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Did You Know California Has a Museum of Scent?
A new book explores collector of natural essences Mandy Aftel’s interactive archive of scent in Berkeley.
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Renny Pritikin’s Adventures in Bay Area Art
The curator, writer, and teacher’s memoir winds its way through his four-decade career, arriving, geographically and conceptually, back where he started.
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New York Jewish Book Festival Returns for Second Run
The free, week-long event kicks off on November 12 at Lower Manhattan’s Jewish Heritage Museum.
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The Story of Three Generations of Artists in One Graphic Novel
Amy Kurzweil's graphic memoir reproduces her grandparents’ letters, paintings, and documents.
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Confessions of a Met Museum Info Desk Worker
Robyn Schiff’s Information Desk: An Epic answers questions readers never knew they had.
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Barbara T. Smith Tells Her Side of the Story
The artist’s memoir The Way To Be is at times rough around the edges, but it’s worth it.
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There’s Nothing Punk About Punk Orientalism
Sara Raza’s limited curatorial vision empowers dictators and diminishes artists who are making work that has political impact and carries risk.
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In Art Conservation, There Is No Perfect Solution
Conservator Rosa Lowinger reflects on her time working at LACMA in the 1980s in an excerpt from her new memoir, Dwell Time.
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What Did Home Mean to Leonora Carrington?
A new book explores the many places the artist lived in and how they shaped how she made art.
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A Fuller Picture of Piet Mondrian
Hans Janssen’s Piet Mondrian: A Life gives a comprehensive picture of the Dutch artist’s life and character, but leaves some questions unanswered.
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10 New Art Books to Read This October
The story of a Gee’s Bend quilt, McKenzie Wark’s new memoir, Native photography, motherhood in light of Agnes Martin, and more.
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Bani Abidi’s Conflicted Ode to Karachi
The Artist Who lets readers peer into a postcolonial space through critical engagement and visuals designed to both educate and entertain.