Art & Architecture

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

The Muse as Creator: On Mark Braude’s “Kiki Man Ray”
Justin Tyler Clark reviews Mark Braude’s new biography “Kiki Man Ray: Art, Love, and Rivalry in 1920s Paris.”
Justin Tyler ClarkSep 20, 2022
Modernism’s Midlife Crisis: On Justin Beal’s “Sandfuture”
Travis Diehl on Justin Beal’s biography-cum-memoir, “Sandfuture.”
Travis DiehlSep 16, 2022
The Bogotá of “Memoria”: Translation and Contemplation 2,600 Meters Closer to the Stars
Juan Camilo Velásquez analyzes how Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Memoria” constructs the space of Bogotá.
Juan Camilo VelásquezSep 1, 2022
“There’s No Such Thing as the True Self”: Camilla Taylor’s Art of Deception
Yael Friedman on the slyly brilliant work of L.A.-based artist Camilla Taylor.
Yael FriedmanAug 8, 2022
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The Making of a Prophet
Pradeep Niroula lauds Alec Nevala-Lee’s new biography, "Inventor of the Future," which soberly fact-checks Buckminster Fuller’s legend.
Pradeep NiroulaAug 2, 2022
- Art & Architecture
- Science & Technology
All Things Visible and Invisible: On Joseph W. Ho’s “Developing Mission: Photography, Filmmaking, and American Missionaries in Modern China”
Kelly McCormick reviews "Developing Mission," the new book by Joseph W. Ho.
Kelly McCormickJul 13, 2022
- Art & Architecture
Slave Narrative to Selfie Narrative: Equiano and Instagram
Kaushik Tekur explores the insights and shortcomings of an insta-film adaptation of “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano” (1789).
Kaushik TekurJun 27, 2022
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Reanimating Marcel Duchamp
Hauser & Wirth’s “Marcel Duchamp” is a gorgeous and inchoate celebration of an uncategorizable artist.
Yxta Maya MurrayMay 9, 2022
- Art & Architecture
Formalism and the Demon of Analogy: A Conversation with Rosalind Krauss
The celebrated art historian and critic discusses her forthcoming book on Roland Barthes.
Abigail SusikMay 4, 2022
- Art & Architecture
The Vandal
Why does Salvador Dalí’s religious art inspire such ferocious responses?
Kasra LangMay 2, 2022
- Art & Architecture
The Book of Saint Phalles
Jackson Davidow ponders "What Is Now Known Was Once Only Imagined," Nicole Rudick's look at the art of Niki de Saint Phalle.
Jackson DavidowApr 25, 2022
- Art & Architecture
Shedding Our Concrete Skin: On Bjarne Mastenbroek’s “Dig It!: Building Bound to the Ground”
A striking visual survey of architectural projects that “merge building and ground.”
Lyra KilstonApr 1, 2022
- Art & Architecture