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Ode to a Woodcarver's Workbench
An Artisan and Archivist’s Creed
Aug 17
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Christopher Benson
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July 2025
Building Another Boat
On living a sane life in an age of insanity
Jul 26
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Christopher Benson
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Building Another Boat
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Conversations at the End of a World
On art, artificial intelligence, and the Western myths of progress and doom
Jul 4
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Christopher Benson
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May 2025
CAVE MEN WITH COMPUTERS
One of the things that can happen when embarking on a life in the arts is that, right from the starting gate, it encourages a refusal to follow the…
May 12
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Christopher Benson
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April 2025
Remembering a picture by Andrew Wyeth
The painter Michael Allen recently wrote in his fine Substack column Damned Hard Work about a watercolor by Andrew Wyeth.
Apr 20
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Christopher Benson
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TOM BIRKNER'S DISCIPLINED CHAOS
Paintings by Tom Birkner at Gerald Peters Contemporary
Apr 4
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Christopher Benson
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March 2025
IT'S NOT REALLY A LIVING
Reflections on Art and Commerce
Mar 15
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Christopher Benson
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IT'S NOT REALLY A LIVING
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February 2025
ANTHONY TERENZIO
Paintings and Drawings / 1959 to 2000
Feb 9
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Christopher Benson
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ANTHONY TERENZIO
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January 2025
The Art of Art Itself
I made my first clumsy oil paintings at ages ten and eleven respectively, with more disciplined early attempts coming a few years later at fifteen.
Jan 3
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Christopher Benson
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The Art of Art Itself
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December 2024
The Devil at the Crossroads
A reflection on the golden handcuffs of talent
Dec 14, 2024
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Christopher Benson
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November 2024
THE ART OF EQUIVALENCE
A master printer in the desert Southwest
Nov 19, 2024
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Christopher Benson
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October 2024
The Connoisseur
On Learning to See Good Things
Oct 31, 2024
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Christopher Benson
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