Art & Architecture

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

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
Julian Barnes’s Anti-Brexit Belle Époque
A novel about a 19th-century French gynecologist tells us about life in the Brexit era.
Martin GelinApr 23, 2020
Marion Stokes and the Power of Guerrilla Archiving
Grace Hadland reviews the documentary on reclusive guerrilla archivist and media critic Marion Stokes, “Recorder.”
Gracie HadlandApr 23, 2020
Nothing Sacred: On “Intelligence for Dummies”
ZE Books, for its inaugural publication, has released “Intelligence for Dummies,” a collection of Glenn O’Brien’s writings from 1963 to 2017.
Eugenie DallandApr 4, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Memoir & Essay
What Greta Gerwig Got Right: Rethinking Amy March in Light of May Alcott Nieriker
The real-life model for Louisa May Alcott’s Amy March was a pioneering champion of women artists.
Kelly BlewettMar 31, 2020
Yuval Sharon Reinvents Opera for Los Angeles
Yuval Sharon has made it clear to the opera world that Los Angeles has a unique style that reflects its immensity.
James C. TaylorMar 28, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Music