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Na Kim at Nicola Vassell was a knockout ⚡️ The paint handling alone was deft, economical, and thrilling ⚡️ Made me think of Francesca Woodman but with paint. Nice NYT write up too a few weeks ago. Keep an eye on her ⚡️

Incredible show of Barkley Hendricks at Jack Shainman in Chelsea ✨ focusing on the cosmic in his work. In love with these two self portraits- the cockatoos (?) and the cardinal in the full length pic, and those glasses in the lil gem in slide two. I&

Ulala Imai at Karma ✨

@chrisunkim’s knockout Whitney show was everything I hoped for: hilarious, playful, blisteringly intelligent, full of musicality, and mostly, deeply human. DISCUSS DRY 😂🫶🏻 go see go see!

It’s been a while! I have some great news! I changed Oko into a podcast. I realized I was too slow of a writer to produce consistent newsletters, but I realized I actually have 25 years experience TALKING about art. Also, I always pick music ov

Adrian Piper at the Met 🎯

ABMB picks: phenomenological edition

1 Fred Eversley
“Untitled (cylindrical lens)”, 2024, 2-color 2-layer cast polyurethane, 95 3/8 x 28 x 14 inches
Constantly in awe of Fred. A deeply important artist. Happy to see his two-color techni

More Miami picks, continued from last post…

1.Ellen Berkenblit
“Striped Perfume”, 2024, oil on linen, 74 x 64 inches
My perpetual mood

2.Lisa Yuskavage
“Tea and Cigarettes”, 2024, oil on linen, 77 x 70 inches 
Y

Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB) will welcome 283 exhibitors this week. Each gallery will have at least one, maybe three, artists who they say are the next big thing. But there’s no way that 283 artists will make it through to either the Valha

I am deliriously in love with the Congolese sculptor Bodys Isek Kingelez (1948-2015)! I first saw his work in 2005 at CAM Houston right before I moved New York and I was blown away by the work’s poetry, color, exuberant style, intricate detail,

Did you know that the Department of Sanitation in New York City has an artist-in-residence? The first and most famous artist is named Mierle Laderman Ukeles, and she’s held this unsalaried position since she made it up in 1977, although she rec