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In Carol Aust’s paintings, colorful characters on the brink of new paths

Mary Corbin - March 26, 2021

Necessity of human connection is palpable in the Oakland artist's simple gestures and narrative composition

Onstage

The strange and wondrous story of the Sick & Twisted Players

Don Baird - March 24, 2021

Thirty years ago, the troupe brought camp movie mashups, blazingly real talent, and guaranteed Splatterama to nightlife stages.

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Review: Zarouhie Abdalian holds back too much in ‘We can decide’

Genevieve Quick - March 24, 2021

At Altman Siegel, the artist's minimal interventions gesture admirably but too delicately at weighty ideals.

Performance

Review: ‘God of Vengeance’ still powerful 115 years later

Elaine Elinson - March 22, 2021

Taboo-busting play about Jewish tradition and lesbian love shone online in Yiddish Theatre Ensemble production.

Art

In ‘Caravana,’ a flourishing of Central American art both political and inventive

Caitlin Donohue - March 22, 2021

SOMArts group show stretches from creation of Balmy Alley to rising artists inspired by regional heritage.

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Review: ‘Native Resolution’ renders the anthropological archive bare

Genevieve Quick - March 17, 2021

Stephanie Syjuco's new show at Catharine Clark reclaims Filipino lives from omissions of colonial history

Movies

Screen Grabs: This devastating war film should win the Oscar

Dennis Harvey - March 15, 2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina's 'Quo Vadis, Aida?' deserves Best International Feature. Serbia's entry, however, is too much.

Art Review

Review: With collaged screams and comic silences, Christian Marclay channels the inexpressible now

Genevieve Quick - March 10, 2021

The artist, known for his montages and experimental scores, unsettles with timely new work at Fraenkel Gallery.

Art

In Pouké Halpern’s work, domestic vessels resonate with subtle poetry

Mary Corbin - March 9, 2021

Muted lines and an ambient optimism about the glass-half-full infuse the artist's delicate paintings

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The curious case of the Gray Lady and the Museum of Sentimental Taxonomy

Peter-Astrid Kane - March 5, 2021

The New York Times denies awareness of Kija Lucas's ongoing project as it launches a very similar feature. The artist calls BS.

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