Art & Architecture

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

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
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