Lakshmi Rivera Amin

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.”

Art

Required Reading

This week: diving into the Black Atlantic, Percival Everett’s James, “demure” by and for trans people, debunking the “marshmallow test,” and much more.

Community

A View From the Easel

“I consider the studio to be a co-creator of my work, and the container for my actions.”

Art

Required Reading

This week: Noname’s Radical Hood Library, misogynoir and Kamala Harris, Marina Abramovic’s take on Barbie, Impressionism puns, and much more.