Lee ShinJa’s Handwoven Portals
The following comic was first published by Hyperallergic in March 2026.
Winner of the 2020 Women’s Prose Prize, Red Hen Press (2022).
“The Healing Circle asks, with a wry smile, what it means to live, what it means to die.” — Babi Oloko, LA Review of Books
“Seeking a cure at the expense of all else, Picard both beautifully and poignantly captures how the desire to be well becomes a trap all its own.” – Ben Tanzer, Lit Reactor
“The Healing Circle showcases Picard’s natural flair for crafting a novel of serious substance with a flair for humor in service to the human condition.” —Midwest Book Review
“The Healing Circle is a far-reaching, honest, and funny novel about dying and living, a kind of pilgrimage to wholeness through uncertainty and disorientation. Full of resonance, it asks what it means to heal, to be in pain, to be a person.” —Amina Cain, author of Indelicacy
“The Healing Circle is wry, subtle, and daring. Coco Picard has written a vivid novel about living, dying, and remembering.” —Meg Wolitzer, author of The Female Persuasion
The following comic was first published by Hyperallergic in March 2026.
The following article was first published by Square Cylinder in April, 2026. Sky Hopinka repurposes this expansive exhibition space into a screening room for “Sonic Transmissions.” This solo-exhibition, curated by Gina Basso, features three large screens on one wall, upon which six looping films alternate between… +
The following article was first published by Square Cylinder in March, 2026. In “Immortal,” John Paul Morabito pays tribute to the iconic pop musician Sylvester (1947-1988) with five abstract, woven, and lushly beaded tapestries in a show named after the singer’s posthumous album of the same… +
The following article was first published by Square Cylinder in February, 2026 Picture a dark, windowless room, sealed off from all but three projectors. The floor of the room is appointed with freshly laid industrial carpet — not visible, but sensible through one’s feet. It absorbs… +
The following article was first published by Square Cylinder in February, 2026. Carrie Hott’s latest exhibition, titled “years ago,” was inspired by a three-month residency at the UC Davis Center for Spaceflight Research where Hott accessed ongoing research into sustaining human life in outer space. The… +