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The Closing of Bob Krasner’s Times Square at Ki Smith Gallery.

Quiet Lunch — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:06:12 +0000

Furious light hums from Bob Krasner‘s vibrant photography. Fuchsias, cyans, lemon and lime light, all cut between buildings as if done perfectly with scissors. The effect is rather abstract at first, like a collage mired in the deliberation of composition. But as you stare longer, and lean in just enough, the cityscapes emerge and begin to reveal themselves. All of this ...

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Jarid Blue’s Light Baths Wash Over CIA Gallery.

Quiet Lunch — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:40:21 +0000

Light Baths is a Brooklyn-based photography and projection installation series that transforms bodies and spaces through projected light patterns. Brooklyn artist Jarid Blue uses precision-mapped projections to create what he calls an “armor of artwork” – turning participants’ skin into illuminated canvases that empower new forms of self-expression. The work exists in two forms: the immediate, personal experience of becoming ...

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Innerdisciplinary Actions Are Being Taken At Half Gallery.

Akeem K. Duncan. — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 22:00:05 +0000

Housed by Half Gallery in Alphabet City, Innerdisciplinary is a fun three person exhibition with a vivid sense of variety that digs deep. As you are first walking in, your eye is drawn towards Rene Ricard‘s piece plaintively pleading, “please hold me the forgotten way.” The battered ship washed ashore along with the shadowy subject sobbing in the foreground conducts ...

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The 17 Standout Booths at The Other Art Fair 2025.

Akeem K. Duncan. — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 18:53:46 +0000

The highlight of an artful autumn, The Other Art Fair has a certain charm that feels sincere and refreshing. You can see its intentions from a mile away and those intentions are more than welcome. This year, the Brooklyn fair had a little bit of everything for everyone without losing the plot. While it did have some dry spots here ...

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Ryan Bock’s LICH Takes Up Roots At Ki Smith Gallery.

Jason Voegele — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:55:26 +0000

I’ve always been a big fan of Bock’s creative practice, and Ki Smith Gallery on the Lower East Side is situated in one of NYC’s coolest neighborhoods, so it’s pretty much the bee’s knees too. Hence, it seems kind of unusual for me to have made absolutely no preparation for this show at all. I had made no effort whatsoever ...

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The Weight of Worth: Karley Wasaff Wants Us to Move On.

Akeem K. Duncan. — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 22:31:39 +0000

Your identity and the body that carries that identity is a statement that we learn to articulate over time. Becoming comfortable in one’s own skin is something that we often strive to achieve. Finding themselves more comfortable than they have ever been, Karley Wasaff is a multifaceted maven of movement who has embraced the journey of excavating who they are. ...

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The Last Days of Resistance & Myth at Ki Smith Gallery.

Akeem K. Duncan. — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 01:39:15 +0000

To refer to art as a revolution may seem cliché–and even passé–but the core intent of the practice still stands. The catalyst of change still remains. It will always have the power to raise awareness, provide brilliant commentary and readjust the societal lens. Those elements and efforts are very apparent in Resistance & Myth. A tight-knit group exhibition housed by ...

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Patty Horing’s Reflection Mirrors Its Audience at Anna Zorina.

Akeem K. Duncan. — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 20:56:52 +0000

Anna Zorina brought a bit of warmth to a chilly Thursday in Chelsea with the debut of Patty Horing‘s Reflection. Horing is known for creating honest but glaring portraiture that stays with the viewer long after they have left the gallery. To say that Horing’s work is memorable would be a well-intentioned understatement. There is a distinctive sincerity to her ...

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Permanent Instability Takes Hold at Kates-Ferri Projects.

Akeem K. Duncan. — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:58:40 +0000

It has been quite some time since we last visited Kates-Ferri Projects and with the fall art season now in full swing, we made it our business to check out their new group exhibition, Permanent Instability. Featuring an intimate creative cast that includes Guillermo Garcia, Martín Touzón and Saskia Fleishman, the show occupied both Kates-Ferri’s main gallery and B-side. This ...

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Nostalgia for Sale. | Amadeus Chavez Does It the Right Way.

Akeem K. Duncan. — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:55:30 +0000

Tapping into the core sentiment and distinct aesthetic of our gaming heydays, artist Amadeus Chavez has found a pocket between culture and commodification.

