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🗞️[FAD Magazine] 5 VERY DIFFERENT ART FAIRS THROUGHOUT TWO DAYS IN NEW YORK CITY
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“Another highlight was the painter Esaí Alfredo, who produced several stunning paintings in blue and red monochromes, which featured a couple entitled “Waiting for a shooting star”. This queer nighttime series felt incredibly intimate and charged; the color palette shifted the mood of his painting [...]”
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— written by Rayya Fadlo Khuri
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Image I: Just Look At The Night Sky and Find Our Constellation, 2026, Oil on canvas, 50 x 70 in.
Image III: Waiting for a Shooting Star, 2026, Oil on canvas, 30 × 40 in.

🗞️[FAD Magazine] 5 VERY DIFFERENT ART FAIRS THROUGHOUT TWO DAYS IN NEW YORK CITY
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“Another highlight was the painter Esaí Alfredo, who produced several stunning paintings in blue and red monochromes, which featured a couple entitled “Waiting for a shooting star”. This queer nighttime series felt incredibly intimate and charged; the color palette shifted the mood of his painting [...]”
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— written by Rayya Fadlo Khuri
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Image I: Just Look At The Night Sky and Find Our Constellation, 2026, Oil on canvas, 50 x 70 in.
Image III: Waiting for a Shooting Star, 2026, Oil on canvas, 30 × 40 in.

🗞️[FAD Magazine] 5 VERY DIFFERENT ART FAIRS THROUGHOUT TWO DAYS IN NEW YORK CITY
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“Another highlight was the painter Esaí Alfredo, who produced several stunning paintings in blue and red monochromes, which featured a couple entitled “Waiting for a shooting star”. This queer nighttime series felt incredibly intimate and charged; the color palette shifted the mood of his painting [...]”
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— written by Rayya Fadlo Khuri
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Image I: Just Look At The Night Sky and Find Our Constellation, 2026, Oil on canvas, 50 x 70 in.
Image III: Waiting for a Shooting Star, 2026, Oil on canvas, 30 × 40 in.

🗞️[amNY] NADA and the Necessary Electricity of Discovery
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“Esaí Alfredo’s The Necklace from 2026, presented by Spinello Projects out of Miami, moved in yet another direction, with photorealism carrying an almost devotional charge. The work’s majestic, ethereal color application gave realism a strange luminosity, reminding us that technical mastery need not be cold when animated by atmosphere and psychological depth. Photorealism, at its strongest, is not merely a demonstration of skill. It becomes a philosophical trapdoor. The viewer enters through recognition and then finds something more elusive waiting beneath the surface.
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In Alfredo’s hands, reality appears heightened, almost consecrated. The image does not simply reproduce the visible world. It intensifies it. There is a hush in that kind of looking, a sense that the ordinary has been slowed down enough to become ceremonial. The necklace becomes more than adornment. It becomes a point of focus, a charged emblem of intimacy, identity, and attention [...]”
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— written by Avalon Ashley Bellos
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Image I: The Necklace, 2026, Oil on canvas, 30 × 40 inches

🗞️[amNY] NADA and the Necessary Electricity of Discovery
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“Esaí Alfredo’s The Necklace from 2026, presented by Spinello Projects out of Miami, moved in yet another direction, with photorealism carrying an almost devotional charge. The work’s majestic, ethereal color application gave realism a strange luminosity, reminding us that technical mastery need not be cold when animated by atmosphere and psychological depth. Photorealism, at its strongest, is not merely a demonstration of skill. It becomes a philosophical trapdoor. The viewer enters through recognition and then finds something more elusive waiting beneath the surface.
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In Alfredo’s hands, reality appears heightened, almost consecrated. The image does not simply reproduce the visible world. It intensifies it. There is a hush in that kind of looking, a sense that the ordinary has been slowed down enough to become ceremonial. The necklace becomes more than adornment. It becomes a point of focus, a charged emblem of intimacy, identity, and attention [...]”
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— written by Avalon Ashley Bellos
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Image I: The Necklace, 2026, Oil on canvas, 30 × 40 inches

