Art
A View From the Easel
“Hidden in an industrial area, down an alley, difficult to find, my studio is freedom.”
Lakshmi Rivera Amin
Lakshmi Rivera Amin is an editor and writer based in Brooklyn. She graduated with a BA in Ethnicity, Race & Migration from Yale University in 2021 and is currently an Associate Editor at Hyperallergic.
Art
Required Reading
This week: Renée Cox’s trailblazing photography, more Eric Adams shenanigans, the loneliness epidemic, and why do we binge-watch TV shows about work?
Community
A View From the Easel
“The longer I paint, the more I realize what I don’t know or cannot do. Simply exploring the material could keep a person busy forever.”
Art
Required Reading
This week: a 200-year-old message in a bottle, the poetry of Marcellus Williams, Ta-Nehisi Coates changes his mind, a new Mozart banger, and much more.
Community
A View From the Easel
“I’ve tried establishing routines, but I always end up reverting to a more spontaneous approach.”
Art
Required Reading
This week, yoga and nationalism, opulent Tibetan mandalas, the environmental costs of ChatGPT, Earth’s temporary “mini-moon,” and much more.
Community
A View From the Easel
“The experience of beginning with literally a white cube was actually very cathartic.”
Art
Rachel Martin Serves Up a Communal Meal of Art
Martin's capacity to weave cultural traditions together in her distinctive artistic voice translates into inventive drawings that center the joy of communing, confiding, and sharing meals.
Art
Required Reading
This week: Hyperallergic visits a local radio station, a documentary on Sudanese resilience, bestseller lists are a lie, Christina Sharpe’s new essay, croissant Temu lamps, and more.
Community
A View From the Easel
“As a photographer, a studio can be where I am: walking, traveling, struck by light, demanding that I take a snapshot.”
Art
Required Reading
This week: Audre Lorde beyond the famous quotes, women activists in Haiti, the Black Polar explorer you’ve never heard of, a walrus takes a sabbatical, and much more.
Community
A View From the Easel
“My space is not too big and not too small. It allows me to work smart.”