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A Certain Reputation It Cannot Be Denied
Victoria Horrocks re-remembers Vanessa Bell.
Art & Architecture
"Art is making something out of nothing and selling it." — Frank Zappa
The Poetry of Chance
Ben Borden and Zoe Koke discuss their relationship with reference and representation, and their two-person exhibition “Palingenesis.”
What Bad Art Lacks
Chris Molnar interviews Naomi Falk about her new book, “The Surrender of Man.”
Painting Money
Gracie Hadland talks to Paul Sietsema about his recent exhibition at Matthew Marks Gallery.
Landscapes and Change [VIDEO]
Michael Kurcfeld checks in with multidisciplinary artist Doug Aitken about two recent projects.
Learning from Park Planned Homes
Kate Wolf considers Gregory Ain’s Altadena housing development in the wake of the Los Angeles fires.
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.”
There Is No Happy Nonsense
Mark Dery reviews "From Ted to Tom: The Illustrated Envelopes of Edward Gorey."
An Inexhaustible Locomotive: Poems of Dissent and Repose
Alex Mormorunni reviews Bei Dao’s “Sidetracks” and Eliot Weinberger's “The Life of Tu Fu.”
Rembrandt and Literature
Tim Brinkhof ponders the Dutch master’s influence on literature.
The Painter Novel
Gideon Leek reviews Sophie Madeline Dess’s “What You Make of Me.”
Vital Congruities
Rose Higham-Stainton reviews the reissue of Claire-Louise Bennett’s “Fish out of Water.”
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