🗞️[amNY] NADA and the Necessary Electricity of Discovery
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“Esaí Alfredo’s The Necklace from 2026, presented by Spinello Projects out of Miami, moved in yet another direction, with photorealism carrying an almost devotional charge. The work’s majestic, ethereal color application gave realism a strange luminosity, reminding us that technical mastery need not be cold when animated by atmosphere and psychological depth. Photorealism, at its strongest, is not merely a demonstration of skill. It becomes a philosophical trapdoor. The viewer enters through recognition and then finds something more elusive waiting beneath the surface.
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In Alfredo’s hands, reality appears heightened, almost consecrated. The image does not simply reproduce the visible world. It intensifies it. There is a hush in that kind of looking, a sense that the ordinary has been slowed down enough to become ceremonial. The necklace becomes more than adornment. It becomes a point of focus, a charged emblem of intimacy, identity, and attention [...]”
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— written by Avalon Ashley Bellos
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Image I: The Necklace, 2026, Oil on canvas, 30 × 40 inches

🗞️[amNY] NADA and the Necessary Electricity of Discovery
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“Esaí Alfredo’s The Necklace from 2026, presented by Spinello Projects out of Miami, moved in yet another direction, with photorealism carrying an almost devotional charge. The work’s majestic, ethereal color application gave realism a strange luminosity, reminding us that technical mastery need not be cold when animated by atmosphere and psychological depth. Photorealism, at its strongest, is not merely a demonstration of skill. It becomes a philosophical trapdoor. The viewer enters through recognition and then finds something more elusive waiting beneath the surface.
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In Alfredo’s hands, reality appears heightened, almost consecrated. The image does not simply reproduce the visible world. It intensifies it. There is a hush in that kind of looking, a sense that the ordinary has been slowed down enough to become ceremonial. The necklace becomes more than adornment. It becomes a point of focus, a charged emblem of intimacy, identity, and attention [...]”
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— written by Avalon Ashley Bellos
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Image I: The Necklace, 2026, Oil on canvas, 30 × 40 inches

🗞️[OBSERVER] “Miami-based Spinello Projects presented a sentimental, hyperrealistic sequence of narrative-driven paintings by Puerto Rican artist Esai Alfredo, isolating delicate moments of human connection and emotional exchange against the infinity of the night horizon. Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging and queer identity, these atmospheric paintings were inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting. The series is also a poetic revisitation of the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, which was shaped by the rhythms of connection and farewell, distance and displacement, as that of an entire generation that grew up within today’s global mobility. By the evening, the gallery had sold more than half the booth [...]”
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— written by Elisa Carollo @elisartgal
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Image I: A Hug Without End (detail), 2026, Oil on canvas, 24 x 40 in.
Image III: Just Look At The Night Sky and Find Our Constellation, 2026, Oil on canvas, 50 x 70 in.

🗞️[OBSERVER] “Miami-based Spinello Projects presented a sentimental, hyperrealistic sequence of narrative-driven paintings by Puerto Rican artist Esai Alfredo, isolating delicate moments of human connection and emotional exchange against the infinity of the night horizon. Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging and queer identity, these atmospheric paintings were inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting. The series is also a poetic revisitation of the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, which was shaped by the rhythms of connection and farewell, distance and displacement, as that of an entire generation that grew up within today’s global mobility. By the evening, the gallery had sold more than half the booth [...]”
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— written by Elisa Carollo @elisartgal
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Image I: A Hug Without End (detail), 2026, Oil on canvas, 24 x 40 in.
Image III: Just Look At The Night Sky and Find Our Constellation, 2026, Oil on canvas, 50 x 70 in.

