Lucas Blalock: Imitation of Life
Madeleine Seidel profiles the recent work of photographer Lucas Blalock whose unnerving images unpack a childhood trauma at Disney World.
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Ghost in the Machine: Jacolby Satterwhite at Mitchell-Innes & Nash
Madeleine Seidel investigates the analog, digital, and artistic “haunting” of Jacolby Satterwhite’s recent exhibition at Mitchell-Innes & Nash.
Melancholia and Its Mutations: Brandon Ndife at Bureau
Artist Joel Dean reviews a solo exhibition by Brandon Ndife, considering what it means to view art during global catastrophe.
No Regrets: Lily Bartle and Dana Kopel of the New Museum Union
Ben Beckett speaks with two founding members of the New Museum Union about what the union has achieved and how workers kept united while fighting for a fair contract.
Got to Be REALTREE®: Tom Holmes at Bureau, New York
In recent paintings on view at Bureau in New York, Tennessee-based artist Tom Holmes contends with the versatility of artificial space and the freedom afforded by camouflage.
Virginia Overton: In and Out of Context
Madeleine Seidel profiles Tennessee native Virginia Overton and considers the importance of site, material, and context in the artist’s sculptural works.
Art Speaks for Itself
In a letter to the editor, SHRINE founder and director Scott Ogden responds to contributor Madeleine Seidel’s recent review of an exhibition by Mary T. Smith at his gallery.
Here I Am Don’t You See Me: Mary T. Smith at SHRINE in New York
BA contributor Madeleine Seidel considers the commodification of self-taught art and paintings by Mississippi painter Mary T. Smith on view in New York.
Sweaters in Focus: Laura Craig McNellis at SHRINE
Tennesseean Laura Craig McNellis’ meditations make the ordinary extraordinary at Shrine Gallery in New York.
