Required Reading

This week, where did chickens come from? Is being “fashionably late” obsolete? And other important questions.

A Studio Visit With Jillian Conrad

In her sculpture, Conrad is disengaging from permanence and the imposition of one’s will, as taken up by sculptors from Michelangelo to Serra.

Beer with a Painter: John Lees

Despite the fact that Lees works on paintings for as long as 30 years, they don’t appear overly precious. Instead, they seem human and vulnerable.