Art & Architecture

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

“I Hate Everything Equally”: Mu Pan’s Ironic Art
Karen Fang finds hope in Mu Pan’s playfully misanthropic art.
Karen FangFeb 19, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Art Matters Now — 12 Writers on 20 Years of Art: Wendy S. Walters on Catastrophe, 2020, and the Work of Alan Ruiz and Bahar Behbahani
Collisions between the real and imagined world seem inevitable, and it makes sense that artists would be offering new ways to think about this phenomenon.
Wendy S. WaltersFeb 19, 2021
- Art & Architecture
Finding a Forgotten Artist
Rediscovering the lost lithography of Alice Mary Chambers.
Thomas McLeanFeb 13, 2021
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
The Eternal Huizinga
A new translation of an enduring classic of late-medieval scholarship.
Birger VanwesenbeeckFeb 7, 2021
Stonewalling Philosophy: Envisioning Silence in an Age of Noise
On Mark C. Taylor’s “Seeing Silence,” recently released by University of Chicago Press.
Anthony Curtis AdlerJan 31, 2021
Endless Constellations: On “Women in Concrete Poetry 1959–1979”
Theadora Walsh reviews “Women in Concrete Poetry 1959–1979,” edited by Alex Balgiu and Mónica de la Torre.
Theadora WalshJan 25, 2021
Gritty and Glittery
A juicy, jaunty book about Broadway in the 1990s.
Harrison HillJan 23, 2021
- Art & Architecture
- History
“Circle Jerk” in the Square: An Interview with Michael Breslin, Patrick Foley, and Ariel Sibert
Kyle Turner talks to Michael Breslin, Patrick Foley, Ariel Sibert, the creators behind "Circle Jerk."
Kyle TurnerJan 16, 2021
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
A Galaxy of Monuments
Jill Schary Robinson visits “City of Immortals: Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris,” the recently published book by Carolyn Campbell.
Jill Schary RobinsonJan 15, 2021
- Around the World
- Art & Architecture
Real Life Rock Top 10: January 2021
LARB presents the January installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusJan 15, 2021
Histories of Violence: Look Closer at the World, There You Will See
Brad Evans speaks with Isaac Cordal, a Spanish Galician artist whose work involves sculpture and photography in the urban environment.
Brad EvansDec 28, 2020
Snail
Spiral Jetty, a spiral earthwork on the Great Salt Lake, Utah, takes its cue from the many spiral forms in nature.
Craig DworkinDec 24, 2020
- Art & Architecture