Why Good Photography Should Get Underneath Our Skin and Assault Us

Why Good Photography Should Get Underneath Our Skin and Assault Us

Roger Ballen in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 21, 2022

What Photographers Should Learn From Vermeer and Other 17th-Century Dutch Artists

What Photographers Should Learn From Vermeer and Other 17th-Century Dutch Artists

Jessica Todd Harper in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 18, 2022

“What Is It You Actually Do?” Jack O’Brien on the Role(s) of a Theater Director

“What Is It You Actually Do?” Jack O’Brien on the Role(s) of a Theater Director

“I’ve been praised for a lighting designer’s contribution, and condemned for a writer’s lack of skill.”

By Jack O'Brien | November 16, 2022

Overhead at Literary Speed Dating: Scenes from the Center for Fiction

Overhead at Literary Speed Dating: Scenes from the Center for Fiction

Kathleen Radigan on Looking for Love Among the Shelves

By Kathleen Radigan | November 14, 2022

Lynn Caponera on the Wild and Wonderful Legacy of Maurice Sendak

Lynn Caponera on the Wild and Wonderful Legacy of Maurice Sendak

“His work had the magical ability to be different and still be essentially Sendak all at the same time.”

By Lynn Caponera | November 3, 2022

Accumulated Memory: Ken Burns on the Intersection of Individual Intimacy and National Narrative

Accumulated Memory: Ken Burns on the Intersection of Individual Intimacy and National Narrative

“Rhymes of race, freedom, innovation, politics, war, leadership, prejudice, art, and scandal recur vividly and insistently.”

By Ken Burns | November 2, 2022

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Kate Beaton on the Grueling Task of Writing a Picture Book and Her New Memoir

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“Giacometti Slept with the Lights On...” And Other Encounters with Mid-Century Art Stars

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Where Art Meets Organizing: Bill McKibben on the Power of Climate Crisis Posters

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The Nine Lives of a Cat (Book Cover)

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Bob Eckstein on the Process of Creating the Cover of The Complete Book of Cat Names

By Bob Eckstein | October 26, 2022

How The Renaissance Was Defined and Re-Defined

How The Renaissance Was Defined and Re-Defined

Joseph Luzzi on the Etymological and Ideological Underpinnings of One of the World's Most Important Cultural Movements

By Joseph Luzzi | October 26, 2022

How Martha Graham Was Inspired by Wassily Kandinsky

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Neil Baldwin on the Shared Artistic Visions of Modern Dance and Modern Art

By Neil Baldwin | October 25, 2022

See the gorgeous 18th century tarot deck used by the first professional tarot reader.

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Zoology and Cartoons: Will McPhail on Drawing Funny Animals

Zoology and Cartoons: Will McPhail on Drawing Funny Animals

The New Yorker Cartoonist on the Schooling Behind the Doodles

By Will McPhail | October 19, 2022

How Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes Revolutionized Dance

How Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes Revolutionized Dance

Rupert Christiansen on the Modernization of Ballet

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Maira Kalman’s Illustrations of Women Holding Things

Maira Kalman’s Illustrations of Women Holding Things

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By Maira Kalman | October 18, 2022

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