Lee Krasner Gets the Last Word
Lucy Ives reviews The Met’s Krasner-Pollock show, Editor-in-Chief Hakim Bishara interviews outgoing Yaddo President Elaina Richardson, and Aruna D’Souza profiles artist Rana Begum.
Elaina Richardson, who served as president of the prestigious artist retreat Yaddo for 26 years, is stepping down from her role. Yaddo, an esteemed artist residency located in Saratoga Springs, New York, has hosted renowned figures such as James Baldwin, Truman Capote, Sylvia Plath, Jacob Lawrence, and Philip Guston. Richardson sat down for an interview to discuss her time at Yaddo and the evolution of art culture throughout her tenure.
The Whitney Museum of American Art Union recently ratified their contract, just before a strike was set to begin. Meanwhile, the Met Museum's Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock exhibition has been described as "a breathtaking upending" by novelist and critic Lucy Ives.
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