Contrasting the often violent nature of gang culture, Sissòn breathes optimism into his paintings by using a vibrant choice of colors and harking to 2Pac’s famous poem, “The Rose That Grew From Concrete”. Similar to the lyrics, Sissòn’s painting’s articulate through portraiture a message of adversity; that despite societal hinderances the way out is yours to define. Read the full article at https://hypebeast.com/2022/9/sisson-one-way-out-exhibition-franchise

The Pratt alum continues to rebel with color and camp through his painting practice. These days he has a much more receptive audience. The artist’s journey recalls that of queer, creative kids across the country who not only assert their difference but wield it. To paraphrase Baldwin, they walk on the earth as though they have the right to be here. Read the full article at https://www.papermag.com/ben-evans-artist-interview-bless#rebelltitem27

Yata’s works feel refreshing and new; uniquely her own. In this new interview, Christina Nafziger talks with the artist about the symbols that show up in her paintings, how her upbringing has impacted her practice, and the untamed spirit present throughout her work. Read the full article here https://www.createmagazine.com/blog/interview-with-hannah-yata

At Gaetano Pesce‘s solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1979, his cartoonish, riotously colored lamps, vases, chairs and drawings dealt a body blow to the sleek Modernist Bauhaus objects enshrined in the museum’s vitrines. To judge by the generous showof 90 objects and drawings at the Allouche Gallery in SoHo, this Italian iconoclast has expanded his irreverent critique, humanizing the domestic landscape with even more sass, color and social comment. The many octopus vases, centipede tables, rag chairs and lamps with ears — all cast in resins that bounce when dropped — amount to a mini career retrospective of

Allouche Benias gallery in Athens is presenting Usually Surrounded, a solo exhibition by the UK’s legend, Paul Insect. Comprising a new body of paintings on canvas as well as a couple of works on paper, the exhibition presents some new concepts in the artist’s portrayal of unusual or even accidental sitters. Read the full article at https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/painting/usually-surrounded-paul-insect-allouche-benias-gallery-athens/