic depictions of religion, sexuality, and politics have been off-limits in Bollywood for decades, but in recent years directors were able to bypass censorship by moving to the small screen.

July 1, 2021 issue

In Her Own Voice

To be a Black artist has always required one to fight as well as create.

July 1, 2021 issue

‘Undine’ Retold

With its haunting indifference to logic, German director Christian Petzold’s version of the myth is a study of the ways in which men and women misunderstand one another.

May 30, 2021

Theater, Politics, and Critic

“The way the personal and the political overlap in certain public lives can be illuminating for both arenas.”

May 22, 2021

Open Letter: A Halt to New Delhi’s Demolitions

The Indian government’s Central Vista Redevelopment, pressing ahead amid a pandemic surge, is tearing down vital parts of the country’s cultural heritage without proper consultation or adequate provision.

May 13, 2021

The Paranoid Style in Adam Curtis

His films choreograph archive footage, charismatic pop, and portentous commentary in pursuit of a dark, totalizing narrative—all the seduction of conspiracy theory without the substance.

May 8, 2021

‘Moffie’ and Me

South African filmmakers are confronting an aspect of the apartheid era that marked my generation: an abusive masculinity defined by its homophobia.

May 3, 2021

See Rome and Feel Alive

“The city itself is an artistic treasure, so there was always something to see even when museums were closed.”

May 1, 2021

‘Comic Terrorism Works’: An Interview with John Waters

The avant-garde filmmaker who wanted to be the filthiest person alive has ended up becoming a national treasure. How did that happen?

April 29, 2021