Radio Juxtapoz, ep 151: Koak's Mysterious World is Wide Open

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Radio Juxtapoz, ep 151: Koak's Mysterious World is Wide Open

San Francisco's ⁠Koak⁠ has always been a mystery to us. Yes, of course she is an internationally exhibited painter and the cover of the Juxtapoz Fall 2024 Quarterly in time with her solo show at October 31, 2024
Abram Jackson on the Art of Interpretation

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Abram Jackson on the Art of Interpretation

Accommodation, Attribution, Appreciation, Appropriation… am I complicit or complacent? If truth is beauty, and beauty is truth, then is a rose just a rose, or is it possibly more? A house is full o October 23, 2024
Hannah Wilson: Cinematic Mode

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Hannah Wilson: Cinematic Mode

Embedded in this interview is a required watchlist: Motion pictures that catalyze the arresting paintings of Hannah Wilson (who was recently on our Radio Juxtapoz podcast). While film stills launch i October 21, 2024
What is this History of Color?: Winsor & Newton Revive the Legacy of Their Archives

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What is this History of Color?: Winsor & Newton Revive the Legacy of Their Archives

I ask a chemist who works for a 192-year old paint company, “What is a color?” and admit to feeling a little out of depth. As art writers, we perceive paint as the medium that preserves time—th October 16, 2024
Cey Adams: The Universal

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Cey Adams: The Universal

There are people that we call “The Bridge,” connecting two sides of cultural milieu together into something not only others can traverse across but also a solid foundation for it to last for deca October 14, 2024
The Blueprint: Blink Cincinnati and the Creation of a Public Art Legacy

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The Blueprint: Blink Cincinnati and the Creation of a Public Art Legacy

No doubt, there are a lot of mural festivals; in fact, too many, if you ask me. When the senior center starts taking field trips to see cool new graffiti on the walls of your town’s “old town,” October 08, 2024
Natia Lemay: The Act of Being Seen

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Natia Lemay: The Act of Being Seen

Natia Lemay entered her first gallery space when she was 33 years old. This feels quite relevant to reference as we look at the trajectory and backstory of the artist. Born in Winnipeg and now dividi October 07, 2024
Pia Paulina Guilmoth: Fragments of Illumination

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Pia Paulina Guilmoth: Fragments of Illumination

Our eyes evolved for light, but it is at its edges that we see most clearly. It is in the transformative glow of the sun’s predictable retreat and re-emergence where the world flaunts its beauty, w October 02, 2024
Wendy Red Star: What's in a Name

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Wendy Red Star: What's in a Name

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” During my conversation with Wendy Red Star, I kept thinking about Shakespeare not only because of the alluring way in which Red Star talks about h September 30, 2024
Not in Charge: An Interview with Joseph Olisaemeka Wilson

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Not in Charge: An Interview with Joseph Olisaemeka Wilson

Inside the head of Joseph Olisaemeka Wilson is a winding maze, the walls covered in earthy clay, mandolin music rippling from speakers unseen. It is a place where he can cruise, eyes open wide to bot September 25, 2024
Mars-1: The Edge of Unknowing

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Mars-1: The Edge of Unknowing

Mario Martinez is Mars-1, and Mars-1 runs deep. A painter of mysteries and a believer in improbabilities, Mars is, as Mario is, a free-floating cultural enigma who brings a rare kind of revelatory un September 23, 2024
LA in Clay: A Conversation with Meegan Barnes

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LA in Clay: A Conversation with Meegan Barnes

She had us at IN-N-OUT, an endearing and enduring sculpture inspired by the city of Los Angeles. Meegan Barnes is an anthropologist who memorializes iconic moments and scenes through the medium of cl September 18, 2024
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