Spanish Twist
Spain has a rich yet relatively little-known legacy of Modernist architecture and design. The unique sculptural sensibility of its postwar interiors is particularly striking.
“Tight and small and figurative”: Tom Wesselmann’s early collages
Susan Davidson, editor of the forthcoming monograph on the Great American Nudes, a series of works by Tom Wesselmann, explores the artist’s early experiments with collage, tracing their development from
How Larry Gagosian reshaped the art world
The dealer has been so successful selling art to masters of the universe that he has become one of them.
Douglas Stuart Doesn’t Need 3 People at His Dream Dinner Party
“I regret that I never met Hilary Mantel,” says the Booker-winning Scottish novelist, whose most recent book, “Young Mungo,” is now out in paperback. “I would be delighted with three
My life in the aftermath of Martin Luther King’s assassination
After my friend was killed, I considered taking up arms. But his legacy called me back to a different way of living.
Letter From Ljubljana, Slovenia: The Human-Centered Urbanism of Jože Plečnik
Recently I traveled to Ljubljana, Slovenia, in search of the religious architecture of the celebrated (but largely unknown in the U.S.) Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik (1872–1957).
D’Angelo Lovell Williams’s Nuanced Vision of Black Queer Love
The Brooklyn-based nonbinary artist discusses their recent foray into weaving and how photographs can challenge the seemingly static images in our minds.
How Samuel R. Delany Reimagined Sci-Fi, Sex, and the City
A visionary novelist and a revolutionary chronicler of gay life, he’s taken American letters to uncharted realms.
Ray’s Hand
Ray Kaiser Eames (1912–88) trained as an artist and Charles as an architect but they each brought many more skills and interests to what—beginning with their marriage in 1941—became one
Housing Can Help Cultivate Connections. Here’s How To Do It Right.
Placing compatible uses together can add convenience, support social encounters, and build lasting bonds. Just look at East Oakland’s Tassafaronga Village.