Art & Architecture

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

The Lucas Museum and the Question of Narrative Art
Leo Braudy proposes a historical and aesthetic rationale for George Lucas’s Museum of Narrative Art.
Leo BraudySep 16
- Film
- Art & Architecture
The Art of the Ephemeral [VIDEO]
Michael Kurcfeld interviews Luc Tuymans at the Louvre’s Valentin de Boulogne rotunda, where the artist’s murals were recently on display.
Michael KurcfeldSep 13
- Art & Architecture
Bad Diagrams
Cassandra Seltman on the plumbing paintings of Harry Davies
Cassandra SeltmanAug 22
- Art & Architecture
Virtual Worlds, Future Minds [VIDEO]
Michael Kurcfeld interviews Lawrence Lek about his Frieze London exhibition “Guanyin: Confessions of a Former Carebot.”
Michael KurcfeldAug 6
- Art & Architecture
Images of the Life That Exists Beyond Everything
Priya Gandhi explores Hilma af Klint’s studies of nature.
Priya GandhiAug 4
- Art & Architecture
Come Back Later When Your Work Isn’t So Human
Yael Friedman looks at a recent book, exhibition, and film on photographer Larry Fink.
Yael FriedmanJul 29
- Art & Architecture
Intuitive, Impractical Passions
Dan Nadel on the work of legendary underground cartoonist, artist, and sculptor Michael McMillan.
Dan NadelJul 21
- Art & Architecture
- Comics
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