🗞️[OBSERVER] “Miami-based Spinello Projects presented a sentimental, hyperrealistic sequence of narrative-driven paintings by Puerto Rican artist Esai Alfredo, isolating delicate moments of human connection and emotional exchange against the infinity of the night horizon. Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging and queer identity, these atmospheric paintings were inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting. The series is also a poetic revisitation of the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, which was shaped by the rhythms of connection and farewell, distance and displacement, as that of an entire generation that grew up within today’s global mobility. By the evening, the gallery had sold more than half the booth [...]”
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— written by Elisa Carollo @elisartgal
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Image I: A Hug Without End (detail), 2026, Oil on canvas, 24 x 40 in.
Image III: Just Look At The Night Sky and Find Our Constellation, 2026, Oil on canvas, 50 x 70 in.

🗞️[OBSERVER] “Miami-based Spinello Projects presented a sentimental, hyperrealistic sequence of narrative-driven paintings by Puerto Rican artist Esai Alfredo, isolating delicate moments of human connection and emotional exchange against the infinity of the night horizon. Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging and queer identity, these atmospheric paintings were inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting. The series is also a poetic revisitation of the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, which was shaped by the rhythms of connection and farewell, distance and displacement, as that of an entire generation that grew up within today’s global mobility. By the evening, the gallery had sold more than half the booth [...]”
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— written by Elisa Carollo @elisartgal
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Image I: A Hug Without End (detail), 2026, Oil on canvas, 24 x 40 in.
Image III: Just Look At The Night Sky and Find Our Constellation, 2026, Oil on canvas, 50 x 70 in.

🗞️[OBSERVER] “Miami-based Spinello Projects presented a sentimental, hyperrealistic sequence of narrative-driven paintings by Puerto Rican artist Esai Alfredo, isolating delicate moments of human connection and emotional exchange against the infinity of the night horizon. Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging and queer identity, these atmospheric paintings were inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting. The series is also a poetic revisitation of the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, which was shaped by the rhythms of connection and farewell, distance and displacement, as that of an entire generation that grew up within today’s global mobility. By the evening, the gallery had sold more than half the booth [...]”
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— written by Elisa Carollo @elisartgal
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Image I: A Hug Without End (detail), 2026, Oil on canvas, 24 x 40 in.
Image III: Just Look At The Night Sky and Find Our Constellation, 2026, Oil on canvas, 50 x 70 in.

Congratulations to Naama Tsabar on the recent acquisition of her work by Hamburger Bahnhof – National Gallery for Contemporary Art following her 2024 solo exhibition, Estuaries. ✨

The museum has acquired Work on Felt (Variation 22) Dark Blue (2023), Inversion #6 (2021), and Inversion #4 (2021). Inversion #4 will be included in the upcoming collection rehang, opening 12 June 2026 as part of A Thousand Times Berlin.

Blurring sculpture, sound, and performance, Tsabar’s Work on Felt series transforms raw felt into playable, evolving instruments. The tension of the strings shapes both the form and the sound, so changes in pitch are directly reflected in the sculpture’s physical state. Each work is activated through interaction, inviting audiences to engage with it as both object and instrument.

Her Inversions series extends this dialogue into architecture, activating hidden spaces within walls. Inspired by the acoustics of instrument sound holes, these works respond to touch and movement, producing layered sonic environments drawn from field recordings of Brood X cicadas and vocal elements.

Special thanks to Artis for their support.

Work on Felt (Variation 22) Dark Blue, 2023
felt, carbon fiber, epoxy, wood, archival PVA, guitar Tuner, piano string, cable stops, aluminum, piezo microphone, guitar amplifier
197 x 166 x 65 cm, unique

Inversion #4, 2021
voice of Wolf Weston, sound of BroodX cicadas, wood, varnish, paint, infra-red sensors, Arduino, WAV trigger, wiCoding: Brian Oakesres, cable port, cables, purfling
244 x 157 x 42 cm, unique

Inversion #6, 2021
wood, strings, varnish, paint, banjo tuners, contact microphones, cable port
244 x 141 x 21 cm, unique

