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Thibaut Derien Immortalizes the Aging Facades of France’s Shuttered Shops in...
All images © Thibaut Derien, shared with permission Shuttered blinds, peeling paint, and aging doors don’t usually indicate an invitation, but for French photographer Thibaut Derien, the fading facades...
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Akea Brionne’s Uncanny Rhinestone Tapestries Unsettle Memory and the Familiar
“Yakemein.” All images © Akea Brionne, shared with permission Woven into Akea Brionne’s glimmery Afro-surrealist tapestries is an impulse toward sustainability. With a degree in the subject and a...
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Saad Qureshi’s Elaborate Sculptures Play with Scale to Create Remembered and...
“Convocation” (2023), mixed media including wood, Idenden, sand, and paint, 640 x 200 x 200 centimeters. All images © Saad Qureshi, shared with permission Saad Qureshi’s Something About Paradise...
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Step Into Beguiling Bygone Eras in Jeff Bartels’s ‘Urban Glitch’ Series
Around the time he turned 50, Jeff Bartels (previously) found himself thinking more and more about memory and nostalgia. “It occurred to me that I could remember certain things from my past exactly,...
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Titus Kaphar Paints Memories, Family, and Grief into ‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’
From a makeshift bike ramp to an uphill struggle with a lawn mower, the scenes in Titus Kaphar’s oil paintings are simultaneously familiar and personal. Drawing on memories, he contemplates the...
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Nicholas Galanin Hews Visions of the Present From Indigenous Knowledge, Land,...
Between 1869 and the 1960s in the U.S., thousands of Indigenous children attended at least 523 boarding schools, supported by the government and church groups that were fueled by the grim motto, “Kill...
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Sophie O’Neill’s Detailed Embroidery Journals Chronicle All 365 Days of the Year
A few years ago, Sophie O’Neill—who works as The Stir-Crazy Crafter—hadn’t yet learned how to embroider. She didn’t have any supplies, but one idea in particular sparked a creative flame: an...
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Deniz Kurdak Crafts Fragility and Resilience in Embroidered Depictions of...
“What draws me to the motif of ceramics is the deep sense of belonging they evoke in me,” says Deniz Kurdak. The London-based artist is fascinated by blue-and-white porcelain—a style that originated...
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Adrienna Matzeg’s Punch Needle Embroideries Conjure Nostalgic Summer Road Trips
No matter where the map directs you, a road trip usually conjures some key elements that make it unique from any other kind of journey. Think quirky roadside attractions, diners, spontaneous snack...
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Loosely Woven Burlap Mimics Digital Pixels in Jennifer J. Lee’s...
On the loosely woven surface of jute burlap, Brooklyn-based artist Jennifer J. Lee paints photorealistic scenes that explore the saturation of images in contemporary experience. The fabric’s gridded...
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