On the Serious Business of 19th-Century Fairy Paintings

On the Serious Business of 19th-Century Fairy Paintings

Jennifer Higgie Considers the Significance of a Mystical Artistic Tradition

By Jennifer Higgie | January 5, 2024

How Alien We Seem: On Being Blind and Obsessed with Photography

How Alien We Seem: On Being Blind and Obsessed with Photography

M. Leona Godin Considers, Among Other Things, the Enduring Trope of the Blind Pencil Vendor

By M. Leona Godin | January 4, 2024

How to Be Photographed: 12 Tips for Putting Your Best Writerly Face Forward

How to Be Photographed: 12 Tips for Putting Your Best Writerly Face Forward

Michelle Wildgen on the Art of the Author Photo

By Michelle Wildgen | January 2, 2024

Rebecca Solnit on Meghann Riepenhoff’s Cyanotype Prints Made in Freezing Landscapes

Rebecca Solnit on Meghann Riepenhoff’s Cyanotype Prints Made in Freezing Landscapes

“The processes of photography were liquid for most of the medium’s history...”

By Rebecca Solnit and Meghann Riepenhoff | December 13, 2023

The 139 Best Book Covers of 2023

The 139 Best Book Covers of 2023

We Asked 47 Designers for Their Favorites

By Emily Temple | December 12, 2023

Memories Lost and Found: On the Photography of Binh Danh

Memories Lost and Found: On the Photography of Binh Danh

“Precious things lost are transmutable. They refuse oblivion.”

By Binh Danh | December 11, 2023

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Embracing Uncertainty: In Defense of Question-Seeking Criticism

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Plain-Spoken Performance Art: A Conversation with Laurie Anderson

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Graffiti Gentrification: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on the Exploitation of Basquiat

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Muse as Medium: On the Women Pablo Picasso Remade in His Image

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Mara Naselli Considers the Visceral Visual Violence of the Artist’s Oeuvre

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Do You Believe in Magic? On The Timeless Charm of Children’s Books

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Jane Mount Considers the Power of Literary Nostalgia in Creating Art

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“We Want to Make It Feel Like a Party.” On the Transformation of Southwest Review

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A Lit Mag Embraces Colorful Design and Literary Translation

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The Pyschedelic Life and Art of David Edward Byrd

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It All Began With a Trip to the Bathroom

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Benjamin Moser on What We Can Learn from Failed Dutch Painters

Benjamin Moser on What We Can Learn from Failed Dutch Painters

"Why do we make art, why do we need it, and how can you avoid becoming a failure?"

By Benjamin Moser | November 20, 2023

The 400th Anniversary: Look Inside Shakespeare’s First Folio

The 400th Anniversary: Look Inside Shakespeare’s First Folio

A Sneak Peak at Rizzoli and The British Library's Facsimile Edition

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Dissenting in Style: How Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Collars Became Political Signifiers

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Elinor Carucci and Sara Bader on RBG's Decision to Buck the Supreme Court's Sartorial Traditions

By Elinor Carucci and Sara Bader | November 13, 2023

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