Estuaries performance, 2024
Hamburger Bahnhof
36 minutes

@artiscontemporary @hamburger_bahnhof

Congratulations to Naama Tsabar on the recent acquisition of her work by Hamburger Bahnhof – National Gallery for Contemporary Art following her 2024 solo exhibition, Estuaries. ✨

The museum has acquired Work on Felt (Variation 22) Dark Blue (2023), Inversion #6 (2021), and Inversion #4 (2021). Inversion #4 will be included in the upcoming collection rehang, opening 12 June 2026 as part of A Thousand Times Berlin.

Blurring sculpture, sound, and performance, Tsabar’s Work on Felt series transforms raw felt into playable, evolving instruments. The tension of the strings shapes both the form and the sound, so changes in pitch are directly reflected in the sculpture’s physical state. Each work is activated through interaction, inviting audiences to engage with it as both object and instrument.

Her Inversions series extends this dialogue into architecture, activating hidden spaces within walls. Inspired by the acoustics of instrument sound holes, these works respond to touch and movement, producing layered sonic environments drawn from field recordings of Brood X cicadas and vocal elements.

Special thanks to Artis for their support.

Work on Felt (Variation 22) Dark Blue, 2023
felt, carbon fiber, epoxy, wood, archival PVA, guitar Tuner, piano string, cable stops, aluminum, piezo microphone, guitar amplifier
197 x 166 x 65 cm, unique

Inversion #4, 2021
voice of Wolf Weston, sound of BroodX cicadas, wood, varnish, paint, infra-red sensors, Arduino, WAV trigger, wiCoding: Brian Oakesres, cable port, cables, purfling
244 x 157 x 42 cm, unique

Inversion #6, 2021
wood, strings, varnish, paint, banjo tuners, contact microphones, cable port
244 x 141 x 21 cm, unique

Estuaries performance, 2024
Hamburger Bahnhof
36 minutes

@artiscontemporary @hamburger_bahnhof

Congratulations to Naama Tsabar on the recent acquisition of her work by Hamburger Bahnhof – National Gallery for Contemporary Art following her 2024 solo exhibition, Estuaries. ✨

The museum has acquired Work on Felt (Variation 22) Dark Blue (2023), Inversion #6 (2021), and Inversion #4 (2021). Inversion #4 will be included in the upcoming collection rehang, opening 12 June 2026 as part of A Thousand Times Berlin.

Blurring sculpture, sound, and performance, Tsabar’s Work on Felt series transforms raw felt into playable, evolving instruments. The tension of the strings shapes both the form and the sound, so changes in pitch are directly reflected in the sculpture’s physical state. Each work is activated through interaction, inviting audiences to engage with it as both object and instrument.

Her Inversions series extends this dialogue into architecture, activating hidden spaces within walls. Inspired by the acoustics of instrument sound holes, these works respond to touch and movement, producing layered sonic environments drawn from field recordings of Brood X cicadas and vocal elements.

Special thanks to Artis for their support.

Work on Felt (Variation 22) Dark Blue, 2023
felt, carbon fiber, epoxy, wood, archival PVA, guitar Tuner, piano string, cable stops, aluminum, piezo microphone, guitar amplifier
197 x 166 x 65 cm, unique

Inversion #4, 2021
voice of Wolf Weston, sound of BroodX cicadas, wood, varnish, paint, infra-red sensors, Arduino, WAV trigger, wiCoding: Brian Oakesres, cable port, cables, purfling
244 x 157 x 42 cm, unique

Inversion #6, 2021
wood, strings, varnish, paint, banjo tuners, contact microphones, cable port
244 x 141 x 21 cm, unique

Estuaries performance, 2024
Hamburger Bahnhof
36 minutes

@artiscontemporary @hamburger_bahnhof

Congratulations to Naama Tsabar on the recent acquisition of her work by Hamburger Bahnhof – National Gallery for Contemporary Art following her 2024 solo exhibition, Estuaries. ✨

The museum has acquired Work on Felt (Variation 22) Dark Blue (2023), Inversion #6 (2021), and Inversion #4 (2021). Inversion #4 will be included in the upcoming collection rehang, opening 12 June 2026 as part of A Thousand Times Berlin.

