""I never started out to be an inspiration. I started out to just do what I've tried to do," Joan Semmel said during a recent visit to her Manhattan studio."
""You say, 'Fuck you. I'm good and you're wrong,'" she told Hyperallergic. "This is who I am, this is what I do, and this is what I care about.""
"After the Tisza opposition party defeated Viktor Orbán in a landslide election, ending 16 years of authoritarian rule over life and culture in Hungary, artists and art workers are finally allowing themselves to hope."
""The main thing I love about my studio is that it is mine. No one can enter without permission," she writes."
Joan Semmel, at 93, shares her artistic journey and the wisdom gained through her extensive work. Following the defeat of Viktor Orbán, Hungary's art community is experiencing renewed hope. Veronika Molnár discusses the impact of censorship and envisions a future for artists in Hungary. Tania El Khoury, a Lebanese artist, shares her experiences of life and art amid the ongoing war in Beirut. The newsletter also features a special edition with British painter Celia Paul discussing her studio's significance.
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