Shane Reiner-Roth
Articles
Essay
As a place shaped by mass media from above and below, Los Angeles begs for criticism composed of the very same stuff.
Review
We can’t wait around for a spark, Mike Davis always seemed to be saying.
Dispatches
9/10/23
What Was the Question?
Los Angeles —
“We’re not cake decorators,” he intoned from his seated position while showcasing his Orange County Museum of Art, a swoopy concoction with half-baked detailing that opened last October—mostly to negative reviews.
7/10/23
To Where Form Follows
Los Angeles —
What should aspiring architects take away from a lecture on fetishistic sand piles?
6/1/23
Ethics Over Aesthetics
Los Angeles —
At an LA book launch, taco-wielding attendees mingled against a backdrop of protest banners and DIY “Catholic prayer candles for architecture.”
5/26/23
A Spanish Inquisition
Los Angeles —
Which side of the Whole Earth Catalog—green capitalism or hippie modernism—was Jaque on?
3/2/23
Driving Gehry Nuts
Los Angeles —
“Mike rejected pessimism as political fatalism in favor of the optimism necessary for organization.”
1/20/23
NYRA on the Other Town
West Hollywood —
Three projects unburdened by the frictions of reality...