Art & Architecture

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

Paper Cities and Media Wars: On Lucia Allais’s “Designs of Destruction: The Making of Monuments in the Twentieth Century”
Enrique Ramirez takes a look at Lucia Allais's "Designs of Destruction: The Making of Monuments in the Twentieth Century."
Enrique RamirezJan 23, 2019
In Fine Feather
A gorgeous book documents the painting of a laboratory wall.
Bill MorganJan 13, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Science & Technology
“All This Life Made This Play”: An Interview with Keith Hamilton Cobb
In the arc of this actor’s story, he is only ever seen as Othello, Othello, Othello. This is also a metaphor for Black life.
John YargoJan 11, 2019
- Art & Architecture
The Numinous Has Many Shapes and Ways: On SITI and Aaron Poochigian’s “Bacchae”
Aaron Poochigian’s version of “Bacchae” is colloquial enough to be clear, but not too clear: if it weren’t a bit odd, it wouldn’t be Euripides.
Kevin McMahonJan 6, 2019
- Art & Architecture
Restoring a Wartime Master: On Irene Guenther’s “Postcards from the Trenches”
Ann Murray looks at “Postcards from the Trenches: A German Soldier’s Testimony of the Great War” by Irene Guenther.
Ann MurrayJan 5, 2019
Art and Dissent in Singapore: An Interview with Seelan Palay
Krithika Varagur speaks to Singaporean artist Seelan Palay about censorship, institutional critique, and the Southeast Asian art world.
Krithika VaragurJan 4, 2019
Practicing Utopia: Recent Retrospectives on the Work of David Wojnarowicz
The powerful multimedia legacy of the late AIDS activist and artist.
Jonathan AlexanderJan 2, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
The Importance of Earnest Criticism
An interview with Jarrett Earnest, whose "What it Means to Write about Art" compiles interviews with the most influential art critics of the past 50 years.
Felix BernsteinJan 1, 2019
- Art & Architecture
Media All the Way Down: Art and Conspiracy at the Met Breuer
Carmine Grimaldi dives into "Everything Is Connected: Art and Conspiracy," at the Met Breuer until January 6, 2019.
Carmine GrimaldiDec 30, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Politics
The Road to Roxbury: On Linda Gordon’s “Inge Morath: Magnum Legacy”
Geoff Nicholson takes stock of “Inge Morath: Magnum Legacy” by Linda Gordon.
Geoff NicholsonDec 26, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Biography & Autobiography
A Book of Silences
“In some ways, ‘Chalk’ takes readers on a failed journey.” John Glassie on Joshua Rivkin’s new biography of Cy Twombly.
John GlassieDec 16, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Biography & Autobiography
A Small but Important Job: Gary Indiana’s “Vile Days”
Andrew Marzoni does a deep dive into the collected writings of Gary Indiana, looking at the man, the culture, and the era that produced him.
Andrew MarzoniDec 13, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Memoir & Essay