Art & Architecture

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

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
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