For this special series we invited Brooklyn and Memphis based photographer, Tommy Kha to share with us his summertime soundtrack. Here, Kha curated a selection of songs that have carried him through his hometown of Memphis, TN and connected with early childhood memories and everything that follows.
In connection with Bobby Davidson's online Viewing Room,Parasitic Capacitance, F18 Magazine is excited to feature the artist's own writings discussing this expansive new body of work. Exploring themes of technology, relationships and the human experience, Davidson has formed a collection of works that conceptually and aesthetically address the complexity of our current moment in history.
In the spring of 2020 Joy Drury Cox, Erika Mahr and Sam Trioli began a conversation that casually carried on throughout the course of nearly a year. Weaving in and out a multitude of events in life and the world at large, the conversation between the three of them captured a moment not only within their own artwork, but the meaning of that work in this moment in time.
Brooklyn based artist, Insil Jang sat down with Christin Graham to discuss her recent online viewing room,A Hyphenated Identity. Marked within the layers of Insil Jang’s printmaking practice is a haunting and remarkable observation of human conflict. This unique presentation features a selection of recent paintings, celebrating the highly detailed and technically skilled work from the artist.
As part of Senem Oezdogen's recent exhibition, The Night Paintings, Marissa Graziano sat down with the artist to look further into her influences, and in depth perspective into painting. Oezdogen is a Brooklyn based artist who works to create original paintings that look beyond the medium itself.
In connection with Noah Becker's online Viewing Room, A Landing Field: Selected Paintings 2019-2020, art critic and poet Donald Kuspit explores the incredible depth and reflection within Becker's newest body of work.
Many of Noah Becker‘s paintings are presented as landscapes but landscapes of a peculiarly distinc- tive kind. He isn’t capturing the raw, natural world nor is he responding to the life of a city. The spaces he paints, with their grasslands, the trees, which are alone, in small groves or woods, and the single story buildings, are indeterminate, but they don’t have the vibe of a suburb.
In connection with Gracelee Lawrence’s Viewing Room, Thick Pulp of Life, Christin Graham sat down with the artist, to dive deep into her influences, drive as an artist, and overall commitment to the arts beyond just her studio practices. Gracelee is a Brooklyn based artist whose sculptures draw from historical and cultural references, merged with incredible cutting edge technology.
Leading up to LAUNCH F18’s group exhibition, My Hollywood Mirror, Christin Graham sat down with Rachael Tarravechia, one of the exhibition’s featured artists to discuss her influences, start as an artist, and love for La Croix and wasabi peas. Rachael is a Brooklyn based artist whose work draws from traditional painting techniques, pop culture references and James Rosenquest-esque compositions. Tarravechia is a bold and incredibly disciplined young painter, building a foundation of work that not only stands out amongst her fellow piers, but displays an incredible foundation of a long and lasting career.
