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Collage of Miami storefronts palm trees and white torso.
Samoylova’s images capture the trompe l’oeil of Florida, many to do with water and glass—the mise-en-abyme of cypress trunks reflected in a tannic creek.
Ange Mlinko
March 21
Two men in coats stand beside a large tree, gazing at a crescent moon in a dusky sky.
The poet Emily Pittinos responds to Friedrich’s painting Two Men Contemplating the Moon.
Emily Pittinos
February 3
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The poet Jennifer Franklin responds to Friedrich’s painting Monk by the Sea.
Jennifer Franklin
February 3
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"This poem echoes the dual structure of the inner and outer figures, but in the spirit of the work, transforms it into something unexpected." — Hannah Sanghee Park
Hannah Sanghee Park
December 11, 2024
Detail of Romare Bearden's "The Block,"  a collage of diverse elements including urban scenes, portraits, and abstract shapes in a vibrant composition.
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I am startled by the intimacy the mural grants us.
Major Jackson
March 22, 2024
Woman sitting in wooden chair, facing the camera man. Calm expression and bold pose.
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For me the photograph speaks to optical illusion, to ambiguity, to the blurring of immediate impressions and assumptions.
Carl Phillips
March 12, 2024
Black Abstraction, Georgia O'Keeffe (American, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin 1887-1986 Santa Fe, New Mexico), Oil on canvas
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This painting was different from the work I knew: it seemed somehow vaster than the landscapes, deader than the bones.
Maggie Millner
March 1, 2024
A papyrus with a hand-drawn winged figure, Greek text, and abstract symbols, showing signs of aging and wear.
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I was thinking of “voice” here not as the sound one makes, but as the feeling of a specific presence behind the words, animating them.
Safia Elhillo
November 13, 2023
A crowd of people to the left hold up a sign while a shirtless man holds his left hand up as in an oratory gesture
Dan Taulapapa McMullin muses on colonialism, queer mythologies, and activism in the Pacific Islands.
Dan Taulapapa McMullin
June 21, 2023
Female figure made of whale ivory
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Pacific poet Karlo Mila explores the personal and political realities of Pasifika identity.
Karlo Mila
June 16, 2023