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Blog 2 months ago
Visual artist Jackson Hunt on knowing when you're on to something
I'm curious about how you arrived at your style of painting?
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Blog 2 months ago
Musician Peaches on identifying a pattern
Is there a specific moment earlier on in your career that has affirmed your direction as an artist?
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Blog 2 months ago
Comedian Cat Cohen on trying to detach from external validation
Your book God I Feel Modern Tonight does such a good job of capturing the fact that most of life's saddest moments often butt up against absurdity. I'd like to hear what you were trying to do with this book. What experience did you want the readers to hav
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Blog 2 months ago
Writer Carmen Maria Machado on focusing on what interests you
Your body of work is varied. You've done a little bit of everything. Do you have a regimented way of working or a dedicated practice for how you arrange your time?
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Blog 2 months ago
Writer and translator Kate Briggs on pursuing your own questions
I wanted to start with a sentence from your first book, This Little Art. Speaking of translating a sentence or longer work, and the impossibility of practicing for it, you write, "This not knowing, this not knowing ahead of time, ahead of engaging with th
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Blog 3 months ago
Musician and artist Alexandra Drewchin (Eartheater) on following the deep feeling
It's been almost ten years since you last did a TCI interview. A lot has changed in your life, one big thing being that you're a mom now. How has that new role affected how you make art?
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Blog 3 months ago
Artist, activist, and author Edie Fake on communicating with images
Architecture is a recurring theme in your practice. Do you have specific memories of when it became a fixation? What did that feel like for you?
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News thecreativeindp 3 months ago
Worksheet: On using the internet mindfully - The Creative Independent
Spend 35 minutes auditing your screen-based habits and developing a vision for finding more meaning, value, and connection online.
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News thecreativeindp 1 year ago
Björk on nature and technology - The Creative Independent
Björk talks about an early trip to the dentist, her lifelong interest in nature and technology, and what she learned from last year's MoMA exhibition.
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News thecreativeindp 1 year ago
A harm-reduction guide to using your phone less - The Creative Independent
For the Library of Practical and Conceptual Resources, Max Fowler shares creative tactics for disconnecting.
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