Interview
10 Questions for an Artist Who Grows Her Own Pigments
Ellie Irons explains how she mindfully harvests plants and transforms them into paints, a labor of love detailed in her how-to guide Feral Hues.
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
This week, artist studios in Oaxaca City, Massachusetts, Southern California, and New York.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Brooklyn’s perpetual stew, the harms of “professionalism,” antique pencil sharpeners, Bratz respond to Barbenheimer, and much more.
Art
Required Reading
This week, threats to Silk Road monuments, the origins of “the male gaze,” social commentary in Miyazaki films, and how to explain homophobia to your straight friends.
Art
Required Reading
This week, Renaissance astrology charts, World’s Fair art hidden around NYC, the virtues of a cluttered home, “pretty privilege” discourse returns, and much more.
Art
Required Reading
This week, the Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, Barbiecore interior design, and how the CIA shaped what we consider “great” literature.
Community
A View From the Easel
This week, a special Pride Month edition of studios in Michigan, New York City, San Francisco, and “anywhere.”
Art
Required Reading
This week, linguists identify a Miami-specific English dialect, Bookforum is back, the media’s selective choice of maritime disasters, and how do you turn a plastic takeout container into a DIY hologram?
Books
Five Enchanting Art Bookstores in NYC
Whether you’re looking to beef up your catalogue collection or discover small affordable zines, these bookstores have offerings for everyone.
Community
A View From the Easel
This week, artist studios in Vancouver, the Shinnecock Indian Nation on Long Island, Brooklyn, and California’s Pomona College.
Community
A View From the Easel: Grad School Edition
This week, a special edition of MFA studios at Ohio University and the University of California, Davis.
Art
Required Reading
This week, the world’s lightest paint, Pakistan’s feminist movement, World Puppy Day, and were some of Vermeer’s paintings created by his daughter?