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Adam Simon at Studio 10: “Nike to Nike”

May 17, 2016

This excerpt was originally published in “from Nike to Nikephorous to NIKE” by Keith Sanborn, written to accompany Icons by Adam Simon at Studio 10 in Bushwick, New York (May 13 – June 12, 2016). Republished with permission from [...]

The Great Lafayette Harris Open Jam at Stop Time Bar

March 18, 2016

Open Jam night, with the famous and celebrated pianist Lafayette Harris who provides wickedly subtle accompaniment, has moved to Stop Time (right in the neighborhood, people!) because the wonderful Lenox Lounge (but so far away) has closed for the [...]

Contest: We have one winner!

February 23, 2016

We have our first winner for the Robert Walser contest. Maria will receive a copy of Walser’s “Looking at Pictures”, courtesy of New Directions. We still have two books to give away. To enter, please email us at [...]

Contest: Win Robert Walser’s “Looking at Pictures”

January 14, 2016

We’re giving away free copies of Robert Walser’s Looking at Pictures, courtesy of pub. CHRISTINE BURGIN/NEW DIRECTIONS. The first three people who send Talking Pictures a selfie with L’Arlesienne will win a book! To enter, please [...]

Robert Walser on Van Gogh

January 14, 2016

An excerpt from Robert Walser's Looking At Pictures: "The Van Gogh Picture" in which every word is so beautiful and so human it breaks your/my heart. Editor's note. "At an exhibition of paintings several years ago, I saw an, as it were, ravishing and priceless picture: Van Gogh's L'Arlesienne, the portrait of... [...]