While the illustrations of stuff move the story forward, the book is more a matter-of-fact account of the writer’s life than a catalogue of objects. Although the memoir itself isn’t as much about stuff as is about life events, it alludes to a problem plaguing many artists, writers, and creatives—where will all the stuff go?
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Lippard muses on her early years in New York City, from discovering a love of art writing to encountering Marcel Duchamp when she worked at MoMA’s library.