Art & Architecture

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

Migrant Mother: Dorothea Lange and the Truth of Photography
Reconstructing the historical context of a famous American photograph.
Lennard J. DavisMar 4, 2020
- Art & Architecture
Adapting Your Experience: A Conversation with Zia Anger
Holly Connolly interviews director Zia Anger on “My First Film,” a film-theater hybrid performance on the nature of process, failure, and self-disclosure.
Holly ConnollyFeb 20, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Film
A Sane Man in a Demented Age: On Julian Barnes’s “The Man in the Red Coat”
Richard M. Cho appreciates "The Man in the Red Coat," the new biography of Samuel Jean Pozzi by Julian Barnes.
Richard M. ChoFeb 18, 2020
Art Matters Now — 12 Writers on 20 Years of Art: Greg Allen Reviews Artists in the Americas in 2005
Greg Allen looks at three artists who exposed their respective experiences within Latin American, immigrant, and US cultures.
Greg AllenFeb 17, 2020
- Art & Architecture
LACMA, Part III: The Way Forward
Joseph Giovannini concludes his analysis of Michael Govan’s plans for LACMA.
Joseph GiovanniniFeb 16, 2020
- Art & Architecture
A Gorgeous Nightmare: On Mark Z. Danielewski’s “The Little Blue Kite”
S. Tremaine Nelson reviews a new children’s book from the author of “House of Leaves.”
S. Tremaine NelsonFeb 14, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
No One Is Nothing: On “Going All City: Struggle and Survival in LA’s Graffiti Subculture”
Ryan Gattis reviews Stefano Bloch's new book.
Ryan GattisFeb 14, 2020
LACMA, Part II: Spamming the Public
Joseph Giovannini continues his analysis of Michael Govan’s plans for LACMA.
Joseph GiovanniniFeb 13, 2020
- Art & Architecture
LACMA, Part I: Going Rogue
Joseph Giovannini on Michael Govan’s plans for LACMA, which are even worse than you think.
Joseph GiovanniniFeb 9, 2020
- Art & Architecture
The Wilde Woman and the Sunflower Apostle: Oscar Wilde in the United States
Victoria Dailey looks back at Oscar Wilde’s wild ride through the United States in the early 1880s.
Victoria DaileyFeb 8, 2020
Coincidences, Chance, and Champignons
Perwana Nazif reads across the works and correspondences of John Cage and Merce Cunningham.
Perwana NazifJan 23, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Music
The Word as Image: On “How to Read Islamic Calligraphy”
Emily Neumeier reviews "How to Read Islamic Calligraphy," a recent book from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and curator Maryam D. Ekhtiar.
Emily NeumeierJan 22, 2020