Art & Architecture

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

Left Mountebanks: On Agnès Poirier’s “Left Bank: Art, Passion, and the Rebirth of Paris, 1940–1950”
Robert Zaretsky finds fault with “Left Bank: Art, Passion, and the Rebirth of Paris, 1940–1950” by Agnès Poirier.
Robert ZaretskyJun 19, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- History
Balancing Act: Richard Sennett’s “Building and Dwelling”
Richard Sennett’s notion of an “open city” articulates how to achieve, or at least think about, the ethical city in the 21st century.
Josh StephensJun 15, 2018
A Ramble About Books About Walking
Geoff Nicholson strolls through several books on walking.
Geoff NicholsonJun 15, 2018
- Around the World
- Art & Architecture
An Elegy for Cemeteries
A book on the rise and fall of American cemeteries.
Sam HolleranJun 13, 2018
Sultry Night: Grant Wood’s Queer Midwest
Anya Ventura looks at the queer life hiding inside of Grant Wood’s iconic paintings of Depression-era Americana.
Anya VenturaJun 10, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
The Art and Activism of the Anthropocene, Part II: A Conversation with Jeff VanderMeer, Zaria Forman, and Gleb Raygorodetsky
Amy Brady of “Guernica” magazine presents the second conversation in the series “The Art and Activism of the Anthropocene.”
Amy BradyJun 6, 2018
Weird Ways of Seeing: Patrick Nagatani’s Nuclear Vision
Twenty-seven years after its publication, Patrick Nagatani’s “Nuclear Enchantment” still sees the lurking violence of the American nuclear project.
Jeffrey MoroJun 2, 2018
Eleanor Davis Asks a Radical Question, Modestly
“Why Art?” is physically delightful: it just feels good to hold in your hands and flip through.
Etelka LehoczkyJun 2, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Comics
The Wrong Stuff
Helen DeWittMay 29, 2018
- Art & Architecture
Valley View: An Armenian Diasporic Account in Lieu of a Glendale Biennial Review
On the exclusion of Armenian artists from the Glendale Biennial.
Mashinka Firunts HakopianMay 27, 2018
- Art & Architecture
Multiple Exposures: On “Double Vision: The Photography of George Rodriguez”
Geoff Nicholson focuses on “Double Vision: The Photography of George Rodriguez,” edited and introduced by Josh Kun.
Geoff NicholsonMay 27, 2018
- Art & Architecture
“Monster Portraits”: An Exploration of Identity That’s Entirely Unique
A captivating addition to the catalog of monsters in today's culture, Sofia and Del Samatar’s “Monster Portraits” strikes gold in a genre entirely its own.
Caro MaconMay 18, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Fiction