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Mixed-Media Artist Amy J. Dyck Makes Peace With Her Inner Demons

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this post ran in 2022. We’re publishing this update in honor of our October 2023 exhibition, Aftereffects, which includes work from Amy J. Dyck. “Do I contradict myself? Very ...

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Mixed-Media Artist Amy J. Dyck Makes Peace With Her Inner Demons

Holiday Gift Guide 2023: Our Top Picks for the Art Lovers in Your Life

Tomorrow is Black Friday, which unofficially signals the start of the holiday season in the U.S. While we’re not big fans of long lines, crowded stores, or waking up at 5 a.m. just to grab ...

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Holiday Gift Guide 2023: Our Top Picks for the Art Lovers in Your Life

Shepard Fairey at Subliminal Projects: An Icon for the Ages

Shepard Fairey understands the power of symbols to convey deeper messages about politics, culture, and society. In 1989, the illustration major created his iconic “Andre the Giant has a Posse” sticker, which later evolved into ...

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Shepard Fairey at Subliminal Projects: An Icon for the Ages

Santina Amato: This Woman’s Work is a Labor of Love [Interview]

“Because dough is a live material, it needs to be made on site,” says Santina Amato, who’s fresh from a photoshoot for the NYC-based iteration of her ongoing time-lapse series, Portraits of Women With Their ...

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Santina Amato: This Woman’s Work is a Labor of Love [Interview]

Fibers Turn to Flesh in Ophelia Arc’s Haunting Sculptures

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this post ran in 2022. We’re publishing this update in honor of our November 2023 exhibition, Down a Long, Dark Corridor, which includes work from Ophelia Arc. Like carcasses ...

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Fibers Turn to Flesh in Ophelia Arc’s Haunting Sculptures

‘Like a Dream You Can’t Remember’: Giovanna Masseroni Creates a Portal to the Mirror World

As a child, Italian artist Giovanna Masseroni had a mirrored desk that caught the moon’s reflection and flooded her bedroom with pale light. When daytime came, she followed the sun’s light “room by room,” beguiled ...

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‘Like a Dream You Can’t Remember’: Giovanna Masseroni Creates a Portal to the Mirror World

Figure Painter Jackie Nagel Explores the Painful Process of Growth

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this post ran in 2022. We’re publishing this update in honor of our November 2023 exhibition, Down a Long, Dark Corridor, which includes work from Jackie Nagel. A 2011 ...

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Figure Painter Jackie Nagel Explores the Painful Process of Growth

Deming King Harriman’s ‘Isolation’ Series Looks Back on Plagues of the Past

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this post ran in 2022. We’re publishing this update in honor of our October 2023 exhibition, Aftereffects, which includes work from Deming King Harriman. Deming King Harriman imagines an ...

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Deming King Harriman’s ‘Isolation’ Series Looks Back on Plagues of the Past

‘Remote,’ Ep. 5: The Bell Tolls for Thee in Washington, D.C.

Badir McCleary approaches the large bronze bell, eager to pull its lever and strike the last note of former national anthem contender “My Country, ’Tis of Thee.” Only seconds later, the Los Angeles filmmaker returns, ...

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‘Remote,’ Ep. 5: The Bell Tolls for Thee in Washington, D.C.

5 Visually Stunning Horror Films for a Brutal and Beautiful Halloween

“I've often thought there should be beauty contests for the insides of bodies," remarks gynecologist Elliot Mantle as he examines an unlucky patient in David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers. There's probably no other living director as ...

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5 Visually Stunning Horror Films for a Brutal and Beautiful Halloween

‘The Theater’s Always Dying’: Life Lessons From NYC Lighting Designer Masha Tsimring

“The theater's always dying,” Masha Tsimring tells me, calling long-distance from NYC where she’s lived and worked for the past 10 years. Now a lighting designer for international live performances, the former high school theater ...

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‘The Theater’s Always Dying’: Life Lessons From NYC Lighting Designer Masha Tsimring

French Photographer Sophie Gamand and ‘The Invisible Wounds of Friendship’

Sophie Gamand is the patron saint of pit bulls in flower crowns. “For decades, pit bulls have been demonized by society and portrayed as hellhounds,” the French photographer says of the idea behind Pit Bull ...

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French Photographer Sophie Gamand and ‘The Invisible Wounds of Friendship’

Dream-Like Paintings From Madeline Brice Waver Between Perception and Reality

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this post ran in January 2023. We’re publishing this update in honor of our October 2023 exhibition, Aftereffects, which includes work from Madeline Brice. Why do we confuse dreams ...

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Dream-Like Paintings From Madeline Brice Waver Between Perception and Reality

Surrounded by Nature on All Sides

As we head into sweater weather, outdoor hikes, picnics, and stargazing become less frequent, swapped for cozy nights inside by the hearth (or radiator, depending on your situation). Luckily, there’s a new three-artist exhibition at ...

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Surrounded by Nature on All Sides

A Very Strange Dinner Party of Creams, Sauces, and Jell-O Molds

What did you sample during your last dinner party? Beef Wellington seared to perfection and wrapped in puff pastry? Maybe roasted Arctic char stuffed with rosemary and thyme? Or how about a green Jell-O mold ...

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A Very Strange Dinner Party of Creams, Sauces, and Jell-O Molds
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