Weekend: Aubrey Levinthal, Don DeLillo, Joanna Pousette-Dart, and more

Emily Dickinson wrote: "How dreary – to be – Somebody! How public – like a Frog – To tell one's na

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Emily Dickinson wrote: “How dreary – to be – Somebody! How public – like a Frog – To tell one’s name – the livelong June – To an admiring Bog!”This is what NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie said to the biggest frog in the pond: “You’re the president. You’re not someone’s crazy uncle who can retweet whatever.”– John Yau, Co-Editor, Hyperallergic Weekend

The Emergence of Aubrey Levinthal What distinguishes Levinthal from her contemporaries is her ability to evoke a melancholic state that has been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic. John Yau

Don DeLillo’s Dark Prism In his deftly hewn new novel, The Silence, DeLillo disconnects us from our devices, wreaking havoc on our human fragility. Paul D'Agostino

SPONSORED Editions/Artists' Books Fair Launches Its First Online Edition Over 60 contemporary print publishers and galleries gather virtually this year to showcase their latest prints and artists’ books, on view October 14–28.

The Originality of Joanna Pousette-Dart Pousette-Dart embraces the world without representing it. Carter Ratcliff

When Japan Reinvented Filmmaking A new book looks at a heady time in the 1960s, when avant-garde Japanese artists explored genre-blending intermedia and expanded cinema. Edward M. Gómez

A Painter’s Belief in Painting Michael Berryhill sees painting as an “amazing place” where the miraculous can still occur. John Yau

Wacky, Romantic Dramedies to Brighten a Foreboding Fall Three recent French dramedies boast their own individual je ne sais quoi, less in spite than because of their wacky storylines. Eileen G'Sell

Collage and Poetry as Social Document Rachel Blau DuPlessis’s work illuminates connections between poetic expression and public accountability. Andrew Mossin

Required Reading This week, the US loves classical architecture, bookstore sales drop severely, architects speak out about exploitation, scholars review books, and more. Hrag Vartanian

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