Culture
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Octavia Butler learned what a writing life cost
Before the books could pay her bills, Butler had to learn how to send out a…
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Mierle Laderman Ukeles and the Work That Keeps Going
Motherhood brought the artist to maintenance. Museum floors and New York’s sanitation workers gave her ways…
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Corita Kent’s Lessons in Looking
At Immaculate Heart College, Sister Corita sent students out with a small viewfinder and plenty of…
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Sylvia Beach Had a Book to Get Printed
When James Joyce couldn’t find a publisher for Ulysses, a Paris bookseller offered to do the…
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How Rhizome keeps digital art from disappearing
Old websites and computer games can stop working as technology changes. The arts organization Rhizome preserves…
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Printed Matter: a home for art made as books
The New York nonprofit sells books that artists create as artworks, using the order of pages,…
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Beyond the cistern: the collective work of Deep Listening
Pauline Oliveros’ underground recording supplies an unforgettable image. The practice surrounding it asks for something less…
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The price on the sleeve: Dischord’s other instrument
A printed mail-order price, a car full of records and an in-house distributor reveal the practical…
