Art

Liana Finck's commentary on a song by Woody Guthrie. See more...

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Untitled, c. 1979, a watercolor by Maria Lassnig, whose work is on view at Petzel, in New York City. Artwork © Maria Lassnig Foundation. Courtesy Petzel, New York City

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Illustrations of Syrians struggling to survive in the civil war–torn city of Aleppo, by Jason Novak.

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Illustrations of Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, as it appeared between 1928 and today.

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From How to Be Perfect: An Illustrated Guide, with words by Ron Padgett and illustrations by Jason Novak.

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Illustrations of Graham Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, as it appeared between the 1930s and today.

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The artist’s interpretation of a speech given in 63 B.C. by Marcus Tullius Cicero, the consul of Rome, in which he denounced senator Lucius Sergius Catilina’s plot to overthrow the…

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A photograph from the series BLAST, by Jim Mangan, whose work is on view in the group exhibition Land Escapes, at Joshua Liner Gallery, in New York City. Courtesy the…

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Illustrations of Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn, as it appeared in the 1930s and today.

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Illustrations of cigar stores on Broadway in New York City, as they appeared between the early 1900s and today

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Window of Ancient Sirens (1979), an assemblage by Betye Saar, whose work is on view as part of A Constellation, an exhibition at The Studio Museum in Harlem, in New York City.

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Illustrations of 315 Bowery in New York City, as it appeared between the 1940s and today.

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Illustrations of Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood, as it appeared decades ago and today.

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Greenwich Village Then and Now, illustrations, by Julia Wertz, of three blocks in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood, as they appeared in the 1930s and today. View all...

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Greenpoint Then and Now, illustrations, by Julia Wertz, of three blocks in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood, as they appeared in the 1920s and today. View all...

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An illustrated interpretation of “Gone, Gone Again,” by the British poet Edward Thomas. 

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An illustration of Johannes Kepler writing his science-fiction novel, Somnium, in 1608. 

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Julia Wertz on searching for "sharkitecture" in New York City. Continue reading here.

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True Story 8, a mixed-media painting by Tim Hussey, whose work was on view in March at LAUNCH, in Los Angeles. Courtesy the artist. This image appears in the Readings section of…

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“From Cipango II” and “From Cipango III,” gelatin silver prints by Bianca Sforni, whose work was on view in July at Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery, in New York City. Courtesy Miyako Yoshinaga Gallery,…

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Monument, a painting by Sarah Awad, whose work was on view last year at Diane Rosenstein, in Los Angeles. Courtesy the artist and Diane Rosenstein, Los Angeles. This image appears in the…

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Netter, a painting by Bradley Castellanos, whose work was on view last year at the Miami Project Art Fair, in Miami. Courtesy the artist and RYAN LEE, New York City. This image appears in…

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“Black Swans, Kellidie Bay,” a photograph made using a motion-detecting infrared camera, by Kate Breakey, whose work is on view this month at Etherton Gallery, in Tucson, Arizona, and Stephen L. Clark Gallery, in…

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Motorcycle in Landscape, a painting by Terry Rowlett, whose work will be on view next month at the Georgia Museum of Art, in Athens. © The artist. This image appears in the Readings section…

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“Fishing Boats at Hastings” and “The Sculler,” photographs made from decayed glass-plate negatives, by Tessa Traeger, from the Chemistry of Light series. Traeger is taking part in the Water Tank project. Her water tank…

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“Mauer Park,” an embroidered photograph by Diane Meyer, whose work was on view last month at Robert Mann Gallery, in New York City. © The artist. Courtesy Robert Mann Gallery, New York City. This…

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Montecito Palms, white-gold leaf with pigment print, oil pastel, oil paint, and resin on panel, by Susan Goldsmith. Courtesy the artist; Gallery Henoch, New York City; and Lanoue Gallery, Boston. This image accompanies the Findings section…

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