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Developing the Negatives of a Life: Painter Pat Lipsky on 50 Years of Making Art in New York City

Developing the Negatives of a Life: Painter Pat Lipsky on 50 Years of Making Art in New York City1 nov 20251 h 04 min

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In this episode Pat Lipsky talks about her acclaimed new memoir Brightening Glance and covers:

What having a space means as an artist and the discipline necessary to endure

Her life in the New York City art scene from 1960s to present day, including accounts of experiences with Tony Smith and Pierre Rosenberg

The role Marcel Proust has played in her life and work

And the experience of entering the publishing world from the perspective of a seasoned painter

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