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The Grief That Sings: Siren Myth and Mourning in the Work of Ọmọlará Williams McCallister[1]
Alexandra Martinez considers how artist Ọmọlará Williams McCallister’s Fishers of Men is a vessel of mourning in our inaugural theme release for SIREN.
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The Basse—a Ghost Engine: Tevin Lewis and the Mythic Systems of Becoming
Estefania Vallejo Santiago unravels the world of artist Tevin Lewis, who weaves speculative storytelling and material alchemy in his practice, in our next GHOST theme feature.
Blueprints for the Visitation
In our inaugural release of the GHOST theme, Valentin Diaconov traces the practice of larí garcia, who utilizes objects within their installations as a postscript to loss and grief.
Memory Reliquaries: Daniel Essig’s Bricolage Of Meaning-Making
Sophia Wright profiles the work of Daniel Essig, an Asheville-based artist whose sculptural books bridge together the ancient and spiritual with contemporary craft.
Trail Skate Park
Francess Archer Dunbar highlights the Trail Skate Park, a skate park which sits on the Miccosukee Reservation in central South Florida, that serves as a vital community space at crucial junctures in the Everglades’ environmental history.
Tempest Aesthetics
Seen through the work of artists Sofía Gallisá Muriente and Hope Strickland, Daisy Gould considers how hurricanes and storms influence Caribbean moving image practices.
Inside Rice University’s 2025 UFO Conference
In June’s co-publishing partnership with Oxford American, UFO enthusiast and author Will Clarke goes behind the scenes at Rice University’s 2025 Archives of the Impossible Conference in Houston, Texas.
Ruth Asawa at Black Mountain College
In June’s co-publishing partnership with Oxford American, Colony Little examines how Black Mountain College catalyzed Ruth Asawa’s artistic career and arts education within San Francisco public schools.
From the highways to the hills: The future of Tallahassee’s art district and the reclaimed buildings it inhabits
Ashira Morris details the future of Railroad Square, an art district in Tallahassee affected by tornadoes that is navigating the next steps for its place in the community.
