I am a critic and artist, most recently the author of "You Belong to the Universe: Buckminster Fuller and the Future" and "Forged: Why Fakes Are the Great Art of Our Age", both published by Oxford University Press. My conceptual art has been exhibited at museums and galleries
The Medieval ‘Book Of Marvels’ Is The Ultimate Guide To Our Crazy World
Now on view at the Getty, two extraordinary 14th century illuminated manuscripts show how the world got so messed up – and what we can do about it.
Long Before AI Impersonated Artists, Vera Molnár Became A Human Computer
The Centre Pompidou hosts one of the true pioneers in art-and-technology – whose ideas are even more pertinent today.
An Exhibit About El Dorado Dares To Ask: What If Columbus Had Never ‘Discovered’ America?
The Americas Society reexamines one of the defining myths of colonization, challenging assumptions about the past and future alike.
A New Walton Ford Exhibit Shows How Wildlife Perceives Us—And Why We Should Care
Walton Ford is one of the most original and talented natural history watercolorists of our era. At the Morgan Library, the deep ecological roots of his work come through.
An Important Exhibit Of Eastern Bloc Artists Teaches Important Lessons About Political Vigilance
The Walker Art Center presents the extraordinary work of under-recognized artists living behind the Iron Curtain from the 1960s to the '80s.