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Notes from the Emergency Room: Disaster and the Avant-Garde in the Work of Florian Meisenberg
In this essay, artist and writer Elliott Mickleburgh considers the possibility for the emergence of new art and the avant garde. In considering these themes, Mickleburgh takes a closer look at works from two recent exhibitions by New York-based artist Florian Meisenberg.
“A Mutually Understood Conversation”: A Daughter on Finding Inspiration in her Mother’s Fearless Work
In this thoughtful essay, writer Annie Lyall Slaughter explores a recent exhibition by her mother, the artist Frankie Slaughter. Through the lens of the exhibition, Annie reflects on her mother's artistic practice and its impact on her own life and journey with art.
Blurry Blueprints: Minami Kobayashi and Adrianne Rubenstein’s duo show at Et al. etc.
Writer Daniel Sharp explores a personal experience he had viewing Minami Kobayashi and Adrianne Rubenstein's two-person show at Et al. etc. in San Francisco. In this essay, Sharp reflects on the power of take-homes, the importance of exhibition text, and finding comfort in the unknown.
Sacred Space and Ceremony: Chris Watts at Welancora Gallery in Brooklyn
New York-based artist Chris Watts captures what words and images cannot with iridescent abstractions of pigment, resin, and more on sheer fabric. For his debut at Welancora Gallery in Brooklyn, Watts has arranged his latest works alongside selections from an ongoing series. On view through December 20, the show marks several first forays for Watts, at a pivotal point in his career.
Third Things & Third Places: Building Relationships Through Art
In this essay, Reilly Clark examines the role of art through the lens of two selected written works by Donald Hall and Ray Oldenburg. He argues that is a uniquely powerful tool for connection. An artwork can serve as a third thing, “a site of joint rapture or contentment” where people find common ground. Likewise, a place where art is made, enjoyed, or discussed can become a third place: somewhere people can not just meet but can shake up an increasingly isolating social system.
Darryl DeAngelo Terrell Asks to be Loved as Both Soft and Strong
Multi-disciplinary artist Darryl DeAngelo Terrell builds a love letter to their queer, trans, nonbinary, Black body in their first solo exhibition in New York, It's Never Too Late to Tell Me You Love Me. The exhibition, presented by Baxter St, is comprised of staged self-portraits as their feminine alter-ego, Dion. In this feature, Anna Selle and Terrell explore the tension between softness and strength.