The Arcades
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DIGEST 139: It’s Dry
At Auction October 14-20, 2026 + Danh Vo at White Cute
Danh Vo’s show at White Cube is very good. Truth be told, the Arcades probably wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for Danh Vo. I was stoned at the Guggenheim looking at his 2018 solo show “T...
DIGEST 138: Joe D’Urso, Living Legend
At Auction October 7-13, 2026
I wrote a profile of one of my design heroes, Joe D’Urso, for the Magazine Antiques (Adam Charlap Hyman brought me on—he was the guest editor for the issue, which is very beautiful—get a copy). It’s finally ou...
DIGEST 137: The Past Is A Foreign Land (Thank God)
At Auction September 30-October 6, 2026 plus Diego Marcon at the New Museum
I’ve seen a bunch of dog shit shows this past week and have been forced to remind myself that the baseline quality of work is, as a rule, average. I can’t help fee...
DIGEST 136: Jesus Was 5’1”-5’5”
At Auction September 23-29, 2026
Fashion is, in truth, a war of all against all. And the model of fashion as a straightforward, meritocratic beauty pageant (I will look best in this, I should buy it) is not the only way to win. There is al...
DIGEST 135: Fake Bitches
At Auction September 16-22, 2026 + Maddie’s Secret, Jemima Kirke, Sam McKinniss, Robert Pippin
I finally got to see Maddie’s Secret on Saturday, followed by a brief but very good conversation between John Early (writer and director) and Je...
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