Curling Up in a Cozy Art Studio
Another year has come and gone with what feels like record speed. If you’re like me, January is a time to slow down and ease into the new year with quiet reflection, soft music, and silent reading. One of my favorite reads this time of year is A View From the Easel, our weekly column that spotlights artists’ working spaces. Nothing sounds cozier to me right now than curling up in artist Maxine Davidowitz’s upstate barn studio with some hot cocoa.
Games go great with winter days, too. We’ve got Hyperallergic’s monthly Art Crossword today, with a special Art Deco theme, plus Required Reading, which rounds up can’t-miss articles, essays, and videos from the past week. Here’s to a hopeful 2026, filled with levity and mirth.
— Natalie Haddad, reviews editor
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A View From the Easel
“In retrospect, what I created in that basement astonishes me.” | Lakshmi Rivera Amin
Required Reading
A meditation on light, hedonistic dance-floor photos, a filthy history of public bathrooms, and more reading to ring in a new year. | Lisa Yin Zhang
The Virginia A. Groot Foundation’s Transformative Grants Empower Artists
This foundation offers annual grants to support sculptors and ceramic artists with funding, studio advancement, and opportunities for material exploration.
The Art Crossword: Art Deco Edition
Start the year with a bit of glamour as we continue celebrating the centennial of this pivotal 20th-century movement. | Natan Last
From the Archive
What Cookie Monster Can Teach Us About Art
From art critic, to poet, to journalist, the Sesame Street character is always hungry for cookies — and in pursuit of beauty. | Monica Uszerowicz
LSU School of Art Offers Highest MFA Stipends in the Southern US
With assistantships funded at $23,000, full tuition waivers, and generous health insurance, Louisiana State University helps students lay the groundwork for a successful lifelong art practice.
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Wes Anderson Brings Joseph Cornell’s Studio to Life
The whimsical filmmaker recreated the Queens artist's home studio at Gagosian Gallery in Paris, the city Cornell longed for but never visited. | Rhea Nayyar
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