Blurring sculpture, sound, and performance, Tsabar’s Work on Felt series transforms raw felt into playable, evolving instruments. The tension of the strings shapes both the form and the sound, so changes in pitch are directly reflected in the sculpture’s physical state. Each work is activated through interaction, inviting audiences to engage with it as both object and instrument.

Her Inversions series extends this dialogue into architecture, activating hidden spaces within walls. Inspired by the acoustics of instrument sound holes, these works respond to touch and movement, producing layered sonic environments drawn from field recordings of Brood X cicadas and vocal elements.

Special thanks to Artis for their support.

Work on Felt (Variation 22) Dark Blue, 2023
felt, carbon fiber, epoxy, wood, archival PVA, guitar Tuner, piano string, cable stops, aluminum, piezo microphone, guitar amplifier
197 x 166 x 65 cm, unique

Inversion #4, 2021
voice of Wolf Weston, sound of BroodX cicadas, wood, varnish, paint, infra-red sensors, Arduino, WAV trigger, wiCoding: Brian Oakesres, cable port, cables, purfling
244 x 157 x 42 cm, unique

Inversion #6, 2021
wood, strings, varnish, paint, banjo tuners, contact microphones, cable port
244 x 141 x 21 cm, unique

Estuaries performance, 2024
Hamburger Bahnhof
36 minutes

@artiscontemporary @hamburger_bahnhof

Demeter, (The Birth Of Florida), 2026
Incorporating Art Deco architectural forms, ornamental motifs, and stylized representations of waves, Nina Surel’s ceramic mural envisions Florida’s birth through a mythic, feminine lens. The composition features a central human figure that embodies Florida as a fertile goddess, encircled by palm trees, an alligator, a roseate spoonbill, and other native flora and fauna. Linked to mythological archetypes like Demeter, the Greek goddess of harvest, agriculture, and fertility, Surel’s work underscores her interest in mysticism, botany, and humanity’s connection to nature.

In contrast to historical narratives of European conquest—specifically, Juan Ponce de León’s 1513 expedition—Surel reframes Florida’s origin as one grounded in birth and fertility, shifting the focus towards coexistence and ecological interdependence.
The mural’s unglazed, sandy surface evokes the texture of a sandcastle, referencing the state’s shores. Building on the themes in her earlier work, Surel depicts the peninsula as a generative presence intrinsically linked to the environment that sustains her. The work invites viewers into a symbolic geography where past, present, and future converge, and the divine feminine emerges as a source of knowledge, care, and continuity.

Laura Novoa

👁️On View at @soflculturalconsortiumSouth Florida Cultural Consortium Fellows exhibition at @mocanomi
Thank you to Executive Director Chana Budgazad Sheldon @cbudgazad curators Laura-Socarraz Novoa @laudsn and Kimari Jackson @kimjack , Amanda San Filippo Long @amandacarriesanfilippo and @spinelloprojects
Go visit!!
📸 @zacharybalber
@mocanomi @miamidadearts

Demeter, (The Birth Of Florida), 2026
Incorporating Art Deco architectural forms, ornamental motifs, and stylized representations of waves, Nina Surel’s ceramic mural envisions Florida’s birth through a mythic, feminine lens. The composition features a central human figure that embodies Florida as a fertile goddess, encircled by palm trees, an alligator, a roseate spoonbill, and other native flora and fauna. Linked to mythological archetypes like Demeter, the Greek goddess of harvest, agriculture, and fertility, Surel’s work underscores her interest in mysticism, botany, and humanity’s connection to nature.

