arts and entertainment
Collectivizing and yanking art out of its commodified prison: The ‘lumbung’ Documenta
September 29, 2022This two-part article will consider the impact of a monumental event in the art world.
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‘A Great Wilderness’ explores the world of gay conversion therapy without polemics
September 28, 2022A person’s basic orientation (with myriads of individual variations and nuances) is not like the choice to wear a blue shirt or a green shirt today: It’s now considered inborn.
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‘Don’t Worry Darling’ review: An immersive psychological thriller, despite hard to ignore flaws
September 22, 2022Beautiful cinematography, focused directing, and a few compelling performances make Don’t Worry Darling an entertaining joy ride with substance.
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‘Moonage Daydream’ review: Bowie doc mesmerizes but rarely goes beyond the music
September 14, 2022It’s gorgeous to look at— and a psychedelic trip to behold— as Bowie’s music plays throughout.
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Hold the communism, please: SFMOMA’s Diego Rivera exhibit downplays artist’s radical politics
September 13, 2022The museum allows that Rivera was a communist, but it also aims to sanitize the artist, and make him less revolutionary than he was in person and on walls and canvases.
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