Art & Architecture

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

New York City and the Staging of Disaster
From the Dreamland amusement park to the modern disaster movie, New York has always thrived at the edge of catastrophe.
Andy ReischlingAug 9, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- History
A Darker View of the Renaissance
A new book explores the ugly underside of the Italian Renaissance.
John T. ScottAug 6, 2020
Unknown Unknowns Come Sweeping in: On John Brian King’s “Riviera: Photographs of Palm Springs”
Geoff Nicholson revisits Palm Springs, courtesy of “Riviera: Photographs of Palm Springs” by John Brian King.
Geoff NicholsonAug 1, 2020
- Art & Architecture
Forget the Old Words: On Patrick Chamoiseau’s “French Guiana: Memory Traces of the Penal Colony”
Piper French is captivated by “French Guiana: Memory Traces of the Penal Colony,” a photo-text by Patrick Chamoiseau and Rodolphe Hammadi.
Piper FrenchJul 16, 2020
Against Inertia
A reissue of the artist’s incantatory program book from a 1989 exhibition of his work.
Perwana NazifJul 12, 2020
- Art & Architecture
LACMA Town: The Museum as Urban Catalyst, Not Urban Desert
In this era of urban activism, the new LACMA should promote community, not gut it.
Joseph GiovanniniJul 11, 2020
- Art & Architecture
When Art Is Life, but All Life Is Work: A Conversation with Leigh Claire La Berge
Wen Zhuang talks with writer Leigh Claire La Berge about the decommodification of labor within academia and the arts.
Wen ZhuangJul 9, 2020
Shadow Acts: On Tavia Nyong’o’s “Afro-Fabulations: The Queer Drama of Black Life” and Stephen Best’s “None Like Us: Blackness, Belonging, Aesthetic Life”
Nicholas T Rinehart looks at two recently published books by Tavia Nyong’o and Stephen Best.
Nicholas T RinehartJun 29, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Philosophy & Religion
Bauhaus STEAMpunks and a Crisis-Based Humanities
Justus Nieland looks at two recent books on László Moholy-Nagy and György Kepes.
Justus NielandJun 27, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- History
Know What You’re Making, and Why: A Conversation with Aziza Barnes
Writer Daniel Lisi talks with playwright Aziza Barnes about Los Angeles’s arts landscape and cultural exchange at the theater.
Daniel LisiJun 25, 2020
- Art & Architecture
Concrete Metaphysics and the Visual Image
Christoph Schneider reviews Clemena Antonova's "Visual Thought in Russian Religious Philosophy."
Christoph SchneiderJun 13, 2020
The Online Pivot: California’s Cultural Institutions Adjust to the New Reality
Sophia Stewart samples the online offerings of California’s cultural institutions, which are working hard to keep art alive during the pandemic.
Sophia StewartJun 1, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Science & Technology