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Jacoba Urist

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Art Journalist | W Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, The Financial Times, Galerie, ARTnews, The Art Newspaper, etc. | New York Arts Editor & Hamptons Editor, Cultured Magazine | NYC

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What Is the Legacy of Land Art in a Time of Climate Catastrophe? Eighty-year-old artist Meg Webster, whose ever-urgent work is on view in New York and Paris this season, shares some thoughts.

www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...

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Crowd holding signs in front of New York City Hall

Crowd holding signs in front of New York City Hall

We joined with more than a dozen organizations to discuss the impact of catastrophic federal cuts to services for homeless New Yorkers. You can read our testimony here: www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/wp-content/u...

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Craving Domestic Inspiration? These Are CULTURED's 9 Favorite Interiors of the Summer. From James Frey's towering gallery wall to David Salle's eclectic Great Room, these are the spaces our editors have on their mood boards.

From artists to art collectors, don't miss our best interiors of the summer: www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...

28.08.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Shara Hughes Plays Hard to Get With Her Own Paintings In her Brooklyn studio, the painter is putting finishing touches on dreamlike canvases bound for a major David Kordansky show.

Latest studio visit for CULTURED with SHARA HUGHES to preview new work for her major David Kordansky show opening soon: www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...

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LongHouse Talks: Motherlode with Liz Collins & Jacoba Urist (August 24) An afternoon with artist Liz Collins in conversation with Jacoba Urist on her new monograph and mid-career retrospective on Sunday, August 24 from 3–5 PM for the launch of Motherlode, her first monogr...

In conversation with artist Liz Collins, celebrating her new monograph Motherlode, at LongHouse Reserve. Tickets here: longhouse.org/products/lon...

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Artist David Salle Takes Us Inside His Hamptons Home, and How He Chose the Pieces on Its Walls The 72-year-old East Hampton artist still has the same mantra: Do your work, and stay clear of the nonsense.

Latest Hamptons issue feature in print and online. Don't miss the legendary David Salle: www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...

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Artist to Watch: Julie Curtiss Explores Powerful Themes of Motherhood with Hyperreal Style - Galerie Magazine Julie Curtiss will present new paintings, sculpture, and gouache-on-paper works in her first solo exhibition in Korea at White Cube, Seoul this November

My Galerie Magazine Artist To Watch for September- Julie Curtiss- @whitecube.com: galeriemagazine.com/artist-to-wa...

01.08.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cultured Magazine summer cover story.

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Look Inside the Art-Filled Montauk Home of New York Design Staples Stephen Alesch and Robin Standefer The husband-and-wife design duo of of Roman and Williams let their creativity run wild in a refurbished oasis in Montauk.

Summer cover story drop: www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...

25.07.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After Depicting Scenes of War, Artist Zoya Cherkassky Is Turning to Sunsets on Shelter Island The Kyiv-born artist has spent much of her life in motion. When she discovered the Long Island town, she felt a sense of home again.

Our first Cultured Hamptons issue of the summer now online. www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...

24.07.2025 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Am I Beautifying These Artifacts, or Am I Desecrating Them?’: Sanford Biggers Examines His Own Practice at the Parrish This Summer This summer, revered artist and Sag Harbor local Sanford Biggers will be honored by his hometown institution out East.

Sat down with Sanford Biggers to talk Hamptons art. www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...

14.07.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Artist Tammy Nguyen’s New Show Finds Heaven on Earth The paintings featured in β€œA Comedy for Mortals: Paradiso” draw inspiration from Dante’s β€œDivine Comedy.”
06.06.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Artist Tammy Nguyen’s New Show Finds Heaven on Earth The paintings featured in β€œA Comedy for Mortals: Paradiso” draw inspiration from Dante’s β€œDivine Comedy.”

Latest studio feature for @wmagazine.com.web.brid.gy this month: www.wmagazine.com/culture/tamm...

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Yes! for an assignment. But I did not ask them about this.

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On Facebook they're asking the important questions about Michael Heizer's City.

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I am just flying home from it. I do not think that it is.

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This Renowned Artist Brings Plants, Shea Butter and Black Soap Into His Groundbreaking Work In Rashid Johnson’s largest show of art yet, the power of mixed media is on full display

The major Guggenheim show- A Poem for Deep Thinkers- was the perfect opportunity to sit down with Rashid Johnson for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social: www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-...

