Taking Down Names

TAoN No. 81: Hunting for neglected namesakes; Austin Kleon's book club; a new icebreaker; and more

Back around the time when the Art of Noticing book came out — some months pre-pandemic — I got the opportunity to organize a TAoN-style tour of the Dallas Museum of Art. This was a blast, and included activities like looking out windows, taking time to people-watch, declaring routine objects to be art, scrutinizing security cameras, seeking advice from…