In contrast to historical narratives of European conquest—specifically, Juan Ponce de León’s 1513 expedition—Surel reframes Florida’s origin as one grounded in birth and fertility, shifting the focus towards coexistence and ecological interdependence.
The mural’s unglazed, sandy surface evokes the texture of a sandcastle, referencing the state’s shores. Building on the themes in her earlier work, Surel depicts the peninsula as a generative presence intrinsically linked to the environment that sustains her. The work invites viewers into a symbolic geography where past, present, and future converge, and the divine feminine emerges as a source of knowledge, care, and continuity.

Laura Novoa

👁️On View at @soflculturalconsortiumSouth Florida Cultural Consortium Fellows exhibition at @mocanomi
Thank you to Executive Director Chana Budgazad Sheldon @cbudgazad curators Laura-Socarraz Novoa @laudsn and Kimari Jackson @kimjack , Amanda San Filippo Long @amandacarriesanfilippo and @spinelloprojects
Go visit!!
📸 @zacharybalber
@mocanomi @miamidadearts

Demeter, (The Birth Of Florida), 2026
Incorporating Art Deco architectural forms, ornamental motifs, and stylized representations of waves, Nina Surel’s ceramic mural envisions Florida’s birth through a mythic, feminine lens. The composition features a central human figure that embodies Florida as a fertile goddess, encircled by palm trees, an alligator, a roseate spoonbill, and other native flora and fauna. Linked to mythological archetypes like Demeter, the Greek goddess of harvest, agriculture, and fertility, Surel’s work underscores her interest in mysticism, botany, and humanity’s connection to nature.

In contrast to historical narratives of European conquest—specifically, Juan Ponce de León’s 1513 expedition—Surel reframes Florida’s origin as one grounded in birth and fertility, shifting the focus towards coexistence and ecological interdependence.
The mural’s unglazed, sandy surface evokes the texture of a sandcastle, referencing the state’s shores. Building on the themes in her earlier work, Surel depicts the peninsula as a generative presence intrinsically linked to the environment that sustains her. The work invites viewers into a symbolic geography where past, present, and future converge, and the divine feminine emerges as a source of knowledge, care, and continuity.

Laura Novoa

👁️On View at @soflculturalconsortiumSouth Florida Cultural Consortium Fellows exhibition at @mocanomi
Thank you to Executive Director Chana Budgazad Sheldon @cbudgazad curators Laura-Socarraz Novoa @laudsn and Kimari Jackson @kimjack , Amanda San Filippo Long @amandacarriesanfilippo and @spinelloprojects
Go visit!!
📸 @zacharybalber
@mocanomi @miamidadearts

💫 Opening Today — Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation at NADA New York by @esai_alfredo

NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13

📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm

🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm

Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]

Installation Images Courtesy of Spinello Projects

💫 Opening Today — Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation at NADA New York by @esai_alfredo

NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13

📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm

🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm

Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]

Installation Images Courtesy of Spinello Projects

💫 Opening Today — Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation at NADA New York by @esai_alfredo

NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13

📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm

🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm

Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]

Installation Images Courtesy of Spinello Projects

💫 Opening Today — Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation at NADA New York by @esai_alfredo

NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13

📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm

🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm

Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]

Installation Images Courtesy of Spinello Projects

💫 Opening Today — Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation at NADA New York by @esai_alfredo

NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13

📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm

🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm

Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]

Installation Images Courtesy of Spinello Projects

💫 Opening Today — Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation at NADA New York by @esai_alfredo

NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13

📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm

🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm

Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]

Installation Images Courtesy of Spinello Projects

💫 Opening Today — Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation at NADA New York by @esai_alfredo

NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13

📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm

🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm

Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]

Installation Images Courtesy of Spinello Projects

💫 Opening Today — Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation at NADA New York by @esai_alfredo

NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13

📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm

🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm

Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]

Installation Images Courtesy of Spinello Projects

💫 Opening Today — Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation at NADA New York by @esai_alfredo

NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13

📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm

🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm

Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]

