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June 22, 2020 by Andrea Kirsh

During the Spanish flu, existential paintings by Edward Munch and Egon Schiele

June 17, 2020 by Beth Heinly

June 15, 2020 by Norman Dolph

To touch or not to touch, Duchamp’s ‘Étant donnés’ in the time of Coronavirus

Artblog’s new contributor Norman Dolph offers a new take on Marcel Duchamp’s last piece of art, the once-scandalous “Étant donnés,” casting it as an explicit health threat in this time of coronavirus.

June 11, 2020 by Kinaya Hassane

The times are not unprecedented, thoughts on Lorna Simpson, the archive, double consciousness

At this traumatic time art can feel frivolous, but these two exhibitions spark a necessary conversation about Black fragmentation and subverting the archive.

June 9, 2020 by Alex Smith

Together, art by Dogon Krigga and music by John Morrison in ‘SWP: Southwest Psychedelphia’

Alex Smith debuts their new series, SYNESTHESIA, which will explore fantastic albums and their artwork; first up is Dogon Krigga and John Morrison on “SWP: Southwest Psychedelphia.”

June 8, 2020 by Beth Heinly

The 3:00 Book

June 5, 2020 by Andrea Kirsh

Tuberculosis, rampant in the Romantic era, personified as the feminine ideal

June 4, 2020 by Natalie Sandstrom

Maddie Hewitt talks sustainable art making, and the reality of the climate crisis

In this two part feature, Natalie Sandstrom talks with the second of two artists whose practice is heavily influenced by nature and environmental issues.