Buildings made shaggy with vegetation or fragrant with wood are no longer novelties.
Category: Art
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Architects’ Los Angeles Home Embraces Tube-Like Design
A hillside home of Spanish architects has a skin made of colorful tubes.
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‘A Revolution on Canvas’ Review: The Personal, the Political and the Painting
A documentary about lost artwork intimately involves one of its directors.
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How a Small One Bedroom House Became This Couple’s Dream Home
Even a quarter of a century ago, the one-bedroom house was a bargain in Los Angeles. Several renovations later, it’s the home of their dreams.
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In Watches, He’s a ‘Bit of a Maverick’
Romaric André, best known as seconde/seconde/, spends his time putting art and whimsy into timepieces.
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A Painter’s Role? Capturing the Sparkle of a Gemstone
As one artist wrote: “Luxury is not found in the cold pixels of our phone or computer.”
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San Francisco Art Institute Campus, With Rivera Mural, Sold
The sale includes a 1931 Diego Rivera mural, which has been valued at $50 million.
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San Francisco Art Institute, With Diego Rivera Mural, Is Sold to Nonprofit
The sale includes a 1931 Diego Rivera mural, which has been valued at $50 million.
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Cuban Artist Ana Mendieta’s Family Fights to Tell Her Story
The Cuban artist Ana Mendieta fell from a window of her 34th-floor apartment in 1985. Her family members have been fighting for control of her legacy ever since.
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Meet Joan Jonas, One of America’s Most Elusive Artists
Joan Jonas’s maximalist, category-defying work combines video, performance, folklore, sculpture and ecology. At 87, she still has no intention of simplifying anything.
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How Contemporary Artists Are Taking Papier-Mâché Out of the Classroom
A new wave of self-taught craftspeople are using the medium to make playful, thought-provoking works.
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Pat Steir’s Blue Period
The painter discusses her latest work, her previous career in the New York City welfare department and why she tries to make a brushstroke every day.