i-D • 30th September 2022

Performance artist Sophia Giovannitti on her exhibition Collateral

The artist Sophia Giovannitti’s boyfriend welds a white bed frame into a sculpture, as she sits alongside him in an alleyway, embodying the role of the author and viewer; muse and artist. She is nearing the culmination of her six-hour performance piece, titled A Machine, when we meet during the off-site opening of her newest solo show with DUPLEX Art, Study 4: Collateral.

Sixtysix Magazine • 14th September 2022

How Steve Keene Sustains His Prolific Painting Practice

For almost six days a week, Steve Keene spends eight hours behind a chain-link fence—a secluded spot he refers to as a “cage.” Alternating loose brush strokes between dozens, sometimes hundreds, of plywood panels, the multimedia artist moves through his dedicated workspace with machine-like efficiency, starting and finishing each painting in the set simultaneously.

i-d • 9th August 2022

Photographs capturing the darker side of motherhood

It’s a mother’s worst fear: to spend nine months giddy with anticipation, eager to meet the tiny being growing inside you, only to be overwhelmed by the suspicion that something isn’t right. What’s usually a chapter full of joy and precious milestones starts to sour, and the burden of existence becomes too much to handle. People say it’s probably a case of the ‘baby blues,’ and in due course, like everything, the phase should pass. But what happens when it doesn’t?

i-d • 28th July 2022

Photographing the vibrant subcultures of downtown Albuquerque

Downtown Albuquerque is steeped in legend and homegrown traditions, from offbeat after-hours spots to all kinds of experimental music and art. The infectious sound of camaraderie ripples beyond Central Avenue, where the neighborhood’s charm is on full display through a combination of community and irreplicable style. Souped-up automobiles cruise through city corridors in an ​​effervescent expression of individuality, signaling how here, a lowrider isn’t only a type of car – it’s a flourishing lifestyle.

i-d • 9th June 2022

Intimate photos of working-class life In Appalachia

For Stacy Kranitz, confronting the complicated tradition of documentary photography means reckoning with a long history of colonialism and capitalism. The question of how these three forces intersect to exploit vulnerable populations shapes her practice, which, at its core, calls attention to the medium’s limitations by subverting what we inherently perceive as true or false.

Sixtysix Magazine • 26th May 2022

Nicholas Shurey Talks About the Beauty of Slow Craftsmanship

In the center of Copenhagen, you can often find British-born sculptor Nicholas Shurey wielding a chainsaw, dust flying all around him as he works with a large piece of leftover timber from a friend’s sawmill.

Sixtysix Magazine • 18th May 2022

Alex Moss Breaks the Mold in the Celebrity Jewelry World

Alex Moss knows how to make an entrance. When we meet at his Manhattan showroom, the jeweler is decked out in blinding diamonds: two flashy necklaces, a white gold bracelet, and a pair of mini hoop earrings, his curly hair pulled back. At over 6 feet tall, his towering presence radiates confidence, filling his headquarters with an air of authority.

i-d • 9th May 2022

Photographing Eastern Europe’s turmoil in the 90s

When Robin Graubard came of age in the 70s and 80s, against the backdrop of the Lower East Side punk scene, her camera guided her through the extravagant universe of leather jackets, liberty spikes, and edgy melodies. Photography was a way to make sense of an ever-changing world, and consequently, her place in it. “I’ve always considered myself a hybrid artist and photographer,” she tells me.

i-d • 19th April 2022

Photos of NYC youth culture during the 80s war on drugs

From Brooklyn stoops to buzzing street corners in the Bronx, a kind of unmistakable energy defined New York City in the 80s. Rollerskates were all the rage, and no style trio was as iconic as bomber jackets, bucket hats, and track pants. After clawing its way from the brink of bankruptcy in the late 70s, New York emerged stronger on the other side, ready to tackle the new era with effortless confidence. Slowly but surely, the city started to come alive again – though many might argue it never died in the first place.

i-d • 9th March 2022

Photographing rural America's teens in the 80s & 90s

When Eva Lipman and Ken Graves first met in Ohio, neither photographer expected the chance encounter to blossom into a lifelong partnership. It was the 80s, an era of over teased hair, shoulder pads and clashing patterns, when they found themselves shooting the same subjects at a ballroom dance competition.

