Singing, Dancing, and Building with Kappa
Anarchitecture The term “anarchitecture” has been used independently by several figures,[1] but here, I adopt it in my own way.…
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The Sun Sets on Taix
As I write this, I’m in New York. But I’m homesick, so I’m driving down Sunset Boulevard through Ed Ruscha’s 12 Sunsets (1965–2007). Accessible via the Getty’s website,…
Jester House: Fire and Chaos
Architecture continues to reject its true sentiment. It attempts to act as a savior through the use of modernity, as can be seen in…
In Plain Sight
At its junction with the 10 and the 5 freeways on the southern edge of Boyle Heights, the 101 freeway…
After You. Roni Horn
I. It is easy to start with the eyes. My first encounter with the work of Roni Horn involved an…
Plastic Visions. Tony Chrenka
As the first patents for industrial applications of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) were filed with the US Patent Office in the…
Let It Work If It Works. In Conversation with Rose Wylie
David Kohn: We’re here in your studio where you’ve been working for almost sixty years. The paintings are all gone…
Blank Spaces. Sung Tieu
Sung Tieu’s installations often appear austere; cold, manufactured surfaces reject the gaze, and the work assumes an almost passive-aggressive bureaucratic…