Esther Lidya LasutWhy?A legend goes about the story of a mason and a carpenter. One day, as the carpenter labored in the construction of a great cathedral, he…Jan 13Jan 13
Esther Lidya LasutThe Passenger & Stella Maris: Cormac McCarthy and the Prophecies of the Bleakest SeerThe late art critic Peter Schejdahl once wrote a piece about an art show that starts with his observation of autumn in New York:May 27, 2023May 27, 2023
Esther Lidya LasutLiterary Archive No. 2: On the Elegant Notion of Paying AttentionThere are a lot of things that become visible once you pay attention, as if they have taken on a different light: how the guardrail of the…Feb 5, 20232Feb 5, 20232
Esther Lidya LasutNew Year and the Quest for Radical HopeI used to think that although we are small and we are brief, our existence is a peculiar thing. What I experienced instead was not moment…Dec 21, 20222Dec 21, 20222
Esther Lidya LasutGhost Stories: The Living & The HauntedEverybody has a ghost story.Nov 8, 2022Nov 8, 2022
Esther Lidya LasutLiterary Archive No. 1: On LiteratureThere are moments or occurrences in everybody’s lives, one could assume, which act as the marking points when turning to art is not luxury…Oct 2, 20222Oct 2, 20222
Esther Lidya LasutThe Lonely City: Urban Alienation through the Lens of ArtSuppose that one was to begin by saying that there is a colour that could communicate urban alienation, the loneliness of being adrift in…Aug 26, 2022Aug 26, 2022
Esther Lidya LasutPlay It As It Lays: A Place Where Meaning Collapses“People are afraid to merge on freeways in Los Angeles. This is the first thing I hear when I come back to the city. Blair picks me up from…Jul 11, 2022Jul 11, 2022