Sixtysix Magazine • 15th December 2021

Ini Archibong on Spirituality and Carving a Path as a Black Designer

When I’m being creative I want to stay as untethered to Earth as possible,” said Ini Archibong, the American artist living in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where he spends mornings appreciating dramatic mountain views. “I like to keep my head in the clouds.”

Sixtysix Magazine • 15th November 2021

Eric Hu is Designing With Intention

Eric Hu is in his element when he welcomes me into his Brooklyn studio. Dressed all in black, the creative director and typographer walks me through his white-walled space with quiet determination until we find ourselves inside a room so full of niche books and vintage posters I’m not sure where to sit.

Apartment Therapy • 16th July 2021

Here’s Where the New “Gossip Girl” Characters Live Now Compared to the Original Series

“Gossip Girl” is back, and so are the lofty homes that made the original show so famous. After the reboot’s HBO Max premiere on July 8, viewers have a clearer idea about the who’s who of this latest group of elites, including their updated digs.

15th July 2021

A Witch with Words

My kitchen smells of lemon charring on a gas stove. The familiar fragrance conjures fading memories of my childhood, Italian incense atop an altar of domesticity. I can picture my mother leaning over a pot of simmering red sauce on Sunday mornings, humming softly while our home buzzed with last-minute lunchtime preparation. Any scraps she didn’t use ultimately returned to our backyard garden, blooming with basil, figs, and other seasonal bounties.

Observer • 6th March 2021

Becky Kolsrud’s ‘Elegies’ Explores The Poignancy of Pandemic Grief

Los Angeles-based artist Becky Kolsrud turns mourning into a metaphor for metamorphosis in her solo-show “Elegies”, on view until March 13th at JTT Gallery in Manhattan, New York. Conceived in the seclusion of her studio, the exhibition features twelve large-scale canvases tackling themes of mysticism, isolation, and introspection, interpreted through the context of the global pandemic.

2nd February 2021

Disrupting the Decorative Arts: Double Happiness at The Hole

Creativity comes in twos at The Hole in Manhattan. Giant smiley face sculptures by Misaki Kawai inhabit the gallery’s front hall, luring spectators with vibrant visuals, secret ciphers, and the prospect of actually touching the art. But venturing further afoot reveals a second exhibition on-view from January 7th until February 14th, arguably more curious than its counterpart: Double Happiness.

TheCollector • 3rd May 2020

How The Leo Castelli Gallery Changed American Art Forever

The Leo Castelli Gallery is a venerated New York stalwart. Dedicated to displaying a wide breadth of post-war art, its founder Leo Castelli is now reputed as a pivotal point of influence for the American avant-garde. Today, his gallery’s location has migrated from its original Manhattan townhouse to a posh residence at 18 East 77th Street, where it still showcases the world’s most cutting-edge contemporary artists.

UP MAGAZINE • 31st January 2020

It’s Great To Create: Jon Burgerman’s Doodle Dynasty

Jon Burgerman conceives fictitious friends from pure imagination. His colorful characters contort liminal space awaiting their transformation at any time, anywhere, using anything. From malleable cork figures to chalk drawings, Play-Doh, and custom-made comic strips, even his abstract canvases show traces of quirk. Burgerman’s style has now become instantly recognizable.

UP MAGAZINE • 13th January 2020

I’m Sweaty, Come Thru: Virginia Zamora’s Saturated Microverse

Virginia Zamora is well-versed in the art of seduction. I watched her erotic mixed-media work beckon me from The Storefront Project’s interior, where we agreed to meet for our interview one sticky afternoon in mid-July. Zamora’s first New York solo show – I’m Sweaty, Come Thru – set the summer day’s tone. By the time I finished introducing myself, we had already bonded over mutual perspiration.

UP MAGAZINE • 25th August 2019

Life’s A Glitch: Dylon Thomas Burns and The Power of Human Connection

Dylon Thomas Burns moves with steady precision. When I arrived at the Clinton Hall beer garden for our interview in Williamsburg, he was already at the bar waiting for me, his paint-stained palms clutching a happy hour menu. At 6pm, it was his first break of the day.