April 2, 2021 FEATURES

April 2, 2021 FEATURES Escape Velocity: NFTs and The Promise of Utopia Nolan Kelly Bitcoin Planet, by oxiyusuf In the infancy of the internet, it was thought by some that we were on the brink of a global communist revolution, as new technologies for sharing

Film still from El Dios Acostado, film by Alex Dolores Salerno. 2020. Courtesy of the Artist March 19, 2021 FEATURES NFT Art: Q&A with Blockchain Entrepreneur and Crypto Investor Aram Barnett Cornelia Smith Above: "To the Moon” // (2021) by 3irdeye on OpenSea Unless you’ve taken a

February 19, 2021 FEATURES Glimmer in the Slick: A Meditation on SOPHIE’s Legacy Caelan Ernest The first time I heard SOPHIE, a couple of friends and I were driving around aimlessly and blasting a few of the singles that would appear on her 2015

January 22, 2021 FEATURES Placemaking, Not Building Emily Conklin It seems this month has brought a spat of non-niche architectural news to the fore of public discourse. With way more tabs than I felt comfortable with lined up, I focused particularly on the announcement

December 18, 2020 FEATURESEditors' pick: A Year in Two Reviews Emily Conklin, Cornelia Smith Pollinate editors Emily and Cornelia have each compiled a list of twenty art-related, or tangentially art-related, things they have encountered and enjoyed throughout 2020.It’s hard to think of this

The Price of Convenience Installation by Artist Siara Mencia (courtesy of Human Impacts Institute) December 4, 2020 FEATURESChanging the face of public art: Tara DePorte and the Creative Climate Awards Emily Conklin Tara DePorte is at the helm of the Creative Climate Awards, an annual

Founder Drew Clark in conversation with Emily Conklin‍ November 20, 2020 FEATURESOff the Broadway Local: a gallery-inspired pop-up for the COVID age Emily Conklin The phrase “Broadway Local” may ring a bell if you’ve taken the R or W trains through Manhattan, passing beneath

Carla Maldonado (photo by Serichai Traipoom) (image courtesy the artist) October 30, 2020 FEATURES'Always fighting against the machismo': A conversation with Carla Maldonado on hybrid art spaces, indigenous rights, and SoMad's current exhibition, FOGO! Cornelia Smith Light pours in through the front windows at

Film still from El Dios Acostado, film by Alex Dolores Salerno. 2020. Courtesy of the Artist October 20, 2020 FEATURESMaking and pacing rest: Alex Dolores Salerno investigates queer-crip temporality  Cornelia Smith A multi-module exhibition designed for virtual consumption, Indisposable: Structures of Support After the Americans