I ask a chemist who works for a 192-year old paint company, “What is a color?” and admit to feeling a little out of depth. As art writers, we perceive paint as the medium that preserves time—the representation of a time past. Rarely do I think about the chemicals that go into paint or the history of a company that has for years addressed and perfected the wishes of artists who want paint that achieves their creative endeavors. Founded in 1832 by William Winsor and Henry Newton in London, Winsor & Newton’s DNA is in the exemplary paintbrush of Turner and the color theories of George Field. This is a company that takes color and material very seriously, is meticulous…

Esther Pearl Watson: Generating Auras
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Lately, I’ve thought a lot about comets," Esther Pearl Watson says. "The auras they create are spectacular. There is a comet called the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, which is surrounded by its own nebulous aura or coma—an envelope of gas and dust. In his own way, my father is like this comet, generating his own aura, shaped by the changes in his body and mind. Just as a comet emits invisible light, he radiates a presence and energy that is deeply felt but not always seen, creating his own aura through this transformation."

Gretchen Scherer: Seeking An Exit
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"Everything is from life; it’s just rearranged. And as you can probably see, I’m very drawn to Neoclassicism, Baroque, Rococo, and Gothic," Gretchen Scherer told us in an interview earlier this year, "I will say that when I paint, I want certain things to happen. I want your eye to go to a certain place, feel a certain emotion, or enjoy this color." This gets us into the mindset of Scherer's new solo show, Seeking an Exit, on view at Monya Rowe Gallery starting on October 17, 2024. The exhibition’s title engages with themes of escapism, solitude, loss, attachment, memory and renewal. In Trubetskoy Palace, Dining Room, 1914 (2024), Scherer focuses on the collection of Sergei Shchukin. After the Bolshevik party…

Watering False Flowers: Erin M. Riley's Textiles Debut in Paris
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Years ago, in an interview with Erin M. Riley, she told us "For a long time, I tried to remain respectful, but finally realized that while my work is made on a loom, these pieces are not traditional by any means, and rather than call them tapestries, I have just started describing them by the materials they are made with. I do love talking with the students who are studying textiles currently. They are excited about the work I am making, and I am glad they can see a different way of using materials that have been untapped and underappreciated for so long." Why this stood out to me, years later, as Riley opened Watering False Flowers in her debut in…

Samantha Joy Groff: Prophecy of the End
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A more sinister, looming presence takes hold in Samantha Joy Groff’s latest painting series at Nicodim Gallery, as she considers ritual practices, exorcisms, and religious texts, including the Book of Revelation. The apocalyptic text—primarily found in the Christian Bible, from which the title of the show, Prophecy of the End, is derived—sets a foreboding scene.

Ariana Papademetropoulos "Ringing Saturn" @ MASSIMODECARLO, Milan
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MASSIMODECARLO is very pleased to present Ringing Saturn by Ariana Papademetropoulos, an exhibition curated by Arturo Galansino marking the artist’s first solo exhibition with the gallery, at Casa Corbellini-Wassermann in Milan.

Genevieve Gaignard: Thinking Out Loud
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One of the shows that opened as Juxtapoz was on an East Coast swing and focusing on the new shows popping up in London and Paris was Genevieve Gaignard's Thinking Out Loud solo show that opened at Vielmetter. We featured Gaignard in the print mag over the last year and she was featured in our 30th anniversary works on paper show, I'd Love To See You. 

Anne Buckwalter: I Will Clean the Closet, I Will Climb the Stairs
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