Umar Rashid: The Man Known as Frohawk Two Feathers

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Umar Rashid: The Man Known as Frohawk Two Feathers

We are two minutes into our interview with Umar Rashid, famously known in some art circles as Frohawk Two Feathers, and he references the “malleability of history.” At this point, what you need t November 01, 2021
Akos Ezer: And The Homo Inflexus

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Akos Ezer: And The Homo Inflexus

When exploring the human form, that most consistently tantalizing and engrossing subject, modern painters often seek approaches developed by twentieth-century portraitists like Francis Bacon and Luci October 25, 2021
Pandemic Plans: Revisiting the Checklist

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Pandemic Plans: Revisiting the Checklist

A year ago, I wrote a column for this mag titled “Post-Pandemic Plans.” In it, I outlined all of the fun and adventurous things I was hoping to do once Covid-19 chilled the F out. But here we are October 21, 2021
Migrate Art: Simon Butler on Foundational Change

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Migrate Art: Simon Butler on Foundational Change

Anyone reading this cleaves to the belief that art and culture have the power to directly change the world, and Migrate Art chooses to take extra steps that actively inspire us all to address and gal October 14, 2021
Lily Wong: The Lightseeker

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Lily Wong: The Lightseeker

As with many artists, Covid-19 disrupted and changed Lily Wong's practice. Her figures, once rendered tiny and placed in maze-like environments, began to fill the frame, twisting and swelling into th October 11, 2021
Alfonso Gonzalez Jr.: The Power of Observation

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Alfonso Gonzalez Jr.: The Power of Observation

Look at your environment from a perspective like the one held by breakthrough observationalist Alfonso Gonzalez Jr. and you see that art is everywhere. October 04, 2021
Sebas Velasco: Surf, Sharing and Sound

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Sebas Velasco: Surf, Sharing and Sound

For a studio, it's important to have windows, space to work on more than one work at a time, and room for books. Fortunately, our studio has them all! I wouldn't mind having some more walls to hang p October 04, 2021
Margaret Kilgallen’s Legacy is as Essential as Ever

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Margaret Kilgallen’s Legacy is as Essential as Ever

Time has not forgotten the works of Margaret Kilgallen, but occasionally, we’re roused with a vivid reminder of the magical brilliance of this rarified,  conic artist who left us too soon. Thi September 29, 2021
Shaina McCoy: It’s a Family Affair

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Shaina McCoy: It’s a Family Affair

My conversation with Shaina McCoy happened about a week after Father’s Day. I had spent that previous Sunday morning going through old pictures, aiming to find that idyllic shot of my dad for an In September 27, 2021
1XRUN x 10: From Detroit to the World

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1XRUN x 10: From Detroit to the World

After establishing galleries and the Murals in the Market festival, along with other community-building projects, 1XRUN continues to shine their high-beams on Detroit and the surrounding art scene. T September 22, 2021
Kayla Mahaffey: Chicago Hope

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Kayla Mahaffey: Chicago Hope

Like clusters of colorful balloons bobbing with uncontained hope and perseverance, the wide-eyed children thriving in Kayla Mahffey’s portraits strive with a bright determination.  September 20, 2021
Jane Dickson: In the Middle of the Night

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Jane Dickson: In the Middle of the Night

“I am a pretty literal person… a plainspoken Midwesterner.” Jane Dickson makes comfortable eye contact and speaks in approachable, matter-of-fact cadence, recalling how she didn’t get around September 13, 2021
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