Artist as Art Form

In work that segues from gorgeous fields of color to everyday inanities, Daniel Eatock defies categories, proving he has one muse: the process itself.

On the Waning Value of Architecture in an Increasingly Complex World

In the first essay of this series, “18 Ways to Make Architecture Matter,” I described how, despite escalating construction costs, the value of buildings and their environs—as a category of

Black and Proud

In a scramble to award long-overdue recognition to Black artists, galleries and museums over the past few years have at times appeared to be tripping over their shoelaces in an

It Was a Mystery in the Desert for 50 Years

In a remote Nevada valley, the artist Michael Heizer’s astonishing megasculpture is finally revealed.

Following Years of Revitalization, Detroit Still Has a Long Way to Go

Metropolis brought together local policy makers, designers, developers, and activists to discuss the city’s uncertain present and contested future.

AN speaks with Bruce Mau about a new film on his work and why he has hope for the future

Mau is a documentary film by Benji and Jono Bergmann about Bruce Mau.

What Would Donald Judd Do?

The artist turned the remote town of Marfa into a cultural pilgrimage site. Three decades after his death, the foundations charged with preserving his complicated legacy are debating how to

Anish Kapoor’s Material Values

The Palazzo Priuli Manfrin, in Venice, was bought four years ago by the artist Anish Kapoor.

Cylinder Meets Square

In a new pavilion for Glenstone Museum, Thomas Phifer and Partners shelters an artwork by Richard Serra.

German Lessons

How Philip Johnson and Catherine Bauer brought colliding visions of transatlantic modernism to MoMA and ultimately to America: a journey into architecture, aesthetics, and the politics of housing.

Right On! Is a Powerful Little Paperback That Boldly Visualized Student Protest in the 1970s

The data-filled report became an accessible design classic, capturing the energetic spirit of grassroots activism

How Salman Toor Left the Old Masters Behind

The Pakistani American painter was inspired by Renaissance art, but his work took a powerful turn after he began to experiment with images of his friends.