Katie K Rex

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Editor of Arts and Lifestyle at Document Journal

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Model/Actriz and Sextile are writing the soundtrack to the modern age

1 month ago | documentjournal.com | Katie K Rex

On the heels of their new releases, 'Pirouette' and 'yes, please.,' the artists convene to discuss process, connection, and survivalism through art As the world burns, Model/Actriz and Sextile are thrashing in the smoke. Standing at the precipice of a techno-clash movement fueled by unrest, both groups have pioneered their singular sounds over the last 10 years, catapulting music beyond the framework of genre revivalism.
The future of mobility discussed on the Arlecchino train at Prada Frames 2025

2 months ago | documentjournal.com | Katie K Rex

Held at Milan Central Train Station and a restored 1950s train origianlly designed by Gio Ponti, Prada Frames 2025 brought together designers, policymakers, and researchers to imagine the future of mobility Amidst the bustle of Salone del Mobile, more casually known as Milan Design Week, Prada Frames returned with its fourth iteration, titled In Transit.
Electricity becomes transcendent in Shay Frisch’s China debut

2 months ago | documentjournal.com | Katie K Rex

At MAM Shanghai, the Rome-based artist creates immersive electrical installations that bridge ancient spiritual symbols with modern scientific principles Shay Frisch’s creative practice unfolds as a complex landscape of meticulous scientific processes, where technology, light projection, and the incitement of existential introspection address the question, “why not?” The tangible materials in his works are merely the vehicle for an experience of grandeur referencing the ephemeral nature of...
SCAD's deFINE ART challenges the Bible Belt

Mar 18, 2025 | documentjournal.com | Katie K Rex

In its 16th edition, the deFINE ART symposium showcases ten exhibitions that confront identity, heritage, and belonging in America's Deep South Sitting on the eastern edge of the Bible Belt, Savannah, Georgia has become a beacon of creative power. The city is evolving past its antebellum roots, building a new heritage with Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) at its heart. The university’s student body accounts for over 10% of the city’s population.
Movement ephemera enters the market in Diego Vega Solorza’s 'BASOTEVE'

Feb 25, 2025 | documentjournal.com | Katie K Rex

The Mexico-based artist and choreographer rendered his hour-long performance as an object on display at Art Basel Miami Beach The Positions sector of Art Basel Miami Beach is a pallet cleanser amongst the gravitas of the rest of the fair. Designated to highlight emerging galleries and artists, inspired conversations take place in each of the pocket-sized booths.
Concrete Husband is redefining avant-garde composition

Jan 22, 2025 | documentjournal.com | Katie K Rex

For the premiere of his newest video, the Brooklyn-based musician and Eartheater discuss the sonic vulnerability and ferocity in his album ‘Piel’ When Carlos Aguilar found his light in the darkness of night clubs, he became Concrete Husband; an artist moniker that represents the dichotomy between the ethereal romance of his Brian Eno-esque instrumental tracks and the industrial roar of his pulsing techno productions.
Ballroom Marfa celebrates two decades of mystery and subversion

Dec 4, 2024 | documentjournal.com | Katie K Rex

The contemporary art organization located in Texas’s enigmatic desert highlights dozens of artists in a new publication and at aa Manhattan gala The turn of the 21st century brought an increased allure to far West Texas. In the early 2000s, a new wave of cultural pilgrims sought spiritual enormity in Marfa, American minimalism’s base camp since Donald Judd had decamped there in 1971.
Ladyland Festival is Pride in a musical microcosm

Jul 2, 2024 | documentjournal.com | Katie K Rex

Document goes backstage with the Brooklyn event’s queer icons, including Tinashe, Tokischa, Bob the Drag Queen, and many more In its fifth year, Ladyfag’s Ladyland Festival returned for two nights over New York City’s Pride weekend. Across three stages under the Kosciuszko Bridge in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Lady’s knack for capturing the essence of the queer community from root to flower was on full display.
In ‘Queendom,’ authenticity is resistance

Jun 25, 2024 | documentjournal.com | Katie K Rex

In ‘Queendom,’ authenticity is resistance Posted Agniia Galdanova’s documentary showcases art’s radical potential by following Russian performance artist Jenna Marvin On Friday, June 14, Queendom, the sophomore feature-length documentary directed by Agniia Galdanova, premiered in select theaters across the US.
SculptureCenter’s annual gala celebrates creative community

Apr 17, 2024 | documentjournal.com | Katie K Rex

Editor of Arts and Lifestyle Katie Rex takes you inside the event honoring artists and champions of the institution Tucked away in a former trolley repair shop on a dead-end street in Long Island City, SculptureCenter celebrated their annual gala. Following welcome cocktails, artists, gallerists, and patrons alike gathered in the main exhibition hall to enjoy a dinner honoring artist Thaddeus Mosley along with the organization’s vice chair of the board of trustees, Eleanor Heyman Propp.