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July 24, 2021 • View in browser

How Soutine Showed de Kooning a Way Out

It seems to me that Soutine’s complete lack of interest in the cubists’ desire for order was exactly what appealed to de Kooning. | John Yau

Alice Neel’s Haunting Portrait of Domestic Abuse

Alice Neel: People Come First yielded a work I had never seen and that I will never unsee. | Debra Brehmer

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The Trouble with Capitalist Utopias

Maybe a sense of belonging is a thing of the past, a sign of privilege. | John Yau

QTPOC Artists Mine the Power of Intimacy

The Self Maintenance Resource Center is a living archive of personal, creative, and intellectual inspiration for artists. | Eileen G’Sell

Ragna Róbertsdóttir’s Landscapes in Lava

The Icelandic artist fashions sculptures and wall works from the primary substance of her volcanic and volatile homeland. | Gregory Volk

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Jonathan Lyndon Chase: Big Wash Catalogue Dives Into an Exhibition Inspired by the Act of Cleansing and the Laundromat

Eight contributing writers explore themes of kinship, nostalgia, and intimacy in a new catalogue that reveals the process behind Chase’s first solo show at The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Learn more.

British Poetry’s New Avant-Garde

British poetry is really as energetic and varied as its American counterpart. | Mark Scroggins

Required Reading

This week, Lucia Hierro's oversized sculptures of shopping bags, the billionaire obsession with outer space, shutting out comic book artists, Ishmael Reed, bad book tropes, and more. | Hrag Vartanian

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"A House With a Date Palm Will Never Starve" Tea Towel x Michael Rakowitz

This cotton tea towel is inspired by Michael Rakowitz's 2018 Trafalgar Square installation, "The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist."
Complete the set with a wooden spoon, apron, and cookbook from our Michael Rakowitz collection!