03.06.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Artist to Watch: Che Lovelace’s Vibrant New Paintings Are a Love Letter to His Native Trinidad - Galerie Magazine A solo exhibition at Nicola Vassell Gallery, on view through July 25, explores the poignant relationship between nature and society in Che Lovelace's home country

Latest Artist to Watch in the summer issue of Galerie Magazine- on stands now galeriemagazine.com/artist-to-wa...

30.05.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Milbank Lawyer Wins Supreme Court Case After Switching Firms The night before his first-ever argument at the US Supreme Court Nathaniel Zelinsky was nervously refreshing the court’s docket on his phone. Donald Trump had reclaimed the White House the day before ...

And he won! That's my baby brother! news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

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Three Formerly Enslaved Artists Created Beautiful Pottery 150 Years Ago, and Now Their Wares Are Coveted Around the World The stunning vessels from the H. Wilson & Company were forgotten for generations, only to gain new appreciation for the craftsmanship that went into them

Latest @smithsonianmag.bsky.social feature online and on stands in the June issue now. www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...

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Artist Plate Project - Official Page – Artware Editions The Artist Plate Project benefitting Coalition for the Homeless features dinner plates by world-renowned artists.

Artist Plate Project 2025 is live today! Purchase one plate and feed 100 hungry and homeless people. Thank you @nyhomeless.bsky.social - the organization closest to our family's heart @wilson-urist.bsky.social @themarshallny.bsky.social, in our beloved city. artwareeditions.com/pages/about-...

13.05.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s Everything You Need To Be Paying Attention to This May, According to Our Editors From an odd makeup trend to equally singular film premiere, here's what our editors have been loving, listening to, and locking in on this month.

www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...

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Great analysis.

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From Barbadian silk paintings to painstaking ink-wash β€” these are the New York debuts to watch The Independent fair has a reputation for career-making starts β€” this year it’s looking for the next generation of stars

This weekend's @financialtimes.com feature: www.ft.com/content/0382...

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Artist to Watch: Tonia Calderon Creates Striking Large-Scale Paintings Inspired by Poetry - Galerie Los Angeles artist Tonia Calderon employs an unusual mix of mediums, fusing flower pigment, resin, acrylic, grout, sand, and fuel

Latest Artist to Watch in the current issue of Galerie Magazine. galeriemagazine.com/artist-to-wa...

14.04.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Charles Gaines In Charles Gaines's β€œNumbers and Trees, The Tanzania Baobabs," the artist extends his canonical series beyond the Western Hemisphere for the first time.

In a new interview with Jacoba Urist for artforum.com, Charles Gaines discusses the evolution of his seminal series β€œNumbers and Trees, The Tanzania Baobabs” and its latest iteration, on view at Hauser & Wirth, West Hollywood. www.artforum.com/columns/char...

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Charles Gaines In Charles Gaines's β€œNumbers and Trees, The Tanzania Baobabs," the artist extends his canonical series beyond the Western Hemisphere for the first time.

Latest @artforum.com feature- I sat down with Charles Gaines to discuss his new body of work @hauserwirth.bsky.social, LA: www.artforum.com/columns/char...

04.04.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This May, Artist Torkwase Dyson Will Bring Her Transhistorical Touch to Two New York Monuments. Here’s How She’s Preparing Torkwase Dyson will unveil her design for the Met's annual fashion exhibition and a new public work at Brooklyn Bridge Park within a week of each other next month.

Latest print feature- new Cultured issue on stands now. www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...

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Artist David Altmejd Reveals How Dipping Into the Underworld and Following a Rabbit Spirit Guide Helped Him Produce New Works for White Cube Artist David Altmejd’s most ambitious sculptural installation yetβ€”The Serpentβ€”has taken over the gallery's New York outpost this month.

Sat down with David Altmejd to discuss his greatest sculpture yet- at White Cube for Cultured Magazine: www.culturedmag.com/article/2025...

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Over the Last 200 Years, a Small Library Became One of New York City’s Biggest Museums. A New Showcase Tells the Story of Its Unique Legacy To mark its bicentennial, the Brooklyn Museum highlights the pieces that have shaped its collectionβ€”and the foundational art made in the borough

Latest Smithsonian Magazine feature @smithsonianmag.bsky.social- @brooklynmuseum.org celebrates 200 with a big new exhibition Breaking the Mold, on view now: www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...

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