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    Medieval Motifs and Pop Culture Converge in Jorge Mañes Rubio’s Beaded Sculptures

    Rubio explores the relationship between past and present in beads, sequins, and rhinestones.
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    Luminous Paintings Conjure Change in Shuo Hao’s Antique Furniture Assemblages

    Surreal in content and celestial in color, Shuo Hao’s paintings feature strange hybrid creatures and often nod to ancient mythmaking.
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    Stacy Gillian Abe’s Vivid Paintings Nod to Memory, Craft, and Lineage

    In ‘Garden of Blue Whispers, Abe reclaims and reinterprets the historical relationship of indigo to the Black body.
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    Seonna Hong’s Tender Paintings Navigate Contradiction with Care

    In ‘Cognitive Dissonance,’ Seonna Hong depicts tender moments of compassion and community amid desolation.
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    Art Historical Dogs and Birds Serve as Queer Avatars in Scott Csoke’s Emotive Paintings

    Csoke explores a wide range of queer emotional and social experiences, summoning emotions that range from grief to glee.
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    With 125 Volunteers, Choi + Shine Crochet the 12 Animals of the Chinese Zodiac

    Suspended above reflective surface mimicking a dark body of water, “Distance” comprises large-scale crocheted sculptures.
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    In Clay, Syd Carpenter Explores Nature, African American History, and the Land

    Carpenter’s work is on view in three concurrent exhibitions opening in January in Pennsylvania.
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    Mason Pott’s Bold Bouquets Take a Hyperrealist Approach to the Still Life

    Mason Pott’s new body of work captures botanical depth and diversity through tender paintings.
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