Art & Architecture

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

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
Unconfined by Expectation: The Vision of the Los Angeles Central Library
Darryl Holter praises “Los Angeles Central Library: A History of its Art and Architecture” by Stephen Gee and photographer Arnold Schwartzman.
Darryl HolterOct 1, 2016
- Art & Architecture
- History
A God Who Let Us Prove His Existence Would Be An Idol: Archie Rand, “The 613,” and the Slippery, Vexing, Kafkaesque Problem Of the Jewish Visual Imagination
Are murals kosher in Brooklyn? Robert Anthony Siegel talks to Archie Rand to find out.
Robert Anthony SiegelSep 19, 2016
Occupying Memory: On Monuments in Concrete and Verse
Piotr Florczyk reflects on Poland, its monuments, and its poetry of witness.
Piotr FlorczykAug 22, 2016
- Art & Architecture
- Poetry
In the Dead of Late August . . . Zumthor’s LACMA Folly Continues
Distinguished architecture critic Joseph Giovannini on Zumthor’s LACMA folly still going on….
Joseph GiovanniniAug 22, 2016
- Art & Architecture
Hope in the Ruins of Homs: Architecture and the Syrian Civil War
Frederick Deknatel reviews “The Battle for Home: The Vision of a Young Architect in Syria” by Marwa al-Sabouni.
Frederick DeknatelAug 17, 2016
Marie Antoinette’s Desk: The Hammer Biennial: “Made in L.A. 2016: a, the, though, only”
Victoria Dailey on The Hammer Biennial: "Made in L.A."
Victoria DaileyAug 3, 2016
- Art & Architecture
- Cultural Studies
A Meditation on Contemporary Art: “Made in L.A.: a, the, though, only”
Annie Buckley discusses the Hammer Museum’s third iteration of the “Made in L.A.” biennial.
Annie BuckleyAug 3, 2016
- Art & Architecture
Whatever Happened to the Future?
David Wittenberg on "Last Futures: Nature, Technology, and the End of Architecture".
David WittenbergJul 11, 2016
- Art & Architecture
- SF
Apertures and Aperitifs: On “The Photographer’s Cookbook”
The greatest food photography ever.
Geoff NicholsonJul 5, 2016
- Art & Architecture
- Food & Drink