Uman is gearing up for a survey show, but she is still doing things her own way. She skips the art-world circuit, lives on a farm, and builds these bold, technicolor scenes of rural life by working right on the floor.
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Saturday, June 27, 2026
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Maren Hassinger is getting her biggest showcase yet with “Living Moving Growing,” a major exhibition in Berkeley that puts her sculptures front and center. Expect forms that feel loose, physical, and a little gnarly, with a sense of motion and material surprise baked in.
5:00 AMNew York Times ArtsDave Eggers is out with a new novel set in the art world, and he is leaning hard into the idea that making things by hand still matters. He talks about running life drawing sessions through McSweeney’s since the pandemic, mentoring younger creatives, and keeping his own practice grounded, including writing from a boat on San Francisco Bay.
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The Artist Uman’s Technicolor Paintings of Rural Life
Summary
Uman is gearing up for a survey show, but she is still doing things her own way. She skips the art-world circuit, lives on a farm, and builds these bold, technicolor scenes of rural life by working right on the floor.
Why it matters
Uman’s approach shows how a grounded, off-the-grid life can shape a vivid, confident body of work.
5:00 AMNew York Times Arts
Maren Hassinger Likes Her Art With a Twist
Summary
Maren Hassinger is getting her biggest showcase yet with “Living Moving Growing,” a major exhibition in Berkeley that puts her sculptures front and center. Expect forms that feel loose, physical, and a little gnarly, with a sense of motion and material surprise baked in.
Why it matters
A major museum-sized platform is giving a wider audience to an artist whose work has been shaping the conversation for years.
4:00 AMThe Guardian Books
Dave Eggers: ‘Once you have a machine think and write for you, you’re cooked as a species’
Summary
Dave Eggers is out with a new novel set in the art world, and he is leaning hard into the idea that making things by hand still matters. He talks about running life drawing sessions through McSweeney’s since the pandemic, mentoring younger creatives, and keeping his own practice grounded, including writing from a boat on San Francisco Bay.
Why it matters
This is a cultural gut check on AI: convenience is tempting, but giving up creativity and original thought comes with a real cost.
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