Art & Architecture

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

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
Group-Chat Energy of Delusion: On Gabriella Angotti-Jones’s “I Just Wanna Surf”
Chloe Watlington reviews Gabriella Angotti-Jones’s “I Just Wanna Surf.”
Chloe WatlingtonMar 17, 2023
- Art & Architecture
Sometimes I Am What I Really Am: On Mark Alice Durant’s “Maya Deren”
Emma Kemp reviews Mark Alice Durant’s new biography of the enigmatic experimental filmmaker: “Maya Deren: Choreographed for Camera.”
Emma KempJan 19, 2023
- Art & Architecture
The Water’s Edge: On Laura Aguilar’s Photography
Rosa Boshier González on Laura Aguilar’s Los Angeles from The LARB Quarterly, no. 36: “Are you content?”
Rosa Boshier GonzálezJan 18, 2023
- Art & Architecture
- LARB Lit
All Hail the Guilty Pleasures: On Ali Liebegott’s “Rooms and Other Feelings”
Michelle Tea reflects on the paintings of artist and writer Ali Liebegott in the exhibition “Rooms and Other Feelings.”
Michelle TeaJan 13, 2023
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
To Speak Upon the Ashes: On Peter Sacks’s “Resistance”
Isabel Ruehl reviews Peter Sacks’s first solo exhibition, “Resistance,” at the Rose Art Museum.
Isabel RuehlDec 21, 2022