http://dir.salon.com/topics/art/?source=rss&aim=art en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST By Garrison Keillor Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/01/14/reading_fiction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/01/14/reading_fiction/index.html?source=rss What readers really want is dastardly deeds by dark, despicable men, or saucy wenches with pert breasts displayed like fresh fruit on a platter. By Cary Tennis Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/28/creative_husband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/28/creative_husband/index.html?source=rss We're going bankrupt and losing our house because he refuses to take a job. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/02/16/bt_close/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2009/02/16/bt_close/index.html?source=rss The photo-realist painter discusses whether a bad economy breeds creativity, and ways that President Obama should help the arts. By Joy Press Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/12/04/scrapbook/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/12/04/scrapbook/index.html?source=rss The billion-dollar scrapbooking industry may be cheesy, but as author Jessica Helfand explains, there's rich history in that glitter and glue. By John Krich Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/18/art_scene/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/18/art_scene/index.html?source=rss Beijing's artists deserve a gold for the sheer wealth of their audacity and talent. By Cary Tennis Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/14/creative_type/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/14/creative_type/index.html?source=rss I see this dazzling world full of art and fun -- how do I connect to it? By Louis Bayard Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/08/14/forgery/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/08/14/forgery/index.html?source=rss Can great art spring from a lie? Two new books about forgers raise provocative questions about the links between authenticity and genius. By Gary Kamiya Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/07/22/rome/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/07/22/rome/index.html?source=rss The Eternal City is too vast and ancient to grasp, and the harder you try, the more it slips away. So you have to dream your way into it. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2008/04/07/bt_meier/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/big_think/2008/04/07/bt_meier/index.html?source=rss The architect discusses his work, the color white and the difference between buildings and art. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2007/12/14/coffeetable_books/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2007/12/14/coffeetable_books/index.html?source=rss From glamour-pusses to global warming, criminal mug shots to art stars, Salon's seasonal guide to coffee-table books has something to enchant just about everyone. By Jonathon Keats Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/11/20/proust_neuroscientist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/11/20/proust_neuroscientist/index.html?source=rss Did novelist George Eliot anticipate the ability of the brain to grow new cells? Did chef Auguste Escoffier foretell the science of the palate? Jonah Lehrer thinks so. By Cary Tennis Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/05/jealous_designer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/10/05/jealous_designer/index.html?source=rss I do good work but I fear I'm mediocre, and my heart is poisoned with jealousy. By Garrison Keillor Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2007/09/19/september/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2007/09/19/september/index.html?source=rss Get a grip. We have passed the great test of a republic to survive the most incompetent leadership ever. By Cary Tennis Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/13/rejection/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/13/rejection/index.html?source=rss I know it's part of the game, but it's beginning to defeat me. By Cary Tennis Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/05/23/harassment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/05/23/harassment/index.html?source=rss A certain 50-ish lothario lured a student into his office and made clumsy advances. Should a complaint be lodged? By Cary Tennis Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/25/creativity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/25/creativity/index.html?source=rss I don't want to be a laughingstock, but I am a creative type! Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/04/10/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/04/10/tuesday/index.html?source=rss Snow sends the Cleveland Indians to seek shelter in Milwaukee. There's a lesson there. Plus: Really bad baseball art. And: NHL playoffs. By Cary Tennis Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/05/mothers_paintings/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/04/05/mothers_paintings/index.html?source=rss My mom left all her artwork to me, but it's not really my aesthetic. Would I be a terrible daughter if I took them down? By Rebecca Traister Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/03/museum_trip/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/03/museum_trip/index.html?source=rss A teacher gets suspended for attempting to teach art history. By Laura Miller Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/05/10/carey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/05/10/carey/index.html?source=rss A painter in dire straits, his simple brother and a ravishing femme fatale light up prizewinning author Peter Carey's masterly new art-world mystery. By George Rafael Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/01/09/glover/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/01/09/glover/index.html?source=rss Who were the women who most profoundly influenced the legendary composer? At the 250th anniversary of his birth, we find out. By H.H. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2006/01/07/cocoon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2006/01/07/cocoon/index.html?source=rss Woman cocoons self in red yarn for sake of humanity! By Douglas Wolk Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/01/05/daredevil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2006/01/05/daredevil/index.html?source=rss "Daredevil" suffered for years under Frank Miller's shadow, but Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev made it one of the most engrossing comics of the last decade. By David Bowman Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/galleries/2003/12/24/woman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/galleries/2003/12/24/woman/index.html?source=rss Photography collector and editor Peter Fetterman talks about the naked woman as landscape -- and why women look hotter reading Proust. By Jen Banbury Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/12/11/art/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/12/11/art/index.html?source=rss Armed only with ancient film, scraps of paper, broken buildings and an irrepressible passion to create, Baghdad's artists are emerging from the long darkness of Saddam.