Installation view of Sanaz Mazinani’s ‘Threshold’ (2015) at the Asian Art Museum (all images by the author for Hyperallergic and courtesy the Asian Art Museum) SAN FRANCISCO — The past year has seen ...

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(The Conversation) — Broken mirrors can be associated with bad luck, but for the ancient Maya, a cracked mirror was often desirable. (The Conversation) — Some people fear that breaking a mirror can ...

For the recurring series That’s Debatable, we take on a contentious issue of the day and present two spirited arguments—one in favor and the other emphatically opposed. Are fractured mirrors cool or ...