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Dear Creative,
There’s no letter today, because I’m away on a Grand Tour.
Common from the XVIth to XVIIIth century, Grand Tours were initiatic journeys young men of good (i.e. rich) families undertook to acquire the cultural capital required by their class through the first hand experience of great classical artworks. In a time before widespread printed matter, visiting Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands but mostly Italy was the only way to see certain artworks, and the shared experience of these by an elite was no doubt a powerful class binder.
I’m in New York for a week, and while I’m spending time in all the amazing museums and galleries the city hosts, my version of the Grand Tour is focusing on the artists more than the artworks. While here, I’m meeting with lots of fellow illustrators, designers and art directors. Call it networking but I’m a romantic, I call it my Grand Tour. I see it as an opportunity to create a sense of shared concerns and experiences, a union of sorts, across national boundaries and above internet follows and likes. I’m also here for the gossip, to be honest. And I can’t wait to share more about all this, but for now I’m busy living it and soaking it all in, so bear with me.
In lieu of a proper letter, this weekend might be a good moment for you to catch up on previous ones you mayu have missed over the past months, here is a refresher :
Essays
Book Reviews
Inside the Process
Thank you so much for your support and engagement with this newsletter, as of today, we are 391 readers, 5 of which have decided to go for the paying option. I’m excited to have more conversations with all of you. I’m considering switching to a bi-monthly pace (in the sense of twice a month) instead of weekly. This will allow me to spend more time doing proper research and ultimately write better essays. The next ones I’m working on are exciting, something about owning colours, another about the infamous illustration AI and a long, long piece on exposure, soberly entitled On Exposure.
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