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A new book by Rebecca Anne Proctor with Alia Al-Senussi promises some explanation of what’s going on

What does it mean to engage the architectural worlds of cinema at a moment when cinema no longer dominates the experience of moving images, when celluloid film has been displaced by digital video, and when atomized online streaming has largely eclipsed the collective reception of movies on the big screen?

Urban design experts expressed skepticism about whether the Saudi government's vision for a mirrored-skyscraper-linear-megacity in the desert is realistic.

Alejandro Cardenas "Alexandria" @ Almine Rech in NYC Almine Rech // January 21, 2021 - February 23, 2021 January 22, 2021 | in Painting Weve been closely following the recent development of Alejandro Cardenas work through his shows in LA and East Hampton, and are excited to see the Chilean-born, LA-based artist having a milestone solo debut with Almine Rech gallery in NYC. Entitled Alexandria, on view through February 23rd, 2021, the exhibition introduces a new body of paintings and sculptur...

Last modified on Thu 21 Jan 2021 04.56 EST There was a sense of deja vu last week when Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, unveiled his plans for a futuristic 100-mile-long linear city, momentously titled The Line. The dramatic promotional video showed aerial views of a glowing urban ribbon cutting right across the country, forming a “belt of hyperconnected future communities” from sea to sea. It will be free from cars, he declared, powered by renewable energy and run by art...