Required Reading

‣ Why have the homes of Black American writers like Toni Morrison and Langston Hughes fallen into disrepair? Journalist Nneka M. Okona writes for the Guardian about their structural neglect and possible blueprints for their preservation: Morrison’s home,...

A View From the Easel

Welcome to the 294th installment of A View From the Easel, a series in which artists reflect on their workspace. This week, artists relish working alongside musicians and cherish the creativity woven into the streets of Ghana. Want to take part? Check out...

Required Reading

‣ The late John T. Biggers, a giant of the Houston art world, painted several large murals across the city he called home for over half a century. Daniel Fuller visited these murals for Burnaway, mining the artist’s singular narratives of Black Southern...

A View From the Easel 

Welcome to the 293rd installment of A View From the Easel, a series in which artists reflect on their workspace. This week, artists find calm in the steady presence of a home studio and play with light as a medium in itself. Want to take part? Check out...