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Kyle Chayka on the Godfather of Minimalism and His Case for Imperfection

Kyle Chayka on the Godfather of Minimalism and His Case for Imperfection

Reading Junichiro Tanizaki's In Praise of Shadows in the 21st Century

By Kyle Chayka | January 21, 2020

On Contemporary Minimalism's Maximal Lies

On Contemporary Minimalism's Maximal Lies

Andru Okun Reads Kyle Chayka, Jenny Odell, and Oli Mould

By Andru Okun | January 17, 2020

The Obscure Editions of Jane Austen Novels That Made Her Internationally Known

The Obscure Editions of Jane Austen Novels That Made Her Internationally Known

Elizabeth Bennet Meets Pulp Fiction

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Introducing Belletrist’s Studio Sessions, Episode One: Illustrator Cecilia Ruiz

Introducing Belletrist’s Studio Sessions, Episode One: Illustrator Cecilia Ruiz

Behind the Scenes with the Author of The Book of Extraordinary Deaths

By Literary Hub | January 14, 2020

Paul Rudolph's Strange Vision of a Cross-Manhattan Expressway (and Other Unfinished Projects)

Paul Rudolph's Strange Vision of a Cross-Manhattan Expressway (and Other Unfinished Projects)

In Conversation with One of America's Iconic Architects

By Robert Bruegmann | January 10, 2020

Eating Squirrels, Fearing Tigers, and Avoiding the Wrath of Spirits

Eating Squirrels, Fearing Tigers, and Avoiding the Wrath of Spirits

Lisa Lee Herrick Traces Her Ancestry, the Hmong People, from Laos to America

By Lisa Lee Herrick | December 20, 2019

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By Jacqueline Francis and Stephen G. Hall | December 12, 2019

Umberto Eco on the Elusive Concept of Ugliness

By Umberto Eco | December 9, 2019

95 Theses on Lord Byron, Graffiti,<br> and Bathroom Stalls

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Why Are We Fascinated by the Writing on the Wall?

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Telling the Story of Zimbabwe's Subversive Creatives

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The Brooklyn Public Library Showcases Artists Who Defied Authoritarian Rule

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An Ode to Women Who Walk, <br>From Virginia Woolf to Greta Gerwig

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From Lizzy Stewart's Graphic Meditation on Contemporary Life

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Robert Polito on the Art of Iconoclastic Film Critic Manny Farber

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“Much as his criticism resists paraphrase, Manny’s paintings after 1972 elude ready description.”

By Robert Polito | November 18, 2019

Remembering Russell Chatham, landscape painter and writer.

Remembering Russell Chatham, landscape painter and writer.

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On the Humorous Surrealism <br>of Mimi Parent

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