Art & Architecture

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

“A Dyed-in-the-Wool Revolutionary Spirit”: Paul Gorman on the Legacy of Barney Bubbles
The late album-cover designer had a singular sensibility as recognizable as Lichtenstein’s or Kandinsky’s.
Elizabeth NelsonJan 24, 2022
- Art & Architecture
Returning the Gaze
Margot Mifflin reviews Catherine McCormack’s “Women in the Picture: What Culture Does with Female Bodies.”
Margot MifflinJan 23, 2022
- Art & Architecture
Living, Breathing Expressions of Self: On Jennifer Higgie’s “The Mirror and the Palette”
Higgie’s book tells a remarkable story of women artists’ self-possession and creativity.
Paris A. Spies-GansJan 18, 2022
- Art & Architecture
The Melancholy of Embodiment: Dara Birnbaum’s Mass Media Investigations
A facsimile edition of Birnbaum’s notebook from the 1970s, with detailed drawings, installation plans, and notes for projects.
Gracie HadlandJan 13, 2022
- Art & Architecture
Art in the Speculative City: A Conversation with Susanna Phillips Newbury
Kate Wolf speaks to Susanna Phillips Newbury, author of “The Speculative City: Art, Real Estate, and the Making of Global Los Angeles.”
Kate WolfDec 20, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Biddy Mason in Images: A Monumental Life in Monumental Forms
A pioneer of Los Angeles’s Black community comes to life in a LACMA exhibition.
Arielle Xena AlterwaiteDec 17, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Van Gogh Experiences: Immersive Art in the COVID Era
Rachel Teukolsky on the joys and shortcomings of immersive Van Gogh exhibits.
Rachel TeukolskyDec 11, 2021
- Art & Architecture
- Economics and Finance
Breaking Up with the Arts
The pandemic has highlighted the broken relationship between artists and the institutions that support them.
Alexis ClementsDec 2, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Walking in L.A.
Janet Sternburg’s latest collection of photos finds beauty in the quotidian.
Geoff NicholsonNov 12, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Caring for a Living: Aliza Nisenbaum’s NHS Portraits
The artist’s 2021 Tate Liverpool exhibition was a tribute to National Health Service staff.
Jeanne DreskinNov 10, 2021
- Art & Architecture
“I’m Going to Make a Fire”: The Transmogrifications of Gary Leib
Peter Catapano remembers his friend, the animator and musician Gary Leib.
Peter CatapanoOct 14, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Kafka, the Artist
Kafka’s visual art is now available in a database maintained by the National Library of Israel.
Nicholas SawickiSep 29, 2021
- Art & Architecture