The quintessential polymath, Paul Chan is an internationally known artist, experimental publisher, GIF designer, and speaker (he’s keynoting the 2012 New York Art Book Fair on September 29). At the end of my recent conversation with him on the new book On Democracy by Saddam Hussein—a provocative look at the late dictator’s 1970s democracy speeches—I […] The quintessential polymath, Paul Chan is an…

Based on the British Museum’s BBC series “A History of the World in 100 Objects,” the Times asked historians and curators to select 50 objects that embody New York. Items range from oysters to elephants, AIDS pins to coffee cups, dust from 9/11 and yellow cabs.

Another interview as part the Over-Booked series, I recently spent a few hours on ichat (a killer interview tool) with Joel Evey. An avid book collector and prolific image maker, Joel is an Art Director at Urban Outfitters in Philadelphia. Along with initiating and developing various publications for UO (amongst many other things), Evey’s side […] Another interview as part the Over-Booked series, I…

“It’s what guarantees the deepest impact, the highest level of conservation and access in perpetuity”: Frank Lloyd Wright’s immense archive is permanently moving from Taliesin sites in Wisconsin and Arizona to the MoMA and Columbia in New York.

Latvia-based firm Rolands Landsbergs is trying to maximize space with a minimalist design. Their Boxetti Collection is comprised of five wooden housing modules that condense entire rooms into one, compact box—including sound systems, bedrooms, and kitchens.

The staging at the Republican National Convention takes its cues from Frank Lloyd Wright’s residential designs, but given the architect’s link to Ayn Rand, Christopher Hawthorne wonders if that’s a risky choice.

1/2 is a creative collective comprised of four friends living and working in four different cities: Berlin, Paris, Rennes, and Vienna. Their collaboration manifests as undemi, a blog for sharing work and ideas, along with a series of handmade zines, self-published biannually by members Laure Boer, Anne-Pauline, Chloé Thomas, and Lucie Pindat. The following is […] 1/2 is a creative collective comprised of…