Art & Architecture

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

A Coin and Its Other Side: Janet Sternburg Photographs of an Interpenetrating World
Jack Miles admires the rich simultaneity Janet Sternburg has captured in the photographs collected in “Overspilling World.”
Jack MilesDec 20, 2016
- Art & Architecture
Cover Design in Dangerous Times: An Interview with Peter Mendelsund
Sam Jaffe Goldstein talks to Peter Mendelsund about some of his most famous designs, including the covers of works by W. G. Sebald and Steig Larsson.
Sam Jaffe GoldsteinDec 13, 2016
- Art & Architecture
Cloud with Its Shadow
Bryony White on Marina Abramović's new memoir, "Walk Through Walls."
Bryony WhiteDec 7, 2016
- Art & Architecture
- Memoir & Essay
I’m Not Doing This for You: An Interview with Laurenn McCubbin
Ben Novotny Owen talks to Laurenn McCubbin on her place in the comics world.
Ben Novotny OwenDec 4, 2016
- Art & Architecture
- Comics
Beyond the Pineapple Tract: Mapping Utopian Los Angeles
Bonnie Johnson explores LA’s utopian past and argues for a utopian future.
Bonnie JohnsonNov 28, 2016
Carmen de Lavallade: A Homecoming
Sasha Anawalt talks to Carmen de Lavallade about her return to Los Angeles.
Sasha AnawaltNov 27, 2016
- Art & Architecture
Recasting California Art History
A review of a four-volume reference work on California women artists.
Liz GoldnerNov 23, 2016
- Art & Architecture
- History
What Are the Chances? Success in the Arts in the 21st Century
On the struggle to define artistic success in an age where the odds and the economics are stacked against you.
Alexis ClementsNov 17, 2016
- Art & Architecture
- Politics
Taking it to the Streets: Feminist Artist Transforms Westwood Blvd. into “Suffragette City”
Kitty Lindsay talks to artist Lara Schnitger as she tries to transforms Westwood into “Suffragette City.”
Kitty LindsayNov 10, 2016
- Art & Architecture
A Way of Taking in the World
Sven Birkerts on Teju Cole's new essay collection, "Known and Strange Things."
Sven BirkertsOct 23, 2016
- Art & Architecture
- Memoir & Essay
From “Hell’s Hundred Acres” to “Bloomingdale Types”: The Story of SoHo
Stephen Petrus appraises “The Lofts of SoHo” by Aaron Shkuda.
Stephen PetrusOct 12, 2016
A Newish Biography of Mark Rothko
Grace Glueck on Annie Cohel-Solal's recent biography of Mark Rothko.
Grace GlueckOct 11, 2016
- Art & Architecture
- Biography & Autobiography