The Radical Paintings of Laura Owens
The artist Gina Malek had made a similar suggestion …. "Just walk up to a piece and try to think of five things that it brings up," she suggested. Not five things that the art is about. The observations don't need to be grandiose, like this probes masculinity in the postinternet age. Just, what are five things you notice, either in the wo
... See moreBianca Bosker • Get the Picture
If you want to be creative, the professor said, you have to put yourself in situations that you’re not used to. It doesn’t matter if it’s the Louvre. It can be anything or anywhere new—the point is novelty. Trying a new dish, watching a film in a foreign language, even taking a different route back home. Doing anything that pushes you outside of yo
... See moreDerin Emre • Talk to Strangers
So much in the history of art and culture hinges on moments like this. Faced with soul-crushing feedback or rejection, how does the creator respond? With petulance and anger? With open-mindedness and interest? With obsequiousness and desperation?
Ryan Holiday • Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts
