A New Show at Friedman Benda Challenges Viewers to Redefine the Meaning of Comfort
Organized by Omar Sosa, the exhibition leans on the idea that comfort is relative, socially constructed—and often, exclusive.
Arts + Culture
Architecture Reckons with the Future at the First Sharjah Architecture Triennial
The three-month-long show occupies two decommissioned public sites and uses the Emirati city’s intact urban texture to discuss contemporary issues in architecture.
An Artist Re-thinks Museum Architecture’s Impact
Lauren Henkin installs sculpture at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati in order to question the sites reserved—and not reserved—for art.
Appalachian Makers Tell Their Own Story in a New Exhibit
Appalachia Now! at the Asheville Art Museum inaugurates the cultural center’s new addition.
This Exhibition Aims to Capture the Diversity of Human Health
Being Human, the permanent display at London's Wellcome Collection is a meditation on humanity in the 21st century.
This Stunning Exhibition Examines Humankind’s Impact on Earth
Anthropocene, a radical multisensory media exhibit, runs through January 5 at MAST Foundation.
Gyorgy Kepes: Undreaming the Bauhaus
In Gyorgy Kepes: Undreaming the Bauhaus, historian John R. Blakinger investigates the life of the Hungarian artist, the last of the Bauhaus generation in America.
Exhibitions on Both Sides of the Atlantic Ponder Future Life—on Earth, and Beyond
In London and Philadelphia, curators prod at the ethics, anxieties, and material culture of humanity as we gear towards a future interplanetary society.
With Its Exhibition Add to the Cake, Foreign Legion Calls for Inclusion
The curators take on the subject of gender inequity in design history and contemporary practice, in a show staged at Kunstgewerbemuseum Dresden.
Artist David Hartt Takes Over a Frank Lloyd Wright–Designed Synagogue
On view through December 19, David Hartt: The Histories (Le Mancenillier) explores themes of diaspora and belonging.
5 Highlights from New York City’s Architecture & Design Film Festival
At this year's edition, a run of films shine a light on issues of housing, from the perils of gentrification to the intractable challenge of urban homelessness.
Deconstructing Degrowth at the Oslo Architecture Triennale
The 2019 edition of the triennale imagines a world free from the pursuit of GDP—but is it enough?
RIBA Exhibition Tells the Oft-Neglected Story of the "British Bauhaus"
Before moving on to America, Walter Gropius, László Moholy-Nagy, and other Bauhaus protagonists spent a productive spell in the U.K.
Inclusivity and Economic Development Emerge as Top Themes at Detroit Month of Design
In looking beyond the city’s central business district, the annual design festival staked out new ground for architecture and design.
What Not to Miss at Archtober 2019
October 1 marks the start of New York City’s month-long celebration of architecture and design. Here are our recommendations.
Colorful Japanese Posters Take Over Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum
The exhibition, spanning over 80 years of Japanese graphic design, is a tribute to designer Shigeru Watano's long-standing relationship with the museum.
Metropolis’s 8 Highlights from London Design Festival 2019
From public space installations to carnival costume displays, this year’s events ran the usual, unconstrained gamut.
Jorge Otero-Pailos on the John Ruskin Painting That Inspires Him
The artist and GSAPP professor describes how a classic painting has impacted his own practice.
Chicago Architecture Biennial Preview: Spatial Research and Urban Conflict
With an unabashed embrace of the empirical, contributors assert something about how space is experienced.
Chicago Architecture Biennial Preview: Rights to Resources
At this year's event, exhibitors look critically at the dynamics of resource distribution and ecological stewardship.
