NYC-based artist Becca Kauffman dives deep into the inner workings of their sexless humanoid alien persona Jennifer Vanilla
JEN DWYER'S Constructed Paradise
Hashimoto Contemporary NYC presents Constructed Paradise, a series of new sculptures from Jen Dwyer
PHILIPPE LABAUNE'S narrative journeys
An in-depth interview with Philippe Labaune - he talks about his lifelong love of comic art and the unique Chelsea gallery he founded focusing on high-end narrative art and illustration
ALINA GRASMANN'S Grand Buffet
Painter Alina Grasmann discusses the works in her Fridman Gallery solo show The Grand Buffet, a series based on the Haus Schminke, an iconic example of organic architecture in Saxony, Germany
The off-kilter playfulness of ANNA BUTTERSS
Anna Butterss talks about the playful off-kilter sounds of her highly collaborative debut album Activities
ESZTER BALINT'S musical anti-memoir
We catch up with songwriter/violinist/actress Eszter Balint about the new production of her “anti-musical” I Hate Memory, playing July 26 at Joe’s Pub in NYC
DANIA BDEIR'S cinema of dualities
An in-depth interview with Lebanese writer and director Dania Bdeir, whose 2022 film Warsha won the International Fiction Short Film Jury Award at Sundance
Exhibition Feature - EVERYDAY HEROES by Irfan Önürmen at C24 Gallery
C24 Gallery in NYC presents Everyday Heroes, a solo show by Irfan Önürmen featuring a series of fifteen new monochromatic tulle wall hangings - on view through July 9
BENNY BOCK'S ambient-jazz audio-visual journeys
Los Angeles-based musician Benny Bock talks about his debut album Vanishing Act - out now on LA’s innovative Colorfield Records
The broken realism of KEVIN SPARKOWICH
An interview with NYC-based artist Kevin Sparkowich, who is currently showing work at The Dog Days of Summer, a group exhibition up through August 20 at Stone Sparrow NYC
The sonic stews of MITCH DAVIS
Montréal musician Mitch Davis chats about his vibrant debut LP The Haunt
BEN TALMI'S authentic nostalgia
An interview with Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter/producer Ben Talmi about his new album Berkshires, an intimate and nostalgic exploration of his upbringing and family history in the Berkshires town of Pittsfield, MA
THOMAS DOLLBAUM'S darker shades of the Sunshine State
Musician and poet Thomas Dollbaum talks about his new album Wellswood, a lyrical exploration of Florida’s down-and-out drifters, hustlers, and dreamers
Exhibition Feature - LIVING by Catherine Haggarty at Geary Contemporary
Geary Contemporary presents Living, Catherine Haggarty’s first solo exhibition with the gallery
ELEEN LIN'S whimsical mistranslations
An interview with artist Eleen Lin about her series Mythopoeia, a project investigating the unlikely results of a series of mistranslations between English and Mandarin versions of Moby-Dick
Exhibition Feature - TRUE STORIES at The Untitled Space
The Untitled Space presents True Stories, a group show featuring over 30 contemporary artists whose work addresses storytelling through narrative painting, drawing, or portraiture - on display through May 27, 2022
GABRIEL BARRETO BENTIN'S Peruvian portraits
Peruvian photographer Gabriel Barreto Bentín discusses his first photo book, Andinos: Encounters in Cusco, Peru
Exhibition Feature - SLIPKNOT LOOPHOLE by Amy Nathan at CULT Aimee Friberg
CULT Aimee Friberg presents Slipknot Loophole, a solo exhibition of bas reliefs, drawings, paintings and mixed media sculptures by Bay Area artist Amy Nathan
The tonal architectures of TEMPERS
Jasmine Golestaneh & Eddie Cooper of the NYC band Tempers talk about their latest album New Meaning, playing The Andy Warhol Museum, the album’s accompanying collage art book, and more ~
NATE HELLER + JESSIE BARR collaborate on sound & vision
Film composer Nate Heller and filmmaker Jessie Barr talk about their collaboration on the soundtrack for Barr’s new film Sophie Jones