Anthony Cudahy: The Inflections of Somebody
It begins with a space. The original, creaking floors of GRIMM's Tribeca space brings out something special in the viewing of Anthony Cudahy’s paintings, a show I wanted to see…
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On Top of the World with Kyndacee Harris
Kyndacee Harris is busy painting, otherwise I’d ask her to run for office. She had me at first glance—a painting of her own elementary school drill team—and again when I…
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We have a longstanding romance with the American train, a slow and poetic vision that crosses rivers, slices through mountains and connects towns, cities and new frontiers. The railroad has…
Read Full RecipeChristian Quin Newell: A Dream Sequence
As soon as I first read about the practice of London-based Christian Quin Newell, I knew I wanted to interview him. His show there this past summer at Public Gallery…
Read Full RecipeGabriela Ruiz: Valley Girl
When entering the downtown Los Angeles studio of artist Gabriela Ruiz, I was struck by a painting of an eye. Not just any eye, but a puffy, surreal orb that…
Read Full RecipeMorteza Khakshoor: Post-Picasso
Morteza Khakshoor is the definition of an artist’s artist. An ideal conversationalist, his practice is guided by the divine sensation a creator forever chases: where everything feels inexplicably right. He…
Read Full RecipeAnastasia Bay: Homage to the Body Electric
Describing Anastasia Bay as someone who sketches figures is akin to calling Giuseppe Verdi a songwriter. She paints big, and with authority, in gestures that are seen, felt and remembered.…
Read Full RecipeRuby Neri: A Cycle Around the Sun
At the time of this interview with Ruby Neri, it was November 2024. Her solo show at David Kordansky in Los Angeles had just opened, a solo show was set…
Read Full RecipeShyama Golden: Mirrors and Windows
Shyama Golden is a surrealist storyteller, weaving together a multiplex of references to envision her own lyrical journey of endless rebirth. Los Angeles, Golden’s home, is a primary character in…
Read Full RecipeArt That Always Looks Ahead: An Interview with Ivana Ivković
Ivana Ivković (b. 1979 in Belgrade) observes that in moments of upheaval, art watches and waits. The Serbian artist works in the space between vulnerability and resistance, and she has…
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