Carol Guess on Literary Minimalism
I see much of my work as blocks of text that are made up of sentences, which are made up of words, and each of those words and sentences and blocks of text are modular—I can move them around as I see fit.
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Klint and Quaytman
I spent an afternoon at the Guggenheim with Swedish artist Hilma af Klint’s abstract, spiritual collection, one she began creating in 1906.
Shells
I have been calling it the shell of my book, but when I say the word shell I don’t mean an eggshell, where everything is neat, suspended, and contained within a thin, fragile layer, I mean the other kind of shell. A conch or maybe a broken piece of coral, where the elements can flow in one way and flow out another.
A reminder: always bring movement
Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 by Marcel Duchamp
Collage and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Excerpt written by sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Andre Wagner, Photographer
I’ve been following Brooklyn photographer Andre Wagner on Instagram for a while now. I don’t remember how I found him, but I think his photos are spectacular.
Library Post: David Hammons and His Blizzard Ball Sale
While flipping through the Jefferson Market Library’s copy of Art Forum, I came across an article about David Hammons entitled “The Snowball Effect.”
Donna Tallent 