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An Interview with Deep Kailey on Art, Stillness, and Contemporary Sikh Philosophy

November 10, 2025

Deep Kailey in Queens Museum, courtesy without SHAPE without FORM

Journey of the Mind, now on view at the Queens Museum, marks the U.S. debut of without SHAPE without FORM, a UK-based arts organization using contemporary visual culture to explore Sikh teachings on harnessing the mind. L...

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Barnett Cohen Maps a Landscape of Feeling in “anyyywayyy whatever” at Amant, Brooklyn

November 2, 2025

Photo by Maria Baranova.

The fall came in full swing, especially for the art world, with opening after opening, fair debuts, dinners, and more, as it always does; everyone calls it the real back-to-school. One September night, I arrived right on time for the start of Barnett Cohen's "anyyyw...

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Art Militant: Gallery 495’s Emerging Voice and Quiet Confidence in a New Space

October 29, 2025

Nkechi Ebubedike, “Woman on Stakes II” (2025). Courtesy the artist and Gallery 495

I first crossed paths with Michael Mosby, the quiet force behind Gallery 495, in early September on the top floor of WSA NYC during the preview of “Duet”, the new fair curated by Kyle DeWoody and Zoe Lukov....

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Art Militant: The Field, the Body, the Future - Southern Guild at The Armory Show

October 9, 2025

Southern Guild’s Armory Show booth offered a powerful reflection on ancestry, materiality, and African identity with a keen curatorial eye.

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WORTHLESSSTUDIOS launching the WARP residency with UAP

October 6, 2025

WARP residency, founded by WORTHLESSTUDIOS and UAP, launches with Elaine Cameron-Weir, uniting artists and fabricators to explore sculpture as spiritual, collaborative, and transformative practice.

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Art Militant: Kenny Nguyen’s "Confluence" Breathes New Life Into The Branch

September 30, 2025

Kenny Nguyen’s “Confluence” transforms The Branch with silk sculptures that challenge permanence and mirroring the museum’s bold reimagining of design.

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In Reflection of São Paulo’s 36th Biennial Where Radical Silence Persists Through the Noise

September 28, 2025

Contributing writer Emma Gilhooly reflects on her recent visit to the 36th Biennial in São Paulo, curated by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, where silence, resistance, and resilience persists through the noise.

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Breakfast in Paradise: Preview of Calder Gardens in Philadelphia

September 26, 2025

Columnist Murph Phi tells us about his time at the preview of Calder Gardens, a new cultural space on Philadelphia’s Parkway, honoring the late Alexander Calder.

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“In Praise of Folly”: COLLECTIBLE 2025 Blurs Function and Delight

September 15, 2025

Contributing writer Shreya Labh gives us a rundown on COLLECTIBLE’s exuberant return to New York and 2nd year at WSA, where design performs, provokes, and delights.

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Art Militant: Patrick Berran’s "Burn Blue" Marks a Bold and Courageous Return

September 10, 2025

Patrick Berran returns to Richmond’s Arts District with a new chapter of work “Burn Blue”, featuring immensely scaled, layered canvases that balance precision and spontaneity. At the Foyer Gallery, his new work invites viewers into energetic palettes and multi-layered textured surfaces th...

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