The Power of Touch in High Art
Does the very idea that a painting or sculpture has come into direct contact with the public, the viewer’s flesh, make it worth less money?
Does the very idea that a painting or sculpture has come into direct contact with the public, the viewer’s flesh, make it worth less money?
Three poems by Holly Hunt
Lindsay Merbaum’s syllabus for anyone curious about magic, feminist resistance, spiritual power, and the literature of the occult
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An excerpt from HUDSON by Hernán Ronsino, translated and recommended by Mallory Craig-Kuhn
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Three poems by Holly Hunt
An excerpt from HUDSON by Hernán Ronsino, translated and recommended by Mallory Craig-Kuhn
Two poems by Forrest Rapier