Art & Architecture

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

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
Museums in the Age of Globalization
Donatien Grau’s rich collection of interviews assesses the meaning of the encyclopedic museum today.
Ezrha Jean BlackSep 24, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Letter to the Editor: Martha Buskirk Responds to Alex Weintraub
Martha Buskirk responds to Alex Weintraub’s review of her book "Is It Ours?: Art, Copyright, and Public Interest."
Alex Weintraub, Martha BuskirkSep 19, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Jesse Jackson’s “Suburban Ecologies”: Irvine, Refracted
For Catherine Liu, Jesse Jackson’s exhibit “Suburban Ecologies” affords a provocative and unsettling reading of Irvine.
Catherine LiuSep 12, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Sight and Insight: “Paulina Peavy: An Etherian Channeler”
An exhibition of Paulina Peavy’s work explores the artist’s fascination with spiritualism and alien consciousness.
Johanna Drucker Sep 4, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Picturing the Public Interest
Alex Weintraub considers “Is It Ours?,” Martha Buskirk’s new book on art and copyright.
Alex WeintraubSep 1, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Against Mug Shots
How can artists create images that counter the carceral state?
Piper FrenchAug 12, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Signs of Urban Life: On “The 99% Invisible City” and “The City Beneath”
Two books decipher the hidden meanings behind urban design, from sewage systems to graffiti art.
Oliver WangAug 2, 2021
- Art & Architecture
The Politics of Preservation in Los Angeles
Two very different new books on the project of historic preservation in Los Angeles.
Sam Hall KaplanJul 11, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Darkness on the Edge of Town
A photo collection catalogs the use and abuse of American land.
Kerri ArsenaultJul 8, 2021
- Art & Architecture