Led down an industrial alley in South Slope, BK, in the noisy shadow of the Gowanus Expressway, we found ourselves at the door to Nick Schutzenhofer's studio. Sickeningly sweet air wafted down the hall from the neighboring Shaheen candy distribution. We were surprised to discover the most immense painting practice we have seen in NY to date, and a distinctive surface quality developed using the ancient medium of egg tempera.

By Debbi Kenote and Til Will full audio interview: Last month we interviewed Shavana Smiley and Ara Cho in their shared apartment/ studio. This is part II of that studio visit, where we now turn our focus to the other half of the dynamic duo. From moon shoes to ex-boyfriend text messages to selfies transformed into pillows, […]

by Caitlin Scott full audio interview: Project Diana is an art space curated by Julia Freeman, Satpreet Kahlon, Molly Mac, Natalie ​Martínez, Dan Paz and S. Surface located at 6007 12th Avenue South in Seattle Washington. Sitting on the wooden gallery floor with co-curators Julia Freeman and Satpreet Kahlon, Freeman explains about the first time the US tried to […]

by Debbi Kenote and Til Will Full audio interview here: Last week Open House did a 2-for-one double studio visit, with two artists who live and work in the same space, and also happen to be best friends. Ara Cho and Shavana Smiley invited us into their living room studio space, where we were greeted with […]

By Debbi Kenote Debbi Kenote interviews artists at the “A Day Without A Women” march and strike in Washington Square this Wednesday. Q & A featured inquiries into sign material, reasons for participating and most importantly, what role do artists play today? DEBBI KENOTE: Hello, hello New York City. Good evening and welcome to Open […]

By Debbi Kenote and Til Will We were lucky to snag a few words with Brooklyn Based artist Tirtzah Bassel at Volta NY. She has four large works on display with Slag Gallery in booth C22, on view through Sunday. Last year, Bassel participated in the exhibition Homeland Security hosted by the For-Site Foundation Listen to the full interview here: […]

by Til Will and Debbi Kenote Hometown Hero (Chink), Installation view, 2016. In anticipation of SPRING/BREAK, we got in depth with Valery Jung Estabrook about her show, Hometown Hero (Chink)/ Thinly Worn. The show is currently on display on the 22nd floor at 4 Times Square, opening tonight from 5-9 pm, and on view through March 6. Listen to the full […]