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Christian Viveros-Fauné

ART

A Painter of Modern Life: Ben Shahn’s Rough-Hewn Canvases Pulled No Punches

A survey at the Jewish Museum reveals an artist for his time — and ours.

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Artwork accompanying Christian Viveros-Fauné response in the Village Voice to Dean Kissick's “The Painted Protest: How Politics Destroyed Contemporary Art”

CULTURE

The Culture of Complaint 2.0: White Guy Wants His Museum Back

Triggered by a recent viral essay — considering the false dichotomies of culture wars past and present.

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VOICE CHOICE

The Shilling of the Presidency – One TV Ad at a Time

Two artists look at dueling political ads since the “I Like Ike” days, and find that hatred and fear are often the go-to themes. 

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BOOKS

Who’s Afraid of Dave Hickey? Rereading ‘The Invisible Dragon,’ Three Decades Later 

The art critic who was “famous to a few” aimed high but often hit low. 

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VOICE CHOICE

Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova Still Wants to Chase Putin Out

This Thursday, David Byrne will honor the feminist art collective’s co-founder at a benefit for the American Folk Art Museum.

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Village Voice article about the DIY spirit of the Kyiv Biennial in late 2023.

CULTURE

We Are Ukrainians: Learning From the 2023 Kyiv Biennial

Art from a country under siege gains hard-won luster in a city of postwar intrigue. 

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Image for Village Voice article about Narsiso Martinez, whose portraits of fieldworkers recall the pathos of Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath."

ART

An Essential Artist: Narsiso Martinez Layers Farmworkers Over Industry

The artist creates a visual epic with produce boxes and faces of fieldworkers.

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Village Voice article by Christian Viveros-Faune about the Bahamian-born New York artist Tavares Strachan

ART

The Visibility Artist: Tavares Strachan

From making art objects to creating experiences, the Bahamian artist brings forward what has been forgotten, and unlearns what has been mistaught

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FALL PRINT EDITION 2021

9/11: Trials And Triumphs Of The ‘Tribute In Light’

“The big lighting rigs surrounding the pit illuminated the smoke, which made you think you could feel the buildings within the cloud.”

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SPRING PRINT EDITION 2021

A Protest Anthem Is Born

Cuba’s Artists And Rappers Blast Dictatorship in Cuba (and Everywhere Else) With “Homeland and Life”

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