Art & Architecture

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

What Persists, What Remains
Nathan Crompton interviews Andrew Witt about documentary as form and photographing L.A. in an online release from LARB Quarterly no. 45: “Submission.”
Nathan CromptonJul 19
- Art & Architecture
- Nonfiction
It Is Civil War
Conor Williams on the legacy and continued relevance of the activist art collective Gran Fury.
Conor WilliamsJul 18
- Art & Architecture
- Politics
Double Indemnity
Ted Barrow visits Lisa Jo’s exhibit “Ecology of Fear” at Gallery Wendi Norris.
Ted BarrowJul 2
- Art & Architecture
Lady of the Wild Things
Abigail Susik speaks with visual artist Liliane Lijn about her new memoir and her major international exhibition.
Abigail SusikJun 15
- Art & Architecture
- Memoir & Essay
To Remain in Contradiction
Ikechúkwú Onyewuenyi attends an exhibition of Bruce Nauman’s early work, at Marian Goodman Gallery in Los Angeles.
Ikechúkwú OnyewuenyiJun 11
- Art & Architecture
A Map to Black Paris
Doyle D. Calhoun visits “Black Paris: Artistic Circulations and Anti-Colonial Struggles, 1950–2000” at the Centre Pompidou.
Doyle D. CalhounJun 8
- Art & Architecture
- History
Drawing Out Twombly
Cy Twombly was all over New York and Dean Rader was there to see it.
Dean RaderJun 4
- Art & Architecture
Turning Savage to Create a New World
Sarah Moorhouse reads Sue Prideaux’s “Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin.”
Sarah MoorhouseJun 2
- Art & Architecture
- Biography & Autobiography
Deceptively Small Things
Madelyn Dawson interviews Sarah Manguso about her new book “Questions Without Answers.”
Madelyn DawsonMay 31
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
- Art & Architecture
Form, Object, Art
Caroline Tracey probes the experimental book-art of Mexican author Verónica Gerber Bicecci.
Caroline TraceyMay 27
- Art & Architecture
- Environment
We Don’t Have Any Reserves
Adam Morgan writes on the impact of Trump’s coup at the NEA for small publishers and literary magazines.
Adam MorganMay 16
- Politics
- Art & Architecture
A Certain Reputation It Cannot Be Denied
Victoria Horrocks re-remembers Vanessa Bell.
Victoria HorrocksMay 11
- Art & Architecture
- Biography & Autobiography