Art & Architecture

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

I Won’t Fear My Passions Like a Coward: On William E. Jones’s “Fall into Ruin”
Rob Goyanes on William E. Jones and Alexander Iolas.
Rob GoyanesSep 22, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Film
The Instagram Artist of Our Time
Eileen Myles’s work has always been both concrete and ephemeral. With Instagram, they've found their medium.
Madeleine CrumSep 19, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Memoir & Essay
The Life, Death, and Afterlife of Kathy Acker
Matias Viegener talks to Chris Kraus about her new book, "After Kathy Acker."
Matias ViegenerSep 11, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Biography & Autobiography
McDonald’s as America: A Conversation with Chris Arnade
Photographer Chris Arnade discusses his use of McDonald’s as a point of entry into the communities he documents.
Sam Jaffe GoldsteinSep 5, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Cultural Studies
Twenty-Six Notes on Cannibalism
Notes on viewing Goya’s “Saturn Devouring His Son.”
Anca L. SzilágyiSep 5, 2017
- Art & Architecture
How Art Can Save Us from Ourselves
Philip Salim Francis on the importance of art for those in the post-evangelical community.
Philip Salim FrancisSep 2, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Religion
The Bodies We Won’t See: Gary Simmons and “Face to Face” at the California African American Museum
Evan Kleekamp on several exhibits currently at the California African American Museum.
Evan KleekampAug 19, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- History
Histories of Violence: Trans-Species Encounters
Adrian Parr speaks with David Rothenberg. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Adrian ParrAug 14, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Histories of Violence
Delicate Relations to the Real: Walking Donald Barthelme’s Houston
Robert Cremins takes a tour of Donald Barthelme’s Houston.
Robert CreminsAug 10, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Fiction
A Silent Storm: Art, Obsession, Death, and Marcel Marceau
Melynda Fuller appreciates “A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause,” an extended essay on Marcel Marceau by Shawn Wen.
Melynda FullerAug 9, 2017
Between Her Body and the Stain
How does one maintain a self when losing an other who is also one's “self”?
Ara OsterweilJul 27, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Film
Histories of Violence: Violence to Thought
Brad Evans interviews David Theo Goldberg. A conversation in Brad Evans’s "Histories of Violence" series.
Brad EvansJul 10, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Histories of Violence