Art & Architecture

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

Unknown Unknowns Come Sweeping in: On Geoff Dyer’s “The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand”
Geoff Nicholson ruminates on “The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand” by Geoff Dyer.
Geoff NicholsonApr 4, 2018
- Art & Architecture
Histories of Violence: Violence and the Art of the Political
Brad Evans speaks with political theorist Michael J. Shapiro. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Brad EvansApr 2, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Histories of Violence
“Young Marx” at the Bridge Theatre London: An Interview with the Writer Clive Coleman
Jason Barker speaks to Clive Coleman, co-writer with Richard Bean of “Young Marx,” a play about Marx and his family’s early years in London.
Jason BarkerMar 16, 2018
Behind the Lens: Prince and Bruce Springsteen as Seen Through Their Personal Photographers
What can Bruce Springsteen's and Prince's personal photographers tell us about their subjects?
Eric DeggansMar 3, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Music
The King Who Dreamed of Being a Frog: Taylor Mac’s Heretical American History in Song
Barrie Jean Borich on Taylor Mac's "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music," coming to The Theatre at the Ace Hotel from March 15–24.
Barrie Jean BorichFeb 28, 2018
Histories of Violence: Living with Disappearance
Brad Evans speaks with NYU professor Allen Feldman. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Brad EvansFeb 26, 2018
On Pacifics, Standards, and the Times
On the sprawling immensity of the Getty’s “Pacific Standard Time.”
Sarah Lehrer-GraiwerFeb 23, 2018
- Art & Architecture
Mapping No-Man’s Land: On Thomas Dilworth’s “David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet”
Kevin McMahon praises “David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet” by Thomas Dilworth.
Kevin McMahonFeb 8, 2018
The Terror Is Constant: On Richard Avedon and James Baldwin’s “Nothing Personal”
A collaboration between two 20th-century greats.
Buzz PooleFeb 5, 2018
- Art & Architecture
Unexpected Directions: Camille Henrot’s “Days Are Dogs” and the Erasure of the Meaning of Difference
Mariam Rahmani on the pleasures and disappointments of Camille Henrot’s “Days Are Dogs.”
Mariam RahmaniFeb 4, 2018
Beyond the Gaze: Reclaiming the Female Form After Nochlin
Linda Nochlin, best known for her essay “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists,” died last October. She left a monumental legacy in art criticism.
Mara NaselliJan 28, 2018
Let Me Take a Selfie: Possibility, Performativity, and Politics in Alicia Eler’s “The Selfie Generation”
Alicia Eler’s “The Selfie Generation” dilates on perhaps the seminal photographic genre of our time to think about its possibilities and pitfalls.
Hollis GriffinJan 26, 2018