Places

Barranca

By Thomas Locke Hobbs & Aaron Rothman
On Places, a portfolio by the photographer Thomas Locke Hobbs, drawn from his years in Buenos Aires.

Change Observer

Cycle Commerce As An Ecosystem

By John Thackara
John Thackara reviews new products, services and ingredients needed to help a cycle commerce ecosystem flourish in India’s cities, towns and villages.

Places

Hubbert’s Peak, Eneropa, and the Visualization of Renewable Energy

By Daniel A. Barber
On Places, Daniel Barber traces the energy debates back to the postwar era, when leading scientists argued that shifting from fossil fuels to renewables was not just technically feasible but also ethically necessary.

Observatory

Dream Weaver

By Alexandra Lange
On a retrospective of the work of midcentury sculptor Ruth Asawa at Christie's, her first solo show in New York in 50 years.

Places

“Everyone a Tourist”

By Jim Bassett
On Places, a slideshow of photographs of the Mayan ruins at Chichén Itzá, by Jim Bassett, contrasts the romantic tradition of travel photography with the realities of mass tourism.

Observatory

A Nod to Surrealism

By John Foster

For artists not working in digital media — those who cut, build, draw, paint, glue, bend, and make things in the more traditional manner, there is something of a “Surrealist” popularity at hand today.