Installation Images Courtesy of Spinello Projects

💫 Opening Today — Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation at NADA New York by @esai_alfredo

NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13

📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm

🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm

Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]

Installation Images Courtesy of Spinello Projects

💫 Opening Today — Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation at NADA New York by @esai_alfredo

NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13

📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm

🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm

Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]

Installation Images Courtesy of Spinello Projects

💫 Opening Today — Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation at NADA New York by @esai_alfredo

NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13

📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm

🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm

Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]

Installation Images Courtesy of Spinello Projects

💫 Opening Today — Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation at NADA New York by @esai_alfredo

NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13

📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm

🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm

Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]

Installation Images Courtesy of Spinello Projects

💫 Opening Today — Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation at NADA New York by @esai_alfredo

NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13

📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm

🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm

Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]

Installation Images Courtesy of Spinello Projects

💫 Opening Today — Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation at NADA New York by @esai_alfredo

NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13

📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001

🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm

🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm

Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]

Installation Images Courtesy of Spinello Projects

💫 Next Week! — Esaí Alfredo at NADA New York — Spinello Projects presents Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation by @esai_alfredo
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NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13
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📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001
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🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm
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🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm
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Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]
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Images: The Shooting Star (Luis & Giancarlo), diptych, 2026, Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in. each

💫 Next Week! — Esaí Alfredo at NADA New York — Spinello Projects presents Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth presentation by @esai_alfredo
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NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13
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📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001
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🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm
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🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm
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Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]
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Images: The Shooting Star (Luis & Giancarlo), diptych, 2026, Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in. each

🐚 Nina Surel x @delanomiamibeach — Nina Surel’s commissioned work, The Multiverse is Singing Our Song, is now on view at the newly reopened Delano South Beach!
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Rooted in Florida’s ecological histories and shaped through richly textured stoneware, Surel’s sculptural practice explores transformation, myth, fertility, and feminine identity through surreal botanical and symbolic forms.
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Originally opened in 1947, the iconic Delano returns following a six-year restoration led by Ennismore, with hotel’s inaugural art program curated by Nicola Green.
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With special thanks to Delano South Beach and the team behind Nicola Green’s curatorial vision for their support and collaboration.
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Images: The Multiverse is Singing Our Song, 2025, Underglaze on stoneware over wood, 54“ W × 33” H × 1“ D, Photo by Anthony Spinello

🐚 Nina Surel x @delanomiamibeach — Nina Surel’s commissioned work, The Multiverse is Singing Our Song, is now on view at the newly reopened Delano South Beach!
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Rooted in Florida’s ecological histories and shaped through richly textured stoneware, Surel’s sculptural practice explores transformation, myth, fertility, and feminine identity through surreal botanical and symbolic forms.
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Originally opened in 1947, the iconic Delano returns following a six-year restoration led by Ennismore, with hotel’s inaugural art program curated by Nicola Green.
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With special thanks to Delano South Beach and the team behind Nicola Green’s curatorial vision for their support and collaboration.
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Images: The Multiverse is Singing Our Song, 2025, Underglaze on stoneware over wood, 54“ W × 33” H × 1“ D, Photo by Anthony Spinello

🐚 Nina Surel x @delanomiamibeach — Nina Surel’s commissioned work, The Multiverse is Singing Our Song, is now on view at the newly reopened Delano South Beach!
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Rooted in Florida’s ecological histories and shaped through richly textured stoneware, Surel’s sculptural practice explores transformation, myth, fertility, and feminine identity through surreal botanical and symbolic forms.
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Originally opened in 1947, the iconic Delano returns following a six-year restoration led by Ennismore, with hotel’s inaugural art program curated by Nicola Green.
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With special thanks to Delano South Beach and the team behind Nicola Green’s curatorial vision for their support and collaboration.
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Images: The Multiverse is Singing Our Song, 2025, Underglaze on stoneware over wood, 54“ W × 33” H × 1“ D, Photo by Anthony Spinello

📣