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.
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
“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.
Community
A View From the Easel
“This space lifts my spirits every time I enter.”
Art
Required Reading
This week: art-world dogs, the politics of book cover design, June Jordan’s unwavering anti-Zionism, collegiate architecture, Chinchilla XCX, and much more.
Community
A View From the Easel
“Pari, a dog I rescued and adopted from the street, hangs around while I stretch my canvases.”
Art
Required Reading
This week: An archive of Palestinian embroidery, handwriting and Parkinson’s disease, anti-capitalist mending, Tim Walz’s love for maps, toxic roses, and much more.
Community
A View From the Easel
“I get to mindfully interact with the world outside — the wind, the sounds of leaves rustling, the butterflies gliding by, and the innumerable chirps and trills of various critters.”