http://dir.salon.com/topics/artists/?source=rss&aim=artists en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT By Garrison Keillor Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/03/25/spring/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/03/25/spring/index.html?source=rss In spring, a person's thoughts turn toward what you would rather be doing than earning a living, and in this country that means Being An Artist. By Cary Tennis Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT 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. By Darrell Etherington Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/23/myfolio_a_network_that_showcases_artists/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/web_life/2009/01/23/myfolio_a_network_that_showcases_artists/index.html?source=rss By Daniel Handler Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/12/08/odetta/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/12/08/odetta/index.html?source=rss The "Lemony Snicket" author remembers his nerve-racking musical run-in with Odetta, the late folk singer and activist. By James Hannaham Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/11/richard_florida/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/11/richard_florida/index.html?source=rss Richard Florida has made a career out of explaining the economic importance of the creative class. His latest book is a field guide to their moving and mating habits. By Cary Tennis Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/19/sober_and_boring/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/19/sober_and_boring/index.html?source=rss My friend used to be brilliant and troubled. Now she's fine and ... dull. By Cary Tennis Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/05/creativity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/05/creativity/index.html?source=rss I'm not the only creative one in the marriage; I feel bad that he works a day job. By Cary Tennis Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT 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 Cary Tennis Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT 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 Cary Tennis Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT 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 Phillip Robertson Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/05/07/iraq_theater/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/05/07/iraq_theater/index.html?source=rss In a ruined theater, in front of a weeping audience, a group of dissident artists stages the capital's first uncensored play in decades. By Stephen Lemons Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/05/22/becca/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/05/22/becca/index.html?source=rss Artist Becca Midwood, painter of haunting outdoor portraits, is getting a reputation as the "female Basquiat." By Carol Ormandy Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/02/09/suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/02/09/suicide/index.html?source=rss Don't try to die surrounded by cross-dressing fashion slaves. By Pegi Taylor Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/11/29/posing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/11/29/posing/index.html?source=rss Male nude models have a special problem female models don't: What to do if they get a woody? By Brian Fey Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/image/2000/10/11/pigment_farmer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/image/2000/10/11/pigment_farmer/index.html?source=rss Days of wine and fashion mistakes. By Damien Cave Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/09/29/dotcom_vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/09/29/dotcom_vote/index.html?source=rss Sparse attendance at a pro-business rally spreads panic in an industry under siege. By Damien Cave Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/09/25/newlangtonarts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/09/25/newlangtonarts/index.html?source=rss At a San Francisco art exhibit, trashing the new dot-com economy is harder than it should be. By Kristine O'Malley Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/08/04/custody/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/08/04/custody/index.html?source=rss What could cause a bisexual artist and mother to behave like a depressed June Cleaver? A custody battle. By Pegi Taylor Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/07/10/model/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/07/10/model/index.html?source=rss As a nude model, I let him have more and more -- right up to the moment I walked out. Was he a plucky old character or just a lonely perv? By Janelle Brown Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/27/idealive/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/27/idealive/index.html?source=rss Will new-economy millionaires bankroll needy artists? Several Web companies are promoting the idea. By John Perry Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2000/04/24/only_ones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2000/04/24/only_ones/index.html?source=rss In which a British artiste of minor repute salutes his very heavy colleagues for their intrepid bravery in suing Napster. By Eric Boehlert Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2000/03/24/napster_artists/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2000/03/24/napster_artists/index.html?source=rss To many musicians, the MP3 trading software isn't a revolution -- it's a rip-off. By D.A. Blyler Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/02/09/sevenvices/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/02/09/sevenvices/index.html?source=rss If you go through life free of bad habits, you won't live forever, but it will feel like it. By Emily Vander Veer Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/12/02/digital_music/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/12/02/digital_music/index.html?source=rss Indie musicians find online music distributors every bit as greedy as the recording industry they aim to replace. By David Alford Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/11/19/lastyear12/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/11/19/lastyear12/index.html?source=rss I've always tried to make my teaching like an art, but as I've grown more successful, have I become a hack?