The Primordial Purity of Yasmin Bawa
Detail of 'Louhi' (2024) by Yasmin Bawa. Hemp, lime, natural pigments. 96 x 83 x 10 cm.
In a studio tucked into Berlin’s Kreuzberg district, Yasmin Bawa is reshaping the language of sculpture—literally. Working primarily with hempcrete, a natural material composed of...
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Pynchon Returns with a Big Band Mystery
Thomas Pynchon in 1955, before he disappeared from public view. Photograph: Bettmann/Bettmann Archive
At 87, Thomas Pynchon is stepping once more into the literary spotlight—or just close enough to cast a shadow. Shadow Ticket, his first novel in...
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Featured Classical Art: The Sleeper at Villa Necchi Campiglio
Photo: Villa Necchi Campiglio.
MILAN—Tucked into the garden of Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan, surrounded by manicured hedges and filtered light, rests a figure barely noticed: The Sleeper, a...
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Pol Taburet Transforms a Landmark in Madrid
Pol Taburet, detail from Desire and stones, 2025, acrylics, alcohol-based paint and oil pastel on canvas, 250 x 190 cm (98 3/8 x 74 3/4 in). Courtesy of the artist and Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo, Brussels, Paris, New York. Photo credit: Romain Darnaud.
MADRID—French-Guadeloupean artist Pol Taburet makes his Spanish debut in Oh, If Only I Could Listen, a site-specific exhibition staged inside Madrid’s historic Pabellón de los...
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Stanislava Kovalcikova On Time, Desire, and History
Exhibition view, Stanislava Kovalčíková, ret rie vers, at Emalin London.
LONDON—Slovak artist Stanislava Kovalcikova is redefining figurative painting in a way that feels both deeply personal and historically loaded. Her latest exhibition, ret rie vers,...
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