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2 months ago | 
family.style | K.O. Nnamdie |Sahir Ahmed |Jane Lewis
“What do you think of when you see the title ‘Evil Nigger’?” I’m asked as I walk into 52 Walker in New York. The words are emblazoned in all caps on the cover of a new zine inside the gallery at the start of its new, two-person exhibition, Julius Eastman & Glenn Ligon: "Evil Nigger.”I smile now thinking of the late Pope.L’s 2002 book Hole Theory and the connections Eastman would have probably had with it given his “The Nigger Series,” a seminal collection of works recorded around 1980.
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2 months ago | 
family.style | Jane Lewis |Sahir Ahmed |K.O. Nnamdie
“Why shouldn’t I have fun all day?” This question prompted the late artist and designer Dan Friedman to depart from New York City’s corporate design world and pursue the alluring downtown art scene of the 1980s. It is also the title of his new solo show, his first in a gallery since 1994. The exhibition at Superhouse, which commemorates the 30-year anniversary of Friedman’s death, recalls the artist’s domestic space that he transformed into a hybrid of art and caricature.
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2 months ago | 
family.style | Jane Lewis |K.O. Nnamdie |Saam Niami
Helena Christensen discovered her early love of objects while growing up in the outskirts of Copenhagen. “I was digging in the dirt as a little girl, trying to find objects from the past, because we lived next to a potato field where there were actually objects from the Second World War, even from the ’30s, ’40s, ’50s. Little pots or dolls,” says the supermodel.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
family.style | Sophia Roe |K.O. Nnamdie
Frederica Simoni's compositions are peaceful and dreamy though preoccupied by suspense. The Paris- and Milan-based photographer has worked with brands and publications alike—and has published two photo books featuring texturally rich images taken during her travels to Barcelona and Mexico.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
family.style | Sophia Roe |K.O. Nnamdie
Over the past few months, astute observers of Saint Marks Place in Lower Manhattan may have noticed an understated, Art-Deco-esque new signage pop up in a quieter stretch between First Avenue and Avenue A. “Cecilia” reads the lettering on the window, next to a stairway leading down to the space. Behind the entrance lies a bar, farther back is an intimate dining area, and beyond this is a quaint backyard patio.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
family.style | Angelo Flaccavento |K.O. Nnamdie
Before Jack Bool moved to Los Angeles,the Bay Area native would spend many an afternoon tucked away in a local Oakland restaurant. There, the photographer, who is best known for his creative storytelling approach, enjoyed equally innovative bowls of macaroni and cheese, followed by a fudge brownie and iced tea. “Some were bold, some classic, some dirty, and some allegedly wholesome,” he tells Family Style of his cheesy, go-to meal.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
family.style | Sophia Roe |K.O. Nnamdie
What do an office chair made entirely of cake, a 16-foot-long raspberry tart fit for a giant, a quilt of carefully arranged flat bread, and an iron work-inspired egg chandelier have in common? Absolutely nothing—except for their ingenious creator, Laila Gohar. Whether or not her dramatic dishes are edible or even food-adjacent, though, is not always clear.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
family.style | Angelo Flaccavento |K.O. Nnamdie
“I am the type of designer who enjoys making things,” Satoshi Kondo says thoughtfully yet lightly through a translator on Zoom. Since 2019, he has been the head designer of Issey Miyake and creative heir to its eponym, the tireless innovator who invariably referred to his own work as making things. There is something refreshing in avoiding the pseudo-intellectualism that’s so prevalent nowadays in favor of a hands-on approach: a focus on things rather than on communication.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
family.style | K.O. Nnamdie |Sophia Roe
As the frontwoman of death-rock band the Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, Kembra Pfahler has built a cult following with her visceral blend of music, performance art, and striking visual imagery, all while fearlessly exploring themes of feminism, the body, and the grotesque. To those in the know, she’s instantly recognizable for the vivid layers of frightly paint she coats her body with and the generous mane of curls and dainty bow ties that sit atop her head.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
family.style | K.O. Nnamdie |Stefano Tonchi |Jessica Diehl
Costa BlancaSeptember 19, 2024 8:00 AMClothes shrink and disappear under the unforgiving, white-hot summer sun. But for the whimsical and inspired, the bone-dry heat is no match for the fantasy of getting dolled up. Wools, gowns, hats, tinsel, and sequins are, after all, a glamorous barrier against sunburn—and when the Mediterranean breeze rolls into the eastern coast, they rustle, billow, and glisten to the rhythm of castanets in the distance.
