Art & Architecture

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

Collaging Together Scraps of Trauma: Karen Green’s “Frail Sister”
In "Frail Sister," Green’s elegant collaging of image and text makes for a compelling story that stands in for so many women’s lives cut short.
Megan N. LibertyNov 29, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Fiction
Hide-and-Seek Amid the Ruins
A mixed-media quest to recover one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Paul MaziarNov 17, 2018
All of Life Is Creation: Jack Kerouac’s Art
A catalog of oils, watercolors, and pencil sketches by the Beat luminary.
Stuart WaltonNov 15, 2018
- Art & Architecture
The Intimate Witness: Art and the Disappeared of History
Brad Evans speaks with Chantal Meza, a Mexico-based painter and sculptor. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Brad EvansOct 22, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Histories of Violence
Look Again! A Conversation with Irish Artist-Novelist Sara Baume
Amy E. Elkins talks with artist-novelist Sara Baume about cross-media inspiration, scratch-made art, and miniaturization on the page.
Amy E. ElkinsOct 12, 2018
Ray Johnson’s Kaleidoscopic Interview Practice
A collection of interviews with an artist of collage and wordplay.
Megan N. LibertyOct 4, 2018
- Art & Architecture
Recontextualizing the Archive: On Anouck Durand’s “Eternal Friendship”
Will Moore on the subtly subversive "Eternal Friendship."
Will MooreSep 29, 2018
Color Matters
Stefanie Sobelle reviews David Scott Kastan and Stephen Farthing's "On Color."
Stefanie SobelleSep 19, 2018
Histories of Violence: Anatomy of Destruction
Brad Evans speaks with Gil Anidjar, whose most recent book is “Blood: A Critique of Christianity.”
Brad EvansSep 17, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Histories of Violence
Death and Its Souvenirs: On Murderabilia
The disappointing art of murderabilia.
Daniel ElkindSep 10, 2018
- Art & Architecture
The Artist Malevich Takes a Walk in Vitebsk
Shifra Sharlin on the radical potential of artist Kazimir Malevich’s provincial flânerie.
Shifra SharlinAug 23, 2018
Scripts of Girlhood: An Interview with Hollie Tommasino
An interview with the designer of “The Baby-Sitters Club” novels.
Kelly BlewettAug 18, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature