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“How Living Are His Portraits of the Dead.” Toni Morrison on the Photography of James Van Der Zee

“How Living Are His Portraits of the Dead.” Toni Morrison on the Photography of James Van Der Zee

“The narrative quality, the intimacy, the humanity of his photographs are stunning.”

By Toni Morrison | October 17, 2025

What the Picture Knows: Books That Seamlessly Blend Text and Image

What the Picture Knows: Books That Seamlessly Blend Text and Image

Caleb Klaces on the Often-Overlooked Role of Photography in Works of Fiction

By Caleb Klaces | October 16, 2025

A Night at Max’s Kansas City: Seeing and Being Seen in the 1970s NYC Art World

A Night at Max’s Kansas City: Seeing and Being Seen in the 1970s NYC Art World

Pat Lipsky on the Rival Groups of Artists Looking for Fame in Greenwich Village

By Pat Lipsky | October 9, 2025

Guess which top college is launching a “creator economy” program?

Guess which top college is launching a “creator economy” program?

By Brittany Allen | October 6, 2025

What Time Provides: Mining the Creative Unconscious For Inspiration

What Time Provides: Mining the Creative Unconscious For Inspiration

Victoria Redel on Taking Decades to Return To a Once-Abandoned Story

By Victoria Redel | October 6, 2025

A View with a Room: How Poetry Can Save the Human Brain

A View with a Room: How Poetry Can Save the Human Brain

Kate Colby on Finding Inspiration in Edward Hopper’s “Cape Cod Morning”

By Kate Colby | October 2, 2025

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Painting Outside the Lines: On the Life and Work of Abstract Artist Emily Mason

Painting Outside the Lines: On the Life and Work of Abstract Artist Emily Mason

“Her best works—across mediums—came from ceding control, allowing herself to become a ‘conduit’ for the unknown.”

By Elisa Wouk Almino | September 17, 2025

Here's what's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

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Sally Mann on the Crushing, Lifelong Reality of Artistic Rejection

Sally Mann on the Crushing, Lifelong Reality of Artistic Rejection

“Just my life’s work there that you’re tossing around like scrap paper.”

By Sally Mann | September 11, 2025

How Photographer Frank S. Matsura Challenged White America’s Hegemonic View of the West

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Glen Mimura on the Groundbreaking Work of the Japanese Photographer Who Made Washington State His Home

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The 14 Best Book Covers of August

The 14 Best Book Covers of August

Leading with Art

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