Lost Words
Betty J. Cotter
May 18, 2021
A writer stuck on a story lets the words carry her to a new page.
Family Portrait
Linda Murphy Marshall
March 2, 2021
Portraits of distant relatives survive a married couple’s home reorganization, the subjects’ friendship in life an inspiration for the future.
The Monster Within
Deborah Kostianovsky
February 15, 2021
Psychiatrist and art critic Deborah Kostianovsky explains why she can’t turn away from a portrait that terrifies her.
Snow in the Concert Hall
Joe Hitchcock
January 25, 2021
Composers John Cage and R. Murray Schafer sculpt sound into moments that evade on-demand consumption. What can we learn from sound that will not be harnessed?
Greenhouse in the Desert
Joe Hitchcock
December 11, 2020
“If you revisit the things that once interested you, you can return to that period of your life. It’s part of time’s relativity—how its span depends on the way you spend it—something the pandemic has made visible. Lockdown turns a day into an elevator ride, a walk to the store into months, the house still with dust on your return.”
Graphite Insomnia
Dian Parker
November 23, 2020
“A deep black square can be an object or an opening. Sometimes you can get a surface so deep, rich, and black that it begins to contain an immense amount of space and light. Your perception begins to equivocate, reading it as both object and void.”
Walls Covered in Basquiat
Erica Johnson
August 31, 2020
“What might be if he lived? What does it mean that his image is defined and further commoditized without his consent, by the same gatekeepers who contributed to the turbulence in his short life? And under these circumstances: who is art for?”
The Lewis Chessmen, Deer Antler, and a French Bulldog
Paul Karrer
June 23, 2020
“What could I make with antler?” I recalled the Lewis Chessmen and figured I could attempt to carve a set myself, although I’ve never worked with antler as a medium before. I had no pretensions that it would be even close to the famed Lewis set. In the end, the design was mine, a unique variant of classic.
An Itch for Things Remote
Jacob Pagano
March 30, 2020
From ‘Moby Dick’ to Frank Stella, a writer looks to art of the sea for inspiration.
Grass Grew on the Sidewalks
Amber Thompson
December 23, 2019
The dream of visiting Harper Lee’s world leads to reconnecting with a grandmother.
Georgia O’Keeffe in New Mexico
Caitlin Lorraine Johnson
December 23, 2019
Lessons from a master in living with beauty: Georgia O’Keeffe’s home beckons for a 15-hour drive across the American Southwest.
The Craft That Serves the Art
Lynn Domina
December 23, 2019
A chance Google search leads to a nearly 600-mile drive to see the details in Lilian Broca’s mosaics.
Seventeen Ways of Looking at the Mona Lisa
Scott Bolohan
May 2, 2019
We asked writers and artists to show us what the ‘Mona Lisa’ means in today’s selfie-seeking, Kardashianized world.
You Have Changed Me Forever
Tim Cummings
February 11, 2019
The role of a lifetime plunges an actor into one of the deadliest chapters of American history.
To Bobby, With Love
Erica M. Dolson
March 28, 2018
The last single person among her friends, a young woman recognizes herself in Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Company’.
There Was This Clock
Michael Coolen
March 28, 2018
A musician chases Time through art history.
On Not Being Silent
Jamie Wagman
March 28, 2018
A journalist’s priorities change after an encounter with the work of the feminist poet Audre Lorde.
Final Touch
Toti O'Brien
March 28, 2018
Remembering Mirella Bentivoglio, who left a legacy of art and personal conversations.
What If Our Ideal Is Shot With Rust?
Chris Viner
March 8, 2018
A poet wanders cultural Paris before and after a terror attack.
Stepping, In Time
Elissa Favro
November 16, 2017
Gestures for manual labor become a dance and inspire reflection on optimization and ease.
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