In Conversation

Marc Dennis: The Invisible Foreground

The painter who puts you inside the picture

By Gabriel Dean Roberts · October 12, 2026

At The Armory Show in New York, we sat down with Marc Dennis, the painter whose vases, mirrors and bubbles quietly put the viewer into the scene. He talked about Velázquez and Caravaggio, Dutch vanitas painting "on steroids," a courtroom that changed his life, and the dead bird that made him believe he could paint:

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Mike Miller: Skin and Canvas

Cleveland's Art Phenom Paints With Vibrant Intensity

By Gabriel Dean Roberts · September 15, 2026

There is a kind of artist the contemporary art world has never known quite what to do with: the one who came up through tattooing. The discipline is unforgiving in ways painting is not.

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Jules Kim, Jeweler of Champions

The Jeweler To Superstars Shows Us How To Win

By Gabriel Dean Roberts · September 8, 2026

The most sought after jeweler to pop superstars and sports champions has set more trends than you can count. Creating exceptional pieces for exceptional people, Jules shows us exactly the perspective that has kept her sharp and always ahead of the game, always serving something astonishing:

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Barak Wrobel: Seeing From A Different Angle

Geometric expressions of intense gravity

By Gabriel Dean Roberts · August 30, 2026

Angles seem to be the hardest thing to draw emotion from, and yet, Barak Wrobel has made a dance of it. We caught up with him in his studio for a few questions.

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