Art & Architecture

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

Beast Mode
Colin Dickey on Peter Sahlins’s “1668: The Year of the Animal in France”
Colin DickeyApr 15, 2018
The Art of Nameless Violence
"At the moment, it seems as if only Muslim countries in whose wars the West is involved can produce artists for the global market."
Faisal DevjiApr 11, 2018
Everybody Knows His Name: James Baldwin and Richard Avedon’s “Nothing Personal”
Avedon and Baldwin on American mass culture, white supremacy, love, and solidarity.
Carmen MerportApr 7, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Memoir & Essay
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