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Mirror and Window Both: The Brief Superabundance of Aubrey Beardsley

Mirror and Window Both: The Brief Superabundance of Aubrey Beardsley

A. Natasha Joukovsky on the Man Whose Illustrations Nearly Outshone the Words of Oscar Wilde

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Zaria Ware on the Audacious Legacy of Black Artists and Models in Western Art

Zaria Ware on the Audacious Legacy of Black Artists and Models in Western Art

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | January 27, 2023

“Please Pretend That I am Dead.” Darcey Steinke on the Long, Complicated Life of Painter Agnes Martin

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“I have tried existing, and I do not like it. I would like to give it up.”

By Darcey Steinke | December 7, 2022

Beowulf Sheehan on what it was like to photograph Cormac McCarthy.

Beowulf Sheehan on what it was like to photograph Cormac McCarthy.

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Why Good Photography Should Get Underneath Our Skin and Assault Us

Why Good Photography Should Get Underneath Our Skin and Assault Us

Roger Ballen in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 21, 2022

“Giacometti Slept with the Lights On...” And Other Encounters with Mid-Century Art Stars

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Everything Dies Baby, That’s a Fact: On the Elusive Train Dreams of Claire Denis and Mike Brodie

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Check out this typeface inspired by Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío.

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Does Our Desire for Social Rank Determine Taste, Identity, Art, and Fashion?

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Look at these beautiful book sculptures adorned in fungi and coral.

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