The Infinite Light of Duane Michals

I first learned of Duane Michals, like many, in a history of photography course in college. Squished between formalist foundations and the radical love of Nan Goldin was Michals. I still remember seeing his photographic sequences of angels leading a figure away from their deceased body for the first time on a murky projector in a

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HANDMADE ARTIST BOOKS WEEK: VERONIKA SCHÅPERS

The final artist of Handmade Artist Books week is Veronika Schapers. It was to see her work that I went to the Book Becoming Art exhibition at the SVMA last year. My heart leapt. Experiencing her work firsthand expanded my understanding of the artist’s book and the breadth of its possibilities. Veronika redefines what a

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HANDMADE ARTIST BOOKS WEEK: Ryoko Adachi

I felt transported to another world at the Book Becoming Art exhibition at the SVMA (Sonoma Valley Museum of Art) last year, which showcased contemporary artist books inspired by Japanese aesthetics. One of the works that captivated me was Jack and the Beanstalk by Ryoko Adachi. I spent hours immersed in it, fascinated by its uniqueness

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A Gallery Turned Casino: How Below Grand’s “Club Bar” Blurs the Lines of Contemporary Art, NYC

Club Bar at Below Grand Curated by Marissa Graziano 53 Orchard St., NYC After a very long Saturday navigating Frieze, […]

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Eugenia Brodsky: Chrysanthemum

Before the white chrysanthemum the scissors hesitate a moment — Yosa Buson This poem touched me with a simple truth: even death pauses before the beauty of life. It made me realize what stops time for me—my children, the most fragile and tender beauty I know. Through them, childhood became in my mind, a fleeting

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