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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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Waves of Expression at the She Sells Seashells Exhibition at Alice Austen House

November 2, 2025

“Waves of Expression” at Alice Austen House celebrates queer women artists exploring the shore, queer history, and freedom through intergenerational perspectives.

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Inside JJ Hammond’s New York Debut and Curated Show

August 24, 2025

An interview with artist JJ Hammond, the youngest ever represented by VFA Gallery, whose self-curated show signals her rise as an exciting new force in the contemporary art scene.

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Art Militant: Troy Jones’ Masks, Black Identity and Futures at Morris Museum

August 20, 2025

Troy Jones blends Afrosurrealism and Afrofuturism, reimagining the Black body through ancestral masks, cultural memory, and contemporary motifs to challenge misrepresentation and envision sovereign, multidimensional futures. On view at Morris Museum in New Jersey.

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An Awaited Homecoming This Fall for Studio Museum in Harlem

August 13, 2025

The Studio Museum in Harlem is opening new doors this fall. On November 15, 2025, a Community Day will be hosted for all to join at 144 West 125th Street in Harlem, New York. The museum has welcomed a slew of artists since its founding in 1968 with the first iteration located at 2033 Fifth A...

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Art Militant: Paul Rucker’s Radical Truth-Telling in “Rewind: Resurrection”

August 10, 2025

Paul Rucker's exhibition "Rewind Resurrection." Photo: courtesy of the artist.

“Paul Rucker’s “Rewind: Resurrection” is a brilliant, haunting and immersive reckoning with America’s racial history where canvas, sculpture and multimedia works collide in a radical act of truth-telling. This i...

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