Art and Culture
Explore art, film, music, theater, and contemporary culture through original reporting, criticism, essays, and interviews. From major exhibitions and creative movements to the artists and ideas behind them, The Interior Review offers a considered perspective on cultural life in New York and around the world.
Essays and Investigations
Original essays, cultural criticism, and investigations examining art, fashion, design, society, and the ideas shaping contemporary life.
In my 12-hour jaunt through Sin City, I’d never felt more cradled, respected, and anonymous in my life. Las Vegas returns a degree of grace and dignity to being called a tourist.
On a Sunday morning in New York City, our girl gets dressed and lingers in front of the mirror far longer than necessary. Celebrating the Spring/Summer 2018 collections, the destination is the MoMA PS1 Book Fair, but the question is how much of herself should be visible in a room where taste, intellect, and desire pretend to be separate things?
News and Reports
The latest reporting on art exhibitions, museums, cultural institutions, creative collaborations, and noteworthy developments in the arts, from New York to international cultural destinations.
A play-by-play of the MoMA March Party 2025, from the perspective of poet and model Emily Ming-An Wang, featuring run-ins with old flames and new friends, plus plenty of art and music.
Many of today’s top creative talent balance fine art careers with work in advertising. Since 2018, the MvVO ART / AD ART SHOW works celebrate to the journey and craft.
Art and Exhibition Reviews
Firsthand reviews and critical observations of art exhibitions, museum shows, installations, and individual works, examining the ideas, aesthetics, and creative decisions behind them.
Curiously suspended yet completely present, a new installation at the University of Michigan Museum of Art is Machine Dazzle at his most progressive, aware, and fun.
As time goes on, visual consideration of Andy Warhol’s ‘Marilyns’ seems to be a more and more valid pursuit. Shot Sage Blue Marilyn (1968) is the most emotionally rewarding one despite being a retread (the original being done in 1962) and disregarded by Warhol himself as being “dead art”.
The Armory Show is a most incorrigible bird. It flaps its wings in such a manner that dust or something falls out with each sweep and you kind of wade through it, acres of scenery, acres of thing. There is a lot to not see at the Armory. Too serious, too interactive, too political. But there are a select few artists at the Armory that are digging in, not out.
Film and Television Reviews
From the Home Alone house to the Friends apartment building, you know these places inside and out. But a new documentary peels back the layers that create the illusion of these destinations with the people that really live in them.
Romanian director Andrei Ujica's newest film is a sprawling exploration of idolatry and concurrent events in real time, situated in the mania of The Beatles of the 1960s.
Both commissioned by The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain and premiering at the 59th Annual New York Film Festival (NYFF) as part of the ‘Currents’ section of films, La Nature is Armenian director Artavazd Peleshian's first feature film in 27 years and Andrei Ujică's 2 Pasolini debuts 20 years after its initial creation. We briefly explore both as contributions to the story of aesthetics and the avant-garde.
Music Reviews
Theater and Broadway Reviews
David Mamet's iconic Glengarry Glen Ross returns to the stage with an ensemble cast and two Hollywood legends making Broadway debuts. How does this stacked playbill fare on the stage?
Despite a tremendous performance by Katie Brayben, Tammy Faye’s huge personality is muffled by wordy dialogue, too-long musical numbers, and a hopscotch plot.
Interviews with Artists and Creatives
Conversations with artists, photographers, designers, musicians, filmmakers, and other creative figures about their work, inspirations, methods, and perspectives on the world around them.
With a body of work spanning nearly forty years and hundreds of subjects ranging from Papua New Guinean locals to Michael Jordan, Sandro Miller speaks with The Interior Review on creativity, the discipline of editing, and advice for new photographers alongside the release of his photo book, Sandro Miller, On Earth As It Is Not In Heaven.
During a celebration at the United Nations, we sat down with the finalists in Swarovski Foundation’s Creatives for Our Future 2025 cohort, discussing everything from sustainable design, e-waste, and how place influences solutions.
Tapping into infinite creativity seems to come second nature to Cartier, where stunning timepieces, exquisite jewelry, and exceptional decorative objects continue to be treasured by generations. We speak with Cartier CEO Cyrille Vigneron to learn how the brand is pushing creativity forward.
We join Carpenters Workshop Gallery for their debut at 2018 Armory Show, featuring the work of Nacho Carbonell.
The Met Gala remains a meticulously staged cultural event and one of fashion’s most definitive spectacles. Now, questions around sponsorship and values are increasingly reshaping the narrative. The Interior Review takes a closer look at how influence, capital, and image converge on fashion’s biggest night.