Art & Architecture

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

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
Less Is More: The Evocative Film Posters of Akiko Stehrenberger
Sophia Stewart talks with movie poster illustrator and designer Akiko Stehrenberger about her work, her creative process, and her book “Akikomatic.”
Sophia StewartMay 21, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Film
Art Matters Now — 12 Writers on 20 Years of Art: Greg Youmans on the Pathbreaking Trans Media Art of 2008
Greg Youmans reflects on the work of Kalup Linzy and Tara Mateik.
Greg YoumansMay 17, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
Collectors and Their Collections: Archer Huntington and The Hispanic Society of America
On the “Glory of Spain” exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.
Lois Parkinson ZamoraMay 16, 2020
See/Eakins/Swimming
On Sam See’s “queer mythologies” and Thomas Eakins’s "Swimming."
Christopher LoobyMay 3, 2020
Once More, with Feeling
Sam See’s work will always be timely, in that it calls us to attend to the transformative power of the feelings that go into a work of literature
Michael NorthMay 3, 2020
LACMA: Demolition Under Cover of COVID-19
Joseph Giovannini argues for an immediate stop to Michael Govan’s demolition of LACMA’s buildings during the pandemic lockdown.
Joseph GiovanniniMay 1, 2020
- Art & Architecture
Carceral Aesthetics
“Marking Time” is a compelling survey of the creative work of incarcerated artists.
Daniel FernandezApr 28, 2020
Print Matters: On Jennifer Buckley’s “Beyond Text” and Heidi R. Bean’s “Acts of Poetry”
Elizabeth Wiet considers two new books that imagine new ways of using print and text within performance.
Elizabeth WietApr 24, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Literary Criticism
The Kids Want Communism: A Conversation with Joshua Simon
Joshua Simon talks about his years-long art project that celebrates the archival histories of communism.
Ben RatskoffApr 24, 2020