Lakshmi Rivera Amin

Community

A View From the Easel

“Entering the studio, my ritual is to transform the space by turning on all the lights.”

Art

Required Reading

This week, the return of the “dumbphone,” the future of music criticism, and a primer on how to title an academic paper.

Community

A View From the Easel

“My practice has grown in new ways just from being in close proximity to other artists.”

Art

Required Reading

This week, Eid in Gaza, Arizona’s draconian anti-abortion law, a TikTok critic’s honest review of the eclipse, trolling Eric Adams, postmodern Bob Ross, and more.

Community

A View From the Easel

“I arrive at the studio in the morning and play a perreo song by Karol G, Ivy Queen, or Tokischa; I dance; that is my meditation.”

Art

Required Reading

This week, women of color in architecture, shady government comic books, a beloved cherry blossom tree’s last bloom, and much more.

Community

A View From the Easel

“At times I just sit and have a tea and go into my thoughts for a while; I don’t allow myself to do this at home or anywhere else.”

Satire

After Low Attendance, Whitney Biennial Releases Open Call for “Controversial” Artwork

Dwindling visitor numbers signaled “an urgent need for measured controversy, neither too inflammatory nor too trite,” the museum said.

Community

A View From the Easel

“My studio space doubles as a place of meditation, allowing me to enter a state of flow where ideas move freely and barriers dissolve.”

Art

Required Reading

This week, the boundless creativity of Audrey Flack, filmmakers memorialize the Haitian Revolution, medieval women’s embroidery, talking dogs, and more.

Community

A View From the Easel

This week, studios in Chicago, California, DC, and New Hampshire.

Community

A View From the Easel

This week, artist studios in Colorado, Indiana, California, and the Hudson Valley.