Art & Architecture

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

Response to Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee
Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee defended Zumthor's LACMA plan; not very well, says Joseph Giovannini.
Joseph GiovanniniAug 25, 2015
- Art & Architecture
Corita Kent: The Big G Stands for Goodness
Nun, activist, artist Corita Kent at the Pasadena Museum of California Art.
Sasha CarreraAug 24, 2015
- Art & Architecture
Tiny Guides on the Last Adventure: Doll Play in the Work of Jennifer Wynne Reeves
Jennifer Wynne Reeves.
Miyoshi BaroshAug 21, 2015
- Art & Architecture
A 6,000-Mile Line
An interview with Michael Dax Iacovone.
Ingrid SatelmajerAug 20, 2015
- Art & Architecture
Sunshine and Noir: The Architecture of Peter Zumthor and the New Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Why Zumthor is the right architect for the new LACMA.
Mark Lee, Sharon JohnstonAug 17, 2015
- Art & Architecture
Kahlil Joseph’s Double Conscience: A Contemporary Spiritual
"Double Conscience," Kahlil Joseph's video project, is an elegant illustration of poverty, inner-city turmoil, and their multilayered impact on a community.
China AdamsAug 11, 2015
- Art & Architecture
Ellipsis: Pablo Rasgado at the Steve Turner Gallery
Ellipsis, the latest exhibit of Pablo Rasgado, revises archives of duration and location and contemplates the ephemeral.
Clayton CampbellAug 1, 2015
- Art & Architecture
Inconvenient Truths at LACMA: Sweeping Debt, Dealmaking, and Dubious Design under the Red Carpet
Joseph GiovanniniJul 19, 2015
- Art & Architecture
Ai Weiwei Reconsiders Himself
Ai Weiwei rebels against the idea the art matters less than the persona and views of the artist himself.
Rebecca LiaoJul 10, 2015
- Art & Architecture
Building Beyond Capitalism
"Was (is) there something in it that suggests ways of building cities outside of capitalism?"
Ben PaynterJul 4, 2015
- Around the World
- Art & Architecture
The Afterlife of a Manuscript
“A scholarly whodunit” of Michelangelo, Nazis, and safe-cracking
Emily J. LevineJun 25, 2015
- Art & Architecture
- History
A View from Alcatraz: For Ahmed Douma
Since September 2014, Alcatraz has been home to an exciting new exhibition by renowned contemporary artist Ai Weiwei.
Annie BuckleyJun 2, 2015
- Art & Architecture
- Politics