Art & Architecture

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

Recognizing Complicity
"Modernism was not an idea, not a singular and well-formed position. The multiplicity and heterogeneity of its dimensions have to be addressed."
Johanna DruckerMay 3, 2015
- Art & Architecture
- History
Revisiting Gordon Parks’s “Segregation Story” 60 Years Later
To see Gordon Parks's images from "Segregation Story" today is to be left emotionally bereft, to gasp at the facts of an all-too-recent history, to shudder at how far we have not come.
Lilly LampeApr 22, 2015
- Art & Architecture
- Cultural Studies
Peter Zumthor at LACMA: A Preacher in the Wrong Church
Joseph GiovanniniApr 19, 2015
- Art & Architecture
Around the World (or Part of It) with Sarah Thornton: 33 Artists in 3 Acts
Sarah Thornton's "33 Artists in 3 Acts" introduces readers to dozens of artists and a few curators operating at the upper echelons of the art business.
Annie BuckleyApr 15, 2015
- Art & Architecture
- Biography & Autobiography
A Dinner Party That Serves Only Desserts
Contributor Lyra Kilston reviews Louise Sandhaus's "Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots: California & Graphic Design, 1936–1986."
Lyra KilstonApr 10, 2015
- Art & Architecture
Art for the One Percent: John Currin at Gagosian
"Currin has suffered lots of slings and arrows along the way on his rise to art stardom, and the barbs have just bounced off as if made of Jell-O."
Clayton CampbellApr 9, 2015
- Art & Architecture
Printmaking: An Art Medium for the People
Robert FayMar 19, 2015
- Art & Architecture
Early Exposure: The First Films of Andy Warhol
Jordan Cronk examines the films of Andy Warhol
Jordan CronkMar 16, 2015
- Art & Architecture
- Film
The Color of Context
Any art made by an artist of color and brought into the Institution is automatically a radical work.
Nikki DarlingMar 1, 2015
- Art & Architecture
Amnesty and Justice for All: The Art of Regina José Galindo
Regina José Galindo’s work is part of a long tradition of merging political commentary and performance art in Latin America.
Elena ShtrombergFeb 21, 2015
- Around the World
- Art & Architecture
Homesick: On Larry Sultan at LACMA
"In the photography of Larry Sultan, it’s the everyday, the ordinary, and the vernacular that prevail."
Kate WolfFeb 16, 2015
- Art & Architecture
Now and Then and Now Again: Pierre Huyghe at LACMA
Peter Huyghe’s show at LACMA is closing.
Annie BuckleyFeb 10, 2015
- Art & Architecture