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It Takes Two

The privileges Caro and Gottlieb enjoy go unexamined, and the sacrifices of everyone around them are mentioned only in passing.

Kapoor’s Catoptricks

Anish Kapoor’s decade-in-the-making squidge does not, as of yet, have a title. May I suggest “The Dud”?

Penn, Again

Penn Station’s condition has had little to do with its architecture, and much to do with how people who don’t live in big cities feel about big cities.

Poker Face

Amid an unending bombardment of shows focused on the plights of the ultrawealthy, Cale’s working-class protagonist is a refreshing experience.

Sidewalks

They do their best.

Space Oddity

He was an architect who designed for infinity, if not for the future.

Twice as Bright

His work bursts with an exuberance that, like us, is not designed to last.

WE ♥ NYC

Seen on the subway, it’s comparatively a welcome respite from whatever direct-to-consumer hair loss company might’ve taken up the space instead.

WE ♥ NYC

Nothing is more New York than hating how the city has changed.

Y2Koolhaas

For all his “Junkspace” anti-consumerist rhetoric, Rem Koolhaas is phenomenally good at making shopping look fun.

Take It Outside

Architecture is a succubus that extracts everything it can.

About Faces

Finally, an art exhibition mercifully devoid of the weight of being a serious artist

Canada Fancy

A distinctly Canadian strain of parsimony

False Light Case

Trompe l’oeil—a crass parlor trick or a great advance in Western art?

Fit for a Legend

Pelé’s sky-high forever home conforms to a strict football theme.

It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Green

A green front yard won’t save you, but it’s still better than concrete.
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