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A Dedication to Vision: On Successfully Breaking the Law to Create Art

A Dedication to Vision: On Successfully Breaking the Law to Create Art

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By Lynn Hershman Leeson | November 7, 2025

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Abel Ferrara Starred in His First Feature, a Mob-Backed Porno

The Acclaimed Director Looks Back on the Start of His Legendary Career

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Creating Without Inhibition: In Praise of Making Bad Art

Creating Without Inhibition: In Praise of Making Bad Art

Anna Hogeland: ”I could only make good art if I made bad art, too, and so I began making bad art an integral part of my creative practice.”

By Anna Hogeland | November 5, 2025

The 11 Best Book Covers of October

The 11 Best Book Covers of October

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What’s With All the Sheep on Book Covers?

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Celia Mattison on How the Lamb Became The Newest Literary It Girl

By Celia Mattison | October 30, 2025

Daily Affirmations for the Dog In Your Life

Daily Affirmations for the Dog In Your Life

Andrea Cáceres Shares a Few Lessons in Perspective Learned From Her Dog Tobi

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

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

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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

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

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What Time Provides: Mining the Creative Unconscious For Inspiration

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