Art & Architecture

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

The Quarterback at Twilight: On Matthew Barney’s “Secondary”
Samuel Fury Childs Daly reviews artist Matthew Barney’s new film “Secondary.”
Samuel Fury Childs DalySep 27, 2023
Art, Law, and Commerce in the Metaverse: On Three New Stories of NFTs
Jessica Rizzo reviews three new books discussing where NFTs came from, where they are going, and whether we should follow—Amy Whitaker and Nora Burnett Abrams’s “The Story of NFTs: Artists, Technology, and Democracy,” Edward Lee’s “Creators Take Control: How NFTs Revolutionize Art, Business, and Entertainment,” Omar Kholeif’s “Internet Art: From the Birth of the Web to the Rise of NFTs.”
Jessica RizzoSep 12, 2023
- Art & Architecture
- Law
Quietly Dangerous: A Conversation Between Aura Rosenberg and Veronica Gonzalez Peña
Veronica Gonzalez Peña and Aura Rosenberg have a conversation about their forthcoming film.
Veronica Gonzalez PeñaAug 25, 2023
- Art & Architecture
- Film
On the Preposterousness of Centering a Fat Body: Liberation and Exile in Iiu Susiraja’s Self-Portraits at MoMA PS1
Nina Herzog explores the exhibition of Iiu Susiraja’s photographs at MoMA PS1 in Queens, New York.
Nina HerzogAug 15, 2023
- Art & Architecture
The Handover
Jonah Siegel explores the complicated implications of repatriating art.
Jonah SiegelAug 10, 2023
- Art & Architecture
- Politics
When Mise-En-Scène Is Metaphor: On Celine Song’s “Past Lives”
Asher Luberto examines Celine Song’s new film “Past Lives.”
Asher LubertoAug 6, 2023
- Art & Architecture
- Film
Life, Disturbed: On Nicole Flattery’s “Nothing Special”
Grace Linden reviews Nicole Flattery’s “Nothing Special.”
Grace LindenJul 16, 2023
On Other Intelligences: A Conversation with Mashinka Firunts Hakopian
Nora N. Khan interviews writer and artist Mashinka Firunts Hakopian about her new book, “The Institute for Other Intelligences.”
Nora N. KhanJun 19, 2023
- Art & Architecture
- Science & Technology
Footnotes of the Avenues: An Introduction to Stephen Hilger’s “In the Alley”
Matthew Spektor analyzes the Los Angeles photography of Stephen Hilger’s “In the Alley.”
Matthew SpecktorJun 14, 2023
- Art & Architecture
- Memoir & Essay
Relevés and Revolutions: On Jennifer Homans’s “Mr. B”
Martha Anne Toll reviews Jennifer Homans’s “Mr. B: George Balanchine’s 20th Century.”
Martha Anne TollJun 4, 2023
The Gravitas of the South: A Conversation with Pete Candler
Tom Zoellner talks to Pete Candler about his new book “The Road to Unforgetting: Detours in the American South, 1997–2022.”
Tom ZoellnerApr 28, 2023
- Art & Architecture
Can Art Save Your Life?: On Revolution, Political Prisoners, Climate Activism, and Pink Floyd
Anna Levett muses on the revolutionary potential of art.
Anna LevettApr 1, 2023
- Art & Architecture