Different planes of existence overlap in Manoel de Oliveira’s “Francisca,” a meta-narrative about an enigmatic love triangle in mid-19th-century Portugal. By J. Hoberman A titanic figure, the ...

The kids always come up to me and say, “Josh, what is Postmodernism and why are you so keen on it?” And I say sit down, because it”s a long answer. First of all, Postmodernism is a moniker for the ...

A new book by Stuart Jeffries claims we never left behind this heady, late-20th-century period of cultural and political expression. Big Do-Nut Drive-in, Inglewood, Calif., 1976. (HUM Images / ...

Lawrence Weiner's "A RUBBER BALL THROWN ON THE SEA, Cat. No. 146" is displayed at the Hirshhorn Museum in blue, sans-serif lettering. Weiner was open to the seven words being produced in any color, ...

Nothing has been more remarkable in the cultural life of the past decade than the speed with which the imperatives of the modern movement have been stripped of their authority. Twenty years ago it was ...