Art & Architecture

"Art is making something out of nothing and selling it." — Frank Zappa

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  Letter to the Editor: Jake Milgram Wien Responds to Johanna Drucker

  The author of ‘Paul Landacre: California Hills, Hollywood and the World Beyond’ underscores the universality of the artist’s engraved landscapes and refutes a critic’s claims that Landacre participated in racism associated with Americans’ westward expansion.

  Jake Milgram WienJan 30

  • Art & Architecture

  • History

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  Our Animals and Other Family

  An exhibition inspired by John Berger asks us to reconsider human-animal relations.

  Max L. FeldmanJan 29

  • Art & Architecture

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  Outward Signs of Inner Mysteries

  Eric Gudas on the work and afterlife of the misunderstood photographer Diane Arbus.

  Eric GudasJan 5

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  Paint, Personae, and the Mysteries of (Not) Making It

  Jeff Stimmel considers the art and tumultuous life of Chuck Connelly.

  Jeff StimmelDec 26, 2025

  • Art & Architecture

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  Mute Thought

  Thomas Waller on Lygia Clark at Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin.

  Thomas WallerDec 24, 2025

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  Ta-Ta for Now

  Sophie van Well Groeneveld visits a Wolfgang Tillmans survey, the final exhibition at Centre Pompidou before its renovation.

  Sophie van Well GroeneveldDec 21, 2025

  • Art & Architecture

  • Politics

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  Contact High: Anselm Kiefer at 80

  Ranbir Sidhu visits two recent exhibitions of Anselm Kiefer in Greece and the Netherlands.

  Ranbir SidhuDec 17, 2025

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  Beginning to See the Light

  Rowland Bagnall dives into the early work of Stephen Shore, newly collected by MACK.

  Rowland BagnallDec 13, 2025

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  Accidental Offerings to Ancient Gods

  A palace of fine arts sinks into historical depths in Beatriz Cortez’s exhibition at Commonwealth and Council.

  Will FenstermakerDec 12, 2025

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  American Action, Then and Now

  Tess Pollok interviews Lauren O’Neill-Butler about her new essay collection, “The War of Art: A History of Artists’ Protest in America.”

  Tess PollokDec 8, 2025

  • Art & Architecture

  • History

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  Letter to the Editor Regarding Victoria Dailey’s “Los Angeles in Black and White”

  Johanna Drucker responds to Victoria Dailey’s review of the catalogue raisonné “Paul Landacre: California Hills, Hollywood, and the World Beyond.”

  Johanna Drucker Dec 3, 2025

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  • History

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  Still Not Geriatric: Archiving a Teenage Riot Grrrl Band

  Martin Wong catches up with SoCal punk band Emily’s Sassy Lime upon their reunion for the California Biennial.

  Martin WongNov 30, 2025

  • Art & Architecture

  • Music