Some philosophy, photography, and a Mix Tape from poet and photographer Michele Farinelli.
Impermanence is an Equanimous Wave: Magpies’ Mix Tape
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What Are the Limits of Landscape Idylls and Archetypes in Afolabi Fakunmoju’s Digital Paintings?
“It’s all geared towards anthropological tourism in Africa—an undertaking that began more than three centuries ago. It is instructive that none of those early European fascination with a stock vision of Africa has changed.”
“I have a gun,” she lied
In Depression-era Appalachia, a tiny, feisty woman takes a stand for the vision of nature she believes in.
Eternal life
A poem by Gershwin Wanneburg.
Hanging Around Lambertville
“It’s easy for your art career to get derailed. The important thing is to get it back on track.”
Ellis Island: Between Light and Shadow
These photographs were made in the detention center and hospital wards of Ellis Island.
The echoed silence one experiences while photographing in these empty spaces is an embodied one. These are transitional spaces, in between what was and what is yet to be, between light and shadow, hope, and regret.
Exploring Ganesha Paintings from the Pahari School
“The Lord with the curved trunk and a mighty body, who has the lustre of a million suns, I pray to thee Oh Lord, to remove the obstacles from all the actions I intend to perform.” An exploration of paintings of Ganesha from the Pahari school.
Noir as Societal Mirror: Julien Duvivier’s PANIQUE
“And unfortunately, in our strange and uncertain times, maybe a brutal “it can happen here” wake-up call is what we need.”
March Issue, 2025
A collection of all the articles we’ve published over the past month, for those who like to savor their Magpies’ tidings as an issue.
Letter From the Editor, March, 2025
Ramblings for these tough times.
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