issue 026: monsters, memory & melancholy
Six months of tld-art. Twenty-five articles, five themes. From spooky season hauntings and legendary masterpieces to newly-discovered troves and melancholic gazes.
Hi artsies,
This issue marks six months of tld-art. Half a year in, this practice has totally changed how I consume content, connect with art (somewhere between visual resonance and intellectual respect), and how I spend my time. Good news for me (and all of us): a new study says art appreciation is genuinely good for our health (as good as exercise, though?!).
It’s mostly back to art-business-as-usual this week, with a slight spooky-season lean. Twenty-five articles, five themes. You can see everything I pinned here.
Monsters & Mystique
Spooky-season reads that delve into myth, horror, and the uncanny, where ghosts, monsters, and secret histories sit just under the surface.
Gazing & Inhabiting
Pieces that ask how we look and where we live, folding perception, personal histories, and the pull of our surroundings into one field.
Melancholy & Elusive
Grief, memory, and intrigue unfolding in half-lit rooms. Unresolved feelings and tender backstories leave us wanting more.
Ordinary & Inspiring
Artists who alchemize the everyday from NYC streets and German trains to hardware store aisles and quiet bedrooms.
Iconic & Embodied
Lastly, some works where identity is performed, remembered, or mythologized. Art becomes a stage for power, vulnerability, and identity.
Thanks for supporting this newsletter for half a year!
‘til next time,
tld-art