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"mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People): Welcoming the Newcomers" by Kent Monkman

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How artist Kent Monkman is refuting the Romantic view of the “vanishing race”

Matthew Wexler May 31, 2025 0

The Denver Art Museum presents "History is Painted by the Victors," the first major solo exhibition by Kent Monkman.

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"Penn's Treaty" by Edward Hicks

Art

Revisionist history at The Met

Matthew Wexler Mar 18, 2025 0

A viewing of Edward Hicks' 1847 painting "Penn's Treaty" rubbed me the wrong way. Here's why.

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Firelei Báez’s untitled (“Tabula Anemographica seu Pyxis Navtic”).

Art

Objects may be closer than they appear

Matthew Wexler Jan 14, 2025 0

A cherub siting at the Whitney thanks to artist Firelei Beaez.

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Firelei Báez, Untitled (Les tables de gé ographie réduites en un jeu de cartes) , 2022.

Art

Can fabric and collage dismantle colonial history? Firelei Báez makes a breathtaking case

Laura Zornosa Jan 30, 2026

The People's Filibuster Public Theater poster art

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Lin-Manuel Miranda & Broadway’s best join The Public Theater’s People’s Filibuster

Matthew Wexler Jan 29, 2026

Owen Teague and Abbey Lee in "Blackout Songs" Off-Broadway.

Reviews

‘Blackout Songs’ spirals through a decade of addiction, but where does it land?

Emily Chackerian Jan 27, 2026

Tony-winning composer Marc Shaiman, author of "Never Mind the Happy" memoir.

Books

Book Review: Marc Shaiman’s tell-most memoir isn’t afraid to name names

Ryan Leeds Jan 27, 2026