Art & Architecture

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

The Window and the World: On Joshua Sperling’s “A Writer of Our Time: The Life and Work of John Berger”
Robert Minto looks at “A Writer of Our Time: The Life and Work of John Berger” by Joshua Sperling.
Robert MintoDec 12, 2018
The Evolution of Meaning: Adrian Piper and Victor Hugo at the Hammer Museum
In these strange days, art has the ability to help us make meaning of current events and to encourage a certain form of collective voice and action.
Annie BuckleyDec 11, 2018
- Art & Architecture
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