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The Walters Art Museum Shines a Light On the Toxic History of Medieval Manuscripts

The Walters Art Museum Shines a Light On the Toxic History of Medieval Manuscripts

"If Books Could Kill" displays the dark side of historical manuscript-making practices.

25.04.2025 1

Observer

Xinyi Ye

How Andrea Fraser Turned Institutional Critique Into a Lifelong Practice

Part of her practice has been to pinpoint things people don’t want to talk about and figure out how to talk about them without alienating anyone.

18.04.2025 10

Observer

Xinyi Ye

Laurent Martin “Lo” and the Art of Bending Nature Without Breaking It

The artist's latest works at 10 Chancery Lane Gallery in Hong Kong reveal a world where weightless forms command space, and shadow is as important as...

01.04.2025 2

Observer

Xinyi Ye

Curator Sarah Burney On the Depth of Krishna Reddy’s Printmaking

“Krishna Reddy: Heaven in a Wildflower” at Print Center New York is the first monographic exhibition to focus on this artist in decades

18.03.2025 6

Observer

Xinyi Ye

Her Body as a Needle: Understanding the Conceptual Work of Kimsooja

In large-scale, immaterial site-specific installations, she uses light and sound, void and reflection as core materials—balancing the ephemeral and...

14.03.2025 9

Observer

Xinyi Ye

Artist Katie Hudnall On the Slow Joy of Working With Wood

Her upcoming solo exhibition, “The Longest Distance between Two Points,” celebrates intentional slowness and meandering exploration.

03.03.2025 3

Observer

Xinyi Ye

Skepticism and Asian Voices in Art: An Interview With Ken Lum

Artist Ken Lum. Courtesy of Ken Lum. “I don’t like being a prisoner to the art market,” artist Ken Lum tells Observer. One of the most celebrated...

24.02.2025 6

Observer

Xinyi Ye