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A View From the Easel
“I like renting short-term studios in shared spaces — it makes me feel free.”
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The beauty of Iranian brickwork, the murderous silence on Gaza, the truth about Coldplay, and the anglerfish that touched the hearts of millions.
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A View From the Easel
“The work grows with the size of my space.”
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This week: preserving Toni Morrison’s childhood home, graffiti artist Michael Stewart’s legacy, Gen Z stare discourse, a mini model of NYC, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and more.
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A View From the Easel
“In Ghana, my favorite ‘museum’ isn’t a traditional building at all. It’s the local artists and artisans themselves.”
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This week: Houston’s legendary muralist, the history of slo-mo in film, NYC art schools see an increase in applicants, whales speak with bubbles, Moo Deng turns one, and much more.
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A View From the Easel
“I’m drawn to how things fold, hold, or blur together.”
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This week: Coney Island’s mermaid parade, medical museums rethink their collections, anthropologists and curvy statues, a baby yak named Burrito, and more.
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A View From the Easel
“Gardening keeps me preoccupied as my ideas continue to germinate.”
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This week: the Black Arts Movement’s radical aesthetics, Gatsby boat tours, advice columns, Hot Girls for Zohran, Gen Z dumps glitter on ICE, and much more.
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A View From the Easel
“Sometimes, I need to live with a piece to fall in love with it and get rid of any doubt that brews, a struggle many artists know well.”
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This week: when Toni Morrison edited Barbara Chase-Riboud, trans women artists in Mexico, Jane Austen paraphernalia, a pigeon pageant on the High Line, and much more.