Art & Architecture

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

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
“Carl Broke Something”: On Carl Andre, Ana Mendieta, and the Cult of the Male Genius
Maya Gurantz reflects on Carl Andre, Ana Mendieta, and the cult of the male genius in contemporary art.
Maya GurantzJul 10, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
The Kitsch Gazes Back: Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst Return
The return of neo-Pop provocateurs Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst.
Kibum Kim, Natasha DegenJul 2, 2017
- Art & Architecture
Lunch and Other Distractions: On Susan Bright’s Pictorial History of Food Photography
Geoff Nicholson savors Susan Bright's "Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography."
Geoff NicholsonJun 30, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Food & Drink
Holding Up the Torch: Walter Hopps and the World of Art
Scott Timberg interviews “The New Yorker” editor Deborah Treisman about “The Dream Colony,” an oral autobiography by legendary curator Walter Hopps.
Scott TimbergJun 28, 2017
- Art & Architecture
The New Normal: On Dissidence, Apology, and Transcendence in Contemporary Chinese Art
Henry Zhang on “The New Normal: China, Art, and 2017,” at Beijing's Ullens Center of Contemporary Art (UCCA).
Henry ZhangJun 25, 2017
Histories of Violence: Landscapes of Violence
Brad Evans speaks with John Akomfrah. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Brad EvansJun 5, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Histories of Violence
Open the Pod Bay Doors
Tom Zoellner talks to Simon Birch about his new exhibition, "The 14th Factory."
Tom ZoellnerMay 30, 2017
- Art & Architecture
Flyover Utopia: On Keith Krumwiede’s “Atlas of Another America”
Mimi Zeiger examines “Atlas of Another America: An Architectural Fiction” by Keith Krumwiede.
Mimi ZeigerMay 30, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Cultural Studies
Endless Houses or Vast Potatoes? The Impossible Architecture of Frederick Kiesler
Sophie Duvernoy on Stephen J. Phillips’s “Elastic Architecture.”
Sophie DuvernoyMay 26, 2017
- Art & Architecture