Art & Architecture

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

The Light of the Bosphorus: Orhan Pamuk’s Photography in “Balkon”
In "Balkon," Pamuk relies on photography to provide context as well as archival evidence. The photographs become part of the process of writing.
Erdağ GöknarMay 19, 2019
- Around the World
- Art & Architecture
Whose Eyes Are These?
The Gypsy Girl, however, is nothing but eyes. No part of her makes her foreign or insists on her difference. She is whatever you would like her to be.
Ayşegül SavaşMay 18, 2019
- Around the World
- Art & Architecture
Portrait of an Artist: On Catherine Cusset’s “Life of David Hockney: A Novel”
Geoff Nicholson looks at “Life of David Hockney: A Novel” by Catherine Cusset, translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan.
Geoff NicholsonMay 14, 2019
The Life and Death of a Line: Saul Steinberg’s “The Labyrinth”
Paul Morton follows the line through Saul Steinberg's "The Labyrinth," recently rereleased by New York Review Books.
Paul MortonMay 11, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Comics
Betraying Camp
Alex Weintraub evaluates the Met's "Camp: Notes on Fashion," which has an "approach to fashion [that] is, ultimately, a self-defeating one."
Alex WeintraubMay 5, 2019
- Art & Architecture
The Sense of Passage: On Michael Webb’s “Moving Around: A Lifetime of Wandering”
Ezrha Jean Black considers the potential of “Moving Around: A Lifetime of Wandering” by Michael Webb.
Ezrha Jean BlackMay 4, 2019
Writing “Alongside” — Not “About” — Art: A Conversation with Lynne Tillman
Lynne Tillman talks about her friendship with the late art critic, Craig Owens.
Ross McElwainMay 1, 2019
- Art & Architecture
Office Park: A Review of Amazon’s Spheres
"A kind of emptiness makes the green spaces of The Spheres feel more like a branding move on Amazon’s part than a facility to be used by actual workers."
Sheila LimingApr 26, 2019
Trying to Build the World from Ash: Chris Rush on the Art of Memoir
Grace Hadland interviews artist Chris Rush about his new memoir, “The Light Years,” which details his coming-of-age as a gay man in 1970s suburbia.
Gracie HadlandApr 16, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Memoir & Essay
A Reluctant Bricolage of the Sublime and the Popular: Eliyahu Fatal’s “Broken Cisterns”
Ben Ratskoff reviews Iraqi-Jewish artist Eliyahu Fatal’s 2018 exhibition in Los Angeles.
Ben RatskoffApr 15, 2019
"#UNLOAD: Guns in the Hands of Artists": Decommissioning Gun Violence
A powerful artistic exploration of the human costs of gun violence.
Constance Valis HillApr 14, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Politics
LACMA: Suicide by Architecture
Joseph Giovannini scrutinizes LACMA director Michael Govan's failures and deceptions surrounding the museum's renovations.
Joseph GiovanniniApr 5, 2019
- Art & Architecture