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Observed|Books

A Love Letter to the City

In 1999, Stephen Powers stopped writing graffiti and dedicated himself to being a full-time artist.

Observed|Exhibitions

Complaints Posters

Complaints! An Inalienable Right, is a poster exhibition curated by author, design critic, educator and Design Observer friend Steven Heller.

Observed|Essays

Employee ID Badges

A deeper look into WWII era employee ID badges.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

The Essence of a Teapot

While the traditional teapot should be at the very least functional — that is, have the ability to hold and pour a liquid, I recently viewed an exhibition that turns all that on end with the “idea of a teapot.”

Adam Harrison Levy|Designer/Artist Cooking Series

Artist’s Cookbook: David Levinthal

David Levinthal's recipes of choice, his mother's brisket and her chocolate roll, are both nostalgic and riddled with more complex meanings.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Blues, Baptisms, and Prison Farms: The Lomax Snapshots of 1934-1950

Philip Schultz|Poetry

Why

A poem by Philip Schultz.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Not Afraid of Noise: Mexico City Stories

A photographic tour of Mexico City, house by house, wall by wall.

Jennifer Kabat|Reviews

Genzken and the City

A review of Isa Genzken’s current retrospective on view at MOMA.

Bonnie Siegler|Dear Bonnie

Dear Bonnie: Cheated in Chicago

This week Dear Bonnie — our truth-telling advice column from Bonnie Siegler — advises independent artist "Cheated in Chicago" on the best course of action when her work is being used by a large brand without her …

Adam Harrison Levy|Designer/Artist Cooking Series