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In the composer’s second album, the poetry of continuums connects the past with new beginnings.
Endlessness, by Nala Sinephro, Warp Records
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Deep cuts from the artist’s filmography serve up a riveting showcase of scene-stealing freaks and oddballs.
Andy Warhol, Batman Dracula (unfinished), 1964 (still). Pictured: Jack…
A show at Tate Modern presents the wild, colorful orbit of the early twentieth-century Blue Rider artists.
Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and the Blue Rider, installation view. Cour…
The smutty, the sublime, the mushroom metaphors:
romance, the Renee Gladman way.
My Lesbian Novel, by Renee Gladman,
Dorothy, A Publishing Project, 147 pages, $16.95
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Here’s a sneak peek at our lineup for the upcoming season.
4Columns mascot Sparky (im)patiently awaits a new season of arts criticism.
Did you miss us? After a long, hot summer, 4Col…
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? This art’s more lovely . . .
Nicole Eisenman: What Happened, installation view. Photo: Shelby Ragsdale. © MCA Chicago. Pictured, top…
Hot heat, hotter tunes: four capsule reviews of recent releases.
For this week’s summer missive, we’re trying something new: the 4Columns editors have invited critics to pick th…
We’re back with a new issue September 6! Until then, enjoy this archival roundup of reviews that may make you think twice about what’s for dinner . . .
Gunda. Courte…
Three multitalented multitaskers, both camera ready and camera steady.
Edmond O’Brien as Harry and Ida Lupino as Phyllis in The Bigamist. Image courtesy The Filmakers Inc. / Photofest…
In the heat of the sweatiest season, a slew of mystery and suspense books to make your blood run cold.
From Monica, by Daniel Clowes. Courtesy Fantagraphics.
It’s a known fact that w…
Heartache and horror, joy and humor, in a range of vivid, imagination-filled portrayals of Palestinian lives.
Razan AlSalah, Your Father Was Born 100 Years Old, And So Was the Nakba, 2017. …
We’ll return with a new issue on September 6! In our first summer missive, we’re shining a spotlight on a trio of writers who made the leap from the blank page to the silver scre…
Assistant senior editor Bolek wonders if it’s time to reapply the sunscreen.
4Columns is taking a short hiatus to beat the heat, and will return with new issues beginning September 6!…
Passion and pretense: Catherine Breillat’s latest film presents a complex portrait of a woman divided against herself.
Samuel Kircher as Théo and Léa Drucker as Anne in …
A new podcast commemorating the thirty-year anniversary of the musician’s death prompts a closer look at the journals he left behind.
Kurt Cobain during the taping of MTV Unplugged: N…
From family to Flint to factory workers: photography focused on movements of solidarity.
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Monuments of Solidarity, installation view. Courtesy Museum of Modern Art. Phot…
Riotous shows, near-fatal fights, and anti-racism and protest politics: a new book chronicles the influential era of the Specials and 2 Tones Records.
Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tones Record…
A loving mother-daughter bond fumbles tenderly toward rupture in
Annie Baker's debut feature.
Julianne Nicholson as Janet and Zoe Ziegler as Lacy in Janet Planet. Courtesy A24.
Janet Plan…
Two shows on view at Hauser & Wirth Menorca connect to architectural space and landscape"and each other"in surprising ways.
Roni Horn, installation view. Courtesy the artist and Hauser …
A memoir by Francine Prose recounts the writer's tumultuous relationship with Pentagon Papers"whistleblower Tony Russo.
1974: A Personal History, by Francine Prose, Harper, 257 pages, $34
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In Agnieszka Holland's tragic film about the refugee crisis at the Belarus"Poland crossing, a provocation to bear witness and reflect on complicity.
Talia Ajjan as Ghalia and Jalal Altawil …
An endearing and suitably messy biography of the
pioneering punk vocalist.
Infinite Dreams: The Life of Alan Vega, by Laura Davis-Chanin and Liz Lamere, foreword by Bruce Springsteen,
Bac…
Art, fashion, and collaboration run together in a new show of the legendary designer's couture costumes, paintings, and installations.
Susan Cianciolo: Light Workers - RUN 15 - Game of Life…
Mystery and mortality in five major sculptures by the artist.
Eva Hesse: Five Sculptures, installation view. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Matt Grubb. © Estate of Eva Hesse.
Eva H…
In a show of over forty monumental photographs, a reclamation
of agency for the Black body.
Nona Faustine: White Shoes, installation view. Courtesy Brooklyn Museum. Photo: Paula Abreu Pita…
