Sidewalk Geometry
Marie Catalano considers how sometimes all the artist has to do is see the art that’s always already there.
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Sequence: Excerpt from “A Map of Future Ruins” by Lauren Markham
LARB presents an excerpt of Lauren Markham’s new book “A Map of Future Ruins: On Borders and Belonging.”
Self-Inventory: On Gregory Pardlo’s “Spectral Evidence”
Katie Berta reviews Gregory Pardlo’s “Spectral Evidence.”
Appreciating Appreciation
Come for the Gen-X indie film legend, stay for the 245-piece disposable Jack Sparrow tableware set.
Antitheory: On Anna Kornbluh’s “Immediacy”
Grace Byron reviews Anna Kornbluh’s “Immediacy: Or, The Style of Too Late Capitalism.”
Premium Content: On Anna Kornbluh’s “Immediacy”
Christina Fogarasi reviews Anna Kornbluh’s “Immediacy: Or, the Style of Too Late Capitalism.”
Simpler Times
Meet me at the coastal indie sleaze–themed comedy show/birthday warehouse party in Downtown Los Angeles?
Haiti Reimagined: On Marlene L. Daut’s “Awakening the Ashes” and Jake Johnston’s “Aid State”
Laurent Dubois reviews two new books on Haiti’s past and present: Marlene L. Daut’s “Awakening the Ashes: An Intellectual History” and Jake Johnston’s “Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti.”
Art, Freedom, and a Menagerie: On Ai Weiwei’s “Zodiac”
Melissa Chan reviews “Zodiac” by Ai Weiwei.
Shelley De Soto on Tidawhitney Lek
1:1 invites writers to reflect on a single work of art with focus, care, and imagination to expand how we view, receive, and write about art.
American Psychos: On “Vanderpump Rules”
Philippa Snow examines the anti-heroism offered by Bravo’s reality show “Vanderpump Rules.”
Rethinking the Work Ethic: On Elizabeth Anderson’s “Hijacked”
Helen Hester reviews Elizabeth Anderson’s “Hijacked: How Neoliberalism Turned the Work Ethic Against Workers and How Workers Can Take It Back.”
Inspiration from the Luddites: On Brian Merchant’s “Blood in the Machine”
Three educators find inspiration for fighting automation in the classroom in Brian Merchant’s “Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech.”
Finding Pleasure in Survival: On C Pam Zhang’s “Land of Milk and Honey”
Michaela Cavanagh reviews C Pam Zhang’s “Land of Milk and Honey.”
Grandmas Gone Wild
Spring break came early for these singing, dancing, and jamming elders. Someone get the grandmas under control!
Replaying “The Piano”: Lessons from “A Girl’s Own Story”
Eliana Rozinov revisits Jane Campion's “A Girl’s Own Story” and “The Piano” on the 30th anniversary of the latter film.
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