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#43 NY Profile – Dawn Delikat Executive Director and Chief Curator at Pen and Brush Gallery March 13, 2026 Photos + Q&A by Domenica Bucalo How old are you? ADVERTISING I’m 51. Just over half a century in, which feels both surreal and earned. Old enough to trust my instincts. Young enough to still be surprised,…
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The Villager
These two biennials highlight New York’s art spring through two visions By Avalon Ashley BellosPosted on March 11, 2026 Art exhibits at Pen + Brush (left) and The Whitney (right) Photos by Avalon Ashley Bellos Art in New York this spring is doing far more than occupying gallery walls; it is testing the emotional and philosophical limits…
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The Villager
Every Woman Biennial is here to dazzle, disrupt, and dance in the streets of the East Side By Bob KrasnerPosted on March 11, 2026 The superheroes of the Every Woman Biennial: curators Finley, Molly Caldwell and Erin Ko chose 400 artists for this year’s show Photo by Bob Krasner The “Every Woman Biennial,” a salon-style group…
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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Centre Pompidou × Jersey City: When the project for a French museum in the United States collapses Rachel Brunet March 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM0 The project to create a satellite of the Centre Pompidou in Jersey City , New Jersey, announced in 2021, was officially abandoned in February 2026 by the city authorities…
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Talkin’ Bout a Revolution: Pyaari Azaadi
YRB Editorial 2 minute read Pen and Brush presents Talkin’ Bout a Revolution a solo exhibition spotlighting the work of Pyaari Azaadi. Taking its title from Tracy Chapman’s iconic 1988 song, the exhibition reflects Azaadi’s lifelong commitment to art, activism, and community. Known for her fearless approach to materials and form, Azaadi is an acclaimed painter and…
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A kingdom built from what the world throws away — ‘Rubbish: The Queer Kingdom of Leilah Babirye’
By Avalon Ashley BellosPosted on February 12, 2026 Photos by Avalon Ashley Bellos Civilization reveals its moral ledger by what it discards, and Leilah Babirye turns that ledger into a crown.Leilah Babirye works with the abandoned skeleton of society — rubber, scrap, chains, husks, shards — and refashions it into sovereign queer mythology. Rubbish: The Queer Kingdom of…
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Leading U.S. Museums and Galleries Join Nationwide Strike Protesting ICE
Galleries are calling on ICE to leave Minneapolis. Sarah CasconeJanuary 29, 2026 Share This Article The best of Artnet News in your inbox. Sign up for our daily newsletter. Following the Minneapolis shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti by United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), last week’s Twin Cities shutdown is going nationwide on Friday, January…
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The Villager Revolution in three acts: A sip and tell at Pen + Brush
By Avalon Ashley BellosPosted on December 17, 2025 Pen + Brush hosted Revolution in Three Acts: A Sip and Tell last week. Photos by Gary Miranda For 131 years, Pen + Brush has done more than maintain a door—it has insisted it remain open. Open to women, non-binary, and trans artists and writers long before inclusion became…
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The Diaspora is too Hauntological: Breaking My Art Writing Hiatus with Talkin’ Bout a Revolution by Pyaari Azaadi
On deities sporting animals from their privates and mysticism for Jackson Heights Vriddhi Vinay Dec 02, 2025 The Backdrop, The Introduction, The Show, The Setting, The Scene – Lemme Paint You A Picture After Pyaari Azaadi Has Painted You One On a late September evening, where an A/C was needed more than ever, sweating through…
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Interview – Pyaari Azaadi Names a Revolution
“I think sometimes of that black and white historic photograph of 100 people giving a Nazi salute, except one person,” the artist told Hyperallergic. “I think that’s me.” Yashica Dutt December 3, 2025 — 8 min read On walking through the doors of Talkin’ Bout a Revolution at Chelsea’s Pen and Brush, it is impossible not to marvel at…
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