This week: A new volume of Hilary Harkness’s surreal paintings, a glimpse into how some of the most resoundingly famous writers actually wrote, and more.
Not all art lends itself well to the book form, but painter Hilary Harkness’s compelling canvases full of funhouse erotics and art history references do quite the opposite. Read Alexis Clements’s review below of the new monograph Everything For You (Black Dog Press), which she writes is the ideal vessel for “getting us even closer than might feel allowable or polite in a gallery setting.” What’s a monograph for, if not that?
More below, including a visual journey through the lost art of handwriting (guilty), what revision can teach us about storytelling, and, in case you missed it, a few titles to hoist you from the mid-summer reading slump. — Lakshmi Rivera Amin, Associate Editor | |
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| | | A new book provides a glimpse into how some of the most resoundingly famous writers actually, you know, wrote. | Sarah Rose Sharp |
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| | A new volume of Hilary Harkness’s paintings enfolds us into surreal worlds of gender-bending militaries, feminine revenge, and alternative histories. | Alexis Clements |
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| | Revising Reality argues that the world as we know it is our creative output so our memories cannot help but be continually edited. | Melissa Holbrook Pierson |
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ICYMI | | | | This July’s list is short and sweet with titles on artist lofts in New York City, photos of abortion workers by Carmen Winant, a how-to guide for comic artists, and more. | Valentina Di Liscia, Natalie Haddad, Lakshmi Rivera Amin, Lauren Moya Ford, and CM Campbell |
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