Wendy Red Star: What's in a Name

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Wendy Red Star: What's in a Name

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” During my conversation with Wendy Red Star, I kept thinking about Shakespeare not only because of the alluring way in which Red Star talks about h September 30, 2024
Mars-1: The Edge of Unknowing

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Mars-1: The Edge of Unknowing

Mario Martinez is Mars-1, and Mars-1 runs deep. A painter of mysteries and a believer in improbabilities, Mars is, as Mario is, a free-floating cultural enigma who brings a rare kind of revelatory un September 23, 2024
Saj Issa: The Action Painter

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Saj Issa: The Action Painter

I have been thinking a lot about the origins of the concept of a utopia. War and political turmoil can force us to wish for something more ideal, a situation where the living world can live together September 16, 2024
Elizabeth Glaessner: The In-Between

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Elizabeth Glaessner: The In-Between

There are a lot of things I’ve felt looking at the work of Elizabeth Glaessner, but I’m not sure any of those feelings are correct after spending a morning taking in her every word. When we spoke   September 09, 2024
Isaac Psalm Escoto: But He’s Still Sickid

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Isaac Psalm Escoto: But He’s Still Sickid

Isaac Psalm Escoto strikes an interesting balance between futurism and parody. His paintings perceive a city that is broken and, therefore, a very intriguing place in which to play. Most of us first September 04, 2024
The Fall Cover Story: Koak and the Journey to Lake Margrethe

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The Fall Cover Story: Koak and the Journey to Lake Margrethe

Humor me, Koak. I like to imagine that you are a Pisces, the water sign seductively symbolized by two fish swimming in opposite directions, a fluid hula of fantasy and reality, a healer, feminine, in August 26, 2024
Timothy Lai: Painted Syncopation

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Timothy Lai: Painted Syncopation

Timothy Lai's paintings are constructed like a dream. While looking at them, I often find myself quite transfixed with the idea that faces sort of drift in and out of the works, that the animals seem July 15, 2024
Joy Yamusangie: Primary Colors

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Joy Yamusangie: Primary Colors

Joy Yamusangie is an artist who knows how to harness the essentials. Their artwork that we see today has evolved from a practice in which they would stare into a mirror and draw lines that outlined t July 08, 2024
Eric Yahnker: The Serious Side of a Joke

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Eric Yahnker: The Serious Side of a Joke

There’s a game I like to play where I try to link a musician and an artist whose careers, styles, or personas echo each other. Here’s some easy ones: Louise Bourgeois is Patti Smith, FUTURA is Su July 01, 2024
Nehemiah Cisneros: Legend of a Wicked City

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Nehemiah Cisneros: Legend of a Wicked City

What captures you at first is the density of information. On each canvas, you are immersed in an imagination that is devouring every detail of the subconscious and attempting to make each painting an June 24, 2024
rafa esparza: A Sense of Generosity

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rafa esparza: A Sense of Generosity

Something I couldn’t stop thinking about from my conversation with rafa esparza is that art is truly healing. Sometimes it's hard to evaluate and measure the impact. There is no real data on the vi June 17, 2024
Ivy Haldeman: Notions of Slippage

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Ivy Haldeman: Notions of Slippage

One of the things I love about Ivy Haldeman is the way she lets you know that the world isn't quite what it seems. Everything is recognizable as you try to figure out why something out of context fee June 10, 2024
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