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Newsletter: On Art: Five Non-Linear Reflections

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Interviews with Social Artists, Uncommon Heroes

March 4, 2016

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richard.jpgRichard Whittaker

There are many ways to think about art, about what art is, or could be. Most conventionally, a work of art is thought of as an object–at times an object that incites the powerful desire to possess it, a magic object. But in possessing such an object, what is it that one possesses? [more]

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Brenda Louie–Flowers from the Sky

Brenda Louie--Flowers from the Sky“If you just make a painting in an hour, two hours, four hours–anybody can make a beautiful painting! But then you don’t go through all the ups and downs, ‘Oh my god, I give up!’ If you never go through it you’re not at home. If you do you learn things. After a journey of ten years on one painting you know everything about painting!”

Enrique Serrato–A Life with Art

Enrique Serrato--A Life with ArtSerrato enjoys the shock people have when they enter his apartment full of thousands of pieces of art. He told me, “Cheech Marin was here. At the end of his visit he said, ‘Mr. Serrato, it was a pleasure meeting you. I have to introduce you to someone.’ I said, ‘Who is that?’ He said, ‘My psychiatrist!’ [laughs]

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Inspiring Women Speaking Up for Women

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In 2014, at the tender age of 17, Malala Yousafzai was named co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts in fighting for the rights of all children to an education. Malala’s story is just one of 23 that were chosen by Salt — a magazine devoted to celebrating those who offer authentic leadership — as women who are making a transformative impact of the lives of other women around the world. { read more }

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