JUXTAPOZ Magazine - Summer 2021

In this issue

I doubt I’m the only one who has ever daydreamed their life into some sort of movie scene just before the ending credits are run. I think it’s natural for “a dreamer,” a category in which I most certainly belong, to imagine oneself in a story of importance, or at least of narrative significance. I think of this in being so drawn to the cinematic romanticism in Danielle McKinney’s paintings. As a viewer, you are able to recognize yourself in her scenes. A record player is subtly heard in the distance, cigarette smoke lingering over you, nothing too loud in this solitary tableau. These paintings slowly stroll through the frame, ever so quietly. That she called her recent solo show Saw My Shadow, is a nod to both existence and individuality, as well as the overwhelming sense that the female characters share the same sounds, drifting into the dream with the viewer. A book critic rightly assessed that Hemingway "impersonated simplicity," and that, too, perfectly reflects McKinney. Fulsome with details and profound color use, these works also impersonate simplicity, revealing universal moments of respite, veins of religion and the expression of what it is we see in ourselves—importantly, our ideal selves.

This is a painterly issue and, as it turns out, quite cinematic. Summer 2021 Quarterly features Danielle Mckinney, Jenna Gribbon, Cristina BanBan, MADSAKI, Phlegm, Khari Turner, Lucia Hierro, Hilary Pecis, Ludovic Nkoth, Vasantha Yogananthan, Wing Yau, Nicole McLaughlin, Maud Madsen, Nathaniel Russell, Nam June Paik, Beyond the Streets on Paper and more.

Wing Yau – Earth Connection

Her jewelry sculptures reflect a connection to the people and country of provenance, to her team and finally, to those who choose her pieces from Wwake to create their own expression.

9 mins

Danielle Mckinney – Comfort and Quietude

Reclusive moments of deep reflection, introspection, and wonder come alive in her work, moods that have simmered all along as her new recipe arrives at the perfect temperature. Mckinney’s legacy is already rich with heartfelt interpretations of a universal sensibility.

10+ mins

Jenna Gribbon – The Pleasure of Looking

Lucky for us, Jenna Gribbon is a painter whose work aims to reckon with the peculiarity of this indulgence.

10+ mins

MADSAKI

Homecoming King

10+ mins

Cristina BanBan – The Nuance of Memory

BanBan’s pieces evoke those complex states of mind when we feel like crying, and how being transported through time can elicit emotions of profound grief and joy.

10 mins

Hilary Pecis

The Humble is Whole

10 mins

Khari Turner

The Light Between Oceans

10+ mins

Lucia Hierro – Fuck Up The Algorithm

In developing her latest museum show, Hierro didn’t play it safe—she tried something risky and monumental.

10+ mins

Ludovic Nkoth

A Dear Statement to the Soul

10+ mins

Phlegm

Monuments Large and Small

10+ mins

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