New Haven is a hub for activism of all kinds. While many attribute this heightened political engagement to Yale’s presence, the extent of political graffiti throughout the city beyond Yale suggests this assumption is flawed. “Rest in Peace Malik Jones”…
Vatican City, the spiritual heart of the Roman Catholic Church, is revered as one of the holiest places on earth. Yet, upon entering its thousand-year-old walls, rampant tourism and consumerism seem to dilute the sense of spirituality the city is designed to evoke.
It feels good to pretend to solve them with architecture, but it’s probably not the right tool. I think we’re not teaching the cultural aspect of architecture enough, how it produces community and identity—even beauty—through a more aesthetically driven agenda.
Camera in hand, I hopped down from the car. As I focused the lens to catch the array of flags and campaign signs, I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. A neighborhood woman stood near my car,…
Craig Costello (CC): Craig Costello was born in 1971 and grew up in Queens, New York, immersed in the graffiti, skate, and punk scenes. After moving to San Francisco for art school, he became interested in photography and conceptual art,…
“People from the Right were just hissing at me and hissing at me and that made me very nervous and it honestly kind of ruined my first speaking experience… It kind of made me realize that maybe I wasn’t going…
