Against Inertia
A reissue of the artist’s incantatory program book from a 1989 exhibition of his work.
A reissue of the artist’s incantatory program book from a 1989 exhibition of his work.
Perwana NazifJul 12, 2020
In this era of urban activism, the new LACMA should promote community, not gut it.
Joseph GiovanniniJul 11, 2020
Wen Zhuang talks with writer Leigh Claire La Berge about the decommodification of labor within academia and the arts.
Wen ZhuangJul 9, 2020
Nicholas T Rinehart looks at two recently published books by Tavia Nyong’o and Stephen Best.
Nicholas T RinehartJun 29, 2020
Justus Nieland looks at two recent books on László Moholy-Nagy and György Kepes.
Justus NielandJun 27, 2020
Writer Daniel Lisi talks with playwright Aziza Barnes about Los Angeles’s arts landscape and cultural exchange at the theater.
Daniel LisiJun 25, 2020
Christoph Schneider reviews Clemena Antonova's "Visual Thought in Russian Religious Philosophy."
Christoph SchneiderJun 13, 2020
Sophia Stewart samples the online offerings of California’s cultural institutions, which are working hard to keep art alive during the pandemic.
Sophia StewartJun 1, 2020
Sophia Stewart talks with movie poster illustrator and designer Akiko Stehrenberger about her work, her creative process, and her book “Akikomatic.”
Sophia StewartMay 21, 2020
Greg Youmans reflects on the work of Kalup Linzy and Tara Mateik.
Greg YoumansMay 17, 2020
On the “Glory of Spain” exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.
Lois Parkinson ZamoraMay 16, 2020
On Sam See’s “queer mythologies” and Thomas Eakins’s "Swimming."
Christopher LoobyMay 3, 2020
Sam See’s work will always be timely, in that it calls us to attend to the transformative power of the feelings that go into a work of literature
Michael NorthMay 3, 2020
Joseph Giovannini argues for an immediate stop to Michael Govan’s demolition of LACMA’s buildings during the pandemic lockdown.
Joseph GiovanniniMay 1, 2020
“Marking Time” is a compelling survey of the creative work of incarcerated artists.
Daniel FernandezApr 28, 2020
Elizabeth Wiet considers two new books that imagine new ways of using print and text within performance.
Elizabeth WietApr 24, 2020
Joshua Simon talks about his years-long art project that celebrates the archival histories of communism.
Ben RatskoffApr 24, 2020
A novel about a 19th-century French gynecologist tells us about life in the Brexit era.
Martin GelinApr 23, 2020
Grace Hadland reviews the documentary on reclusive guerrilla archivist and media critic Marion Stokes, “Recorder.”
Gracie HadlandApr 23, 2020
ZE Books, for its inaugural publication, has released “Intelligence for Dummies,” a collection of Glenn O’Brien’s writings from 1963 to 2017.
Eugenie DallandApr 4, 2020
The real-life model for Louisa May Alcott’s Amy March was a pioneering champion of women artists.
Kelly BlewettMar 31, 2020
Yuval Sharon has made it clear to the opera world that Los Angeles has a unique style that reflects its immensity.
James C. TaylorMar 28, 2020
Two premier translators on the pleasures and pitfalls of rendering Ibsen into English.
Kathleen Maris PaltrineriMar 28, 2020
A comedian turned art critic talks about the relationship between those seemingly disparate disciplines.
Gracie HadlandMar 22, 2020