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

About this episode

Pat Lipsky discusses her memoir and experiences as an artist in New York City over the past 50 years.

Send us Fan Mail 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

People in this episode

Host: Brianna Avenia-Tapper

Guest: Pat Lipsky

Topics covered

• art
• memoir
• New York City
• painter
• publishing
• discipline

Keywords

• Pat Lipsky
• Brightening Glance
• New York City art scene
• Marcel Proust
• publishing
• Tony Smith
• Pierre Rosenberg

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Brightening Glance

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