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one of my sisters [___] just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl last winter [___] recently I met her [___] in her presence, my pitiful, endless, unfulfilling desire for money, for fame, for power, for recognition, for awards and people clapping [___] washes away [___]

one afternoon I was asked to babysit her in the playpen [___] she offered me toys which I would pretend to chew on and she would laugh [___] with such abundant joy! overcome I laid my scythe down beside me [___] reached down to scoop her [___] up to hold her in my arms, kissed her atop the head and hug her [___]

Umico Niwa’s show, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥, is on view through July 3 at ILY2 Portland.

xo,
ILY2

Happy Earth Day! 🌎

We’re honoring the day by looking back at Amanda Ross-Ho’s incredible feat pushing the world around 8 hours a day, for 4 days, commissioned by Art Production Fund for Frieze Los Angeles 2026.

𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘖𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘵 (𝘔𝘈𝘕𝘜𝘈𝘓 𝘔𝘖𝘋𝘌) marks Ross-Ho’s longest endurance performance to date. 🍃

Photo: Steve Lucero/BFA.com

Sometimes you get an ounce of perspective and become aware 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 of the beauty, like a whisper, you are suddenly aware of a feeling of “𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵.”

Yesterday afternoon, writer and violinist Ling Ling Huang played extemporaneously inside Umico Niwa’s exhibition and it was incredibly beautiful. Definitely one of those moments. Thank you both.

Artists are extraordinary ✨

xo,
ILY2

Day 2! Catherine Telford Keogh at EXPO Chicago
Booth # 215 ~ come say hi :)

Catherine Telford Keogh
Low Life (Deadtime) , 2026
Waterjet-cut repurposed Carrara marble and Verdi Ghazal granite countertops, Kellogg’s® Corn Flakes®, Lineco® neutral pH adhesive, aluminum engine timing chain cover, onyx signage offcuts, stainless steel
48 × 38 × 12.35 inaches