When post-irony renders real and fake indistinguishable, irreverence becomes a political weapon
Tracing the line from Ancient Greece to David Foster Wallace to the bullet through Trump’s ear, this essay for Document Journal’s Fall/Winter 2024–25 asks if...
Fish, Pole: on crises, change, and the American condition
On the eve of the 2020 Presidential Election, writer Brian Blanchfield considers change in the absence of divine intervention
Ranking the most insane political merch in recent American history
From liberal-trolling straws to Mitch McConnell's cocaine tee, a short history of political crimes against taste.
The surrealist film noir set in the aftermath of Trump’s inauguration
Josephine Meckseper weaves Trump’s inauguration and the Women’s March that followed into a new iteration of Maurice Maeterlinck’s Pelléas et Mélisande.
The world’s view of America has plummeted since Trump came to power
A new study by Pew Research found that 70 percent of those surveyed in the international community lack confidence in Trump's abilities.
Trump dips in the polls as his job growth promises come through for barristers and bartenders
Across an 18-month period, from Jan 2017 to June 2018, jobs in the food and drink sector grew by 5.6 percent.
Artist Luke Turner withdraws from Athens Biennale over heated Twitter fiasco
The co-founder of the #HeWillNotDivideUs roaming art project got into an intense Twitter battle with artist Daniel Keller, who defended artist Deanna Havas liking a...
20 states sue Donald Trump to curtail bizarre 3D-printed gun u-turn
Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson announced in a federal lawsuit that downloadable weapons are a serious national security threat.
Designer Milton Glaser still loves New York City, after all these years
The Bronx native behind one of the world's most famous logos discusses the city that, to him, is brimming with endless possibilities to unlock the...
Fallen From Grace, An Exclusive Look at Item Idem’s “NUII”
Two-and-a-half minutes before ultimate global catastrophe, the artist's new short film is a desert wonder that champions against capitalism and President Donald Trump.
Dear Donald, an Assembled Response
A group of artists under the moniker Same Subject New Object in New York gathered in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s operation of social injustice.
