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Lidia Yuknavitch's The Chronology of Water is a bold, unconventional memoir.

“She’s burning herself to make a second vagina.”

Tracey Emin, who shocked the art world in the ’90s with her provocative pieces, is now 58 and recovering from cancer treatment – which is why she’s focusing on what she’ll leave behind.

The celebrated painter Duncan Hannah talks about his experiences during the punk rock era in New York and the characters in his circle, including Jim Carroll, Ray Johnson, Eric Li, and Rene Ricard

His concept of a “temporary autonomous zone” became an inspiration for protests like Occupy Wall Street and for gatherings like Burning Man.

After surviving cancer, the artist has returned to her roots in Margate. Now she plans to secure her legacy – with an ambitious art school, museum and her biggest, boldest works yet

Nigel Shafran’s new 370-page book chronicles the British photographer’s gentle, contemplative and intensely human approach to fashion image-making

The Spice Girls’ messages of girl power, individuality, and friendship resonated with young fans in the 1990s. But critics at the time said they were phonies.

Marcus Leatherdale, who made classical portraits of New York’s demimonde in the 1980s — Keith Haring, Andy Warhol and Sydney Biddle Barrows,

He was the Cecil Beaton of New York City’s demimonde during the AIDS years, making elegant portraits of Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Madonna.