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Caryn Casts Her Vote. | Jerry For Zohran Poster.

Akeem K. Duncan. — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 21:58:31 +0000

Nina Simone once proclaimed that it is the artist’s responsibility to reflect the times. New York City is on the verge of experiencing a potentially monumental shift in mayoral leadership and in true artist fashion, Caryn Cast has captured the current political climate to a delightful tee in her latest “Jerry for Zohran” print. Residing in Gotham herself, Cast lets ...

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Review: The Locker Room Debut Brings INFLATION to TriBeCa and Much More.

Akeem K. Duncan. — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:28:40 +0000

After making their bones and cutting their teeth in Williamsburg, The Locker Room has found a new home in TriBeCa and their inaugural exhibition was nothing short of rebellious, reflective and SPOT-ON. Inflation, an eclectic group exhibition featuring Locker Room alums and brilliant new-comers, was a satirical but skillful thumbing of the nose at the current economic landscape that can ...

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Last Days: La Banda 2025 at Tappeto Volante.

Akeem K. Duncan. — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:36:08 +0000

The fourth edition of La Banda at Tappeto Volante is coming to an end this weekend and if you have yet to visit this lovingly layered group exhibition–NOW IS THE TIME! An ongoing creative family affair, La Banda first debut in 2021 a response to the socio-cultural disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is now a mainstay exhibition hosted by ...

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MASKED at Mooncalf: The Maxwell Deter Q&A.

Akeem K. Duncan. — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:45:56 +0000

During his milestone special, Bigger & Blacker, comedian Chris Rock once joked: “When you meet somebody for the first time, you’re not meeting them, you’re meeting their representative.” The joke itself has become an insightful classic that despite its bluntness and comical ire, it is actually rooted in a psychosocial philosophy that permeates society on a very real level. The ...

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Nationalism, What Is It and Where Can I Buy Some?

Jan Dickey — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 03:03:45 +0000

Nightmerica, was a two-person exhibition by Winnie van der Rijn and Ryan Bock (aka Bockhaus) that opened on Friday, November 1st and closed Sunday November, 3rd – capturing the fleeting Halloween surreality and lingering pre-election tension in the unseasonably warm air. Nights earlier, I streamed a Republican presidential rally at Madison Square Garden from my Fire Stick, wincing as a ...

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Universe Backstory an Explosive Triumph by KIPNZ at DIANA NEW YORK.

Quiet Lunch — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 20:12:21 +0000

For anyone who is a fan of puzzles and things which are unnecessary complex, Universe Backstory – on view at DIANA New York and presented by the Walton, NY-based KIPNZ gallery is a goldmine. Featuring works by conceptual painter Rhys Ziemba, narrative sculptor Paul Latislaw and indexical artist Annie Hayes, Universe Backstory features a suite of artworks that do anything ...

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heart beats dust Every Time: The Wendy White Q&A.

Akeem K. Duncan. — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 21:32:23 +0000

The astute shapes, the quirky but grounded palette, the almost off kilter arrangement of the pieces, it all congregates to create this ionic atmosphere that feels brilliantly charged–both condense and spacious all at once.

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A Look Back On Bree Chapin’s Girl Dinner at Jutta Gallery.

Brandon Wisecarver — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 22:35:09 +0000

Last week an expat returned to the Big Oyster to debut a show of monochromatic hot pink paintings that portray a surprising subtlety and calmness. The artist is Bree Chapin and she says “I am fascinated with the cultural implications of pink” and “I wrote this while sleep deprived in the back of a cab, lol”.

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we’re just so glad you’re home at 81 Leonard: The Ophelia Arc Q&A.

Akeem K. Duncan. — Fri, 03 May 2024 19:52:34 +0000

Ophelia Arc’s work puts you in a chokehold. Her dramatically malformed knitted sculptures are perplexing as they are intriguing. It invokes feelings of awe and uneasiness--a perfect mixture when consuming art that is meant to move you.

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SHIRIN ABEDINIRAD in Conversation with Micaela Giovannotti.

Micaela Giovannotti — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:35:40 +0000

Shirin Abedinirad is a conceptual, multimedia and performance artist from Iran currently residing in the United States. I came across her work few years ago while doing research on Instagram for a project on women empowerment by female artists expanding beyond the limitations of their own medium and into the Metaverse.

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