Jillian Steinhauer
The Nation
New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Jillian:
We’re Freelancers, but We’re Striking in Solidarity with New York Times Employees
The resurgence of American labor organizing has relied on solidarity beyond the bargaining unit—and that’s what we’re offering. → Read More
The Fantasias of Niki de Saint Phalle
Her art aimed at the creation of two things: the fashioning of a new self and a new world. → Read More
The Liberation of Alice Neel
Her paintings were a site of expression for populist politics and in her art she found something close to freedom from the doldrums of her personal life. → Read More
The Groundbreaking Honesty of Joe Sacco’s Comics Journalism
His decades-long project of reportage in graphic form works like oral history—bearing witness to the historical traumas of his subjects. → Read More
3 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now
Galleries and museums are getting creative about presenting work online during the pandemic. Some are open for in-person visits. Here are shows worth viewing either way. → Read More
Five Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram Now
Our critic shares accounts that make her feel, think and see in new ways — something that feels especially vital right now. → Read More
Go Ahead and Destroy That Racist Statue (and Then the System Too)
While politicians are painting murals in lieu of undertaking real change, protesters are making history by pulling down symbols of white supremacy. → Read More
Five Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram Now
Cauleen Smith’s experimental films about black life, Kyle Marshall’s dance improvisation dedicated to victims of police brutality: Here are some of the Instagram accounts brightening our art critic’s daily feed. → Read More
The Art Collections Are Real; the Owners Are Not
Fanny Pereire is the curator behind many eye-popping paintings you see in movies and TV shows like “Succession” and “Mrs. America.” → Read More
Five Artists to Follow on Instagram Now
Cultural hosts Lu Zang and Herb Tam, ‘Corona Daze’ poetry, printable exhibitions by Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Google street views. → Read More
For Artists in Need, a New Coalition Brings $11.6 Million in Speedy Relief
It’s only a bridge, groups warn. A survey shows nearly 62 percent of artists responding have become fully unemployed because of the pandemic. → Read More
Portraits That More Than Meet the Eye
Jordan Casteel’s vibrant colors capture the spirit and humanity of her subjects: black and brown people who have often been excluded from art institutions. → Read More
2 Art Gallery Shows to Explore From Home
Galleries and museums are getting creative about presenting work online during the coronavirus crisis. Here are some shows worth viewing virtually. → Read More
She Had 3 Jobs to Support Her Music. Now All Are Gone.
A singer in Washington, D.C., got by on multiple gigs. As the coronavirus shut down her city, her smartphone delivered one blow after another. → Read More
The Thrill of Unpredictability at Two Art Fairs
Spring/Break doesn’t feel like a fair so much as a crowded, exhilarating, madcap art extravaganza. Volta offers playful abstraction. → Read More
Zilia Sánchez’s Island of Erotic Forms
The beguiling shapes in her first New York retrospective are filled with allusions to women’s bodies. → Read More
A Show of Artists Galvanized by the Abortion Debate
“Abortion Is Normal” is the kind of exhibition that energizes supporters and upsets opponents. But it’s exciting for just being a good art show. → Read More
The Entwined Lives of Françoise Gilot and Pablo Picasso
Early on in their relationship, the painter and writer Françoise Gilot almost left Pablo Picasso. It was 1946, and the pair had gone from Paris to the South of France for the summer. It sounds romantic and likely would have been, if Picasso hadn’t insisted that they stay in the house he had given to … → Read More
Prison Art, a Dark Place Where the Muse Never Leaves
A Drawing Center show makes a soulful statement about the nature of creative expression and what it means to be imprisoned. → Read More
Betye Saar at MoMA: Prelude to a Revolutionary Breakthrough
A new exhibition concentrates on the artist’s early years, tracking the experiments in printmaking and assemblage that led to her pivotal work “Black Girl’s Window.” → Read More