Art
Required Reading
This week: Remembering trans artist Miss Kitty Litter Green, a letter from Mahmoud Khalil, gamifying Spotify, the role of gossip, and wait — they paid him how much per article?
Lakshmi Rivera Amin
Lakshmi Rivera Amin is an editor and writer based in Brooklyn. She earned a BA in Ethnicity, Race & Migration from Yale University in 2021 and currently works as an Associate Editor at Hyperallergic.
Community
A View From the Easel
“I begin my studio day by putting a half-hour workout on the Peloton.”
Art
Unlearning the Myths of Asian Art History
Culling ancient works from the Asia Society’s collection, Rina Banerjee, Howardena Pindell, and Byron Kim look to the past to challenge ideas of identity and authenticity.
Art
Required Reading
This week: Isabella Hammad on Etel Adnan, a mural for Emily Pike, the problem with mainstream film, experimental ASMR, legalizing bodega cats, and much more.
Community
A View From the Easel
“The ability to step back and view the composition from a distance is just as important as being close to the surface.”
Books
10 Art Books for Your March Reading List
Delve into Lucy Lippard’s short fictions, Tamara Lanier’s indelible memoir, The White Pube’s tales of absurdity in the art world, new perspectives on Mucha, and more.
Art
Required Reading
This week: Anne Carson on handwriting and Cy Twombly, Roberta Flack’s outsized legacy, the downfall of Shein, the “Zillennial” curse, and much more.
Community
A View From the Easel
“I love that I have a studio — that is a seriously magnificent fact.”
Art
Required Reading
This week: Lauren Halsey’s love letter to South Central, James Baldwin’s sartorial revolution, car-free neighborhood design, painterly book covers, and much more.
Community
A View From the Easel
“I always have at least two dogs keeping me company while I work.”
Art
Required Reading
This week: a trip to “Yokofest,” outsmarting surveillance pricing, the Haida Nation reclaims its land, dachshund side-eye paintings, and did Microsoft invent a new type of matter?
Community
A View From the Easel
“I'm finding that the plants have started taking over my life and creativity.”