Art & Architecture

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

Learning from Park Planned Homes
Kate Wolf considers Gregory Ain’s Altadena housing development in the wake of the Los Angeles fires.
Kate WolfMar 14
Unknown Structures
Jonathan Alexander considers the English translations of Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie’s “The Use of Photography” and Hervé Guibert’s “Suzanne and Louise.”
Jonathan AlexanderMar 12
- Art & Architecture
- Nonfiction
There Is No Happy Nonsense
Mark Dery reviews "From Ted to Tom: The Illustrated Envelopes of Edward Gorey."
Mark DeryMar 8
- Art & Architecture
An Inexhaustible Locomotive: Poems of Dissent and Repose
Alex Mormorunni reviews Bei Dao’s “Sidetracks” and Eliot Weinberger's “The Life of Tu Fu.”
Alex MormorunniMar 3
- Art & Architecture
- Poetry
Rembrandt and Literature
Tim Brinkhof ponders the Dutch master’s influence on literature.
Tim BrinkhofFeb 27
- Art & Architecture
- Literary Criticism
The Painter Novel
Gideon Leek reviews Sophie Madeline Dess’s “What You Make of Me.”
Gideon LeekFeb 25
- Fiction
- Art & Architecture
Vital Congruities
Rose Higham-Stainton reviews the reissue of Claire-Louise Bennett’s “Fish out of Water.”
Rose Higham-StaintonFeb 10
- Art & Architecture
- Fiction
Making Space for Beauty in Miniature
A. Cerisse Cohen reviews Christine Coulson’s “One Woman Show.”
A. Cerisse CohenJan 29
- Fiction
- Art & Architecture
Mother of Invention [VIDEO]
Michael Kurcfeld talks to artist, product designer, tinkerer, and satirist Pippa Garner about her life and career.
Michael KurcfeldDec 20, 2024
- Art & Architecture
Artist for Survival
Fiona Lindsay Shen reviews a display of countercultural art soon to be open at Cerritos College.
Fiona Lindsay ShenOct 14, 2024
- Art & Architecture
Seeing Like a Simulation
Reviewing Chaim Gingold’s “Building SimCity,” Celine Nguyen finds similarities between tech billionaires’ attempts to build a utopian city in Solano, California, and being a godlike player in “SimCity.”
Celine NguyenOct 5, 2024
Exuberant Assembly [VIDEO]
Michael Kurcfeld attends the 2024 Venice Biennale and profiles its curator, Adriano Pedrosa.
Michael KurcfeldAug 2, 2024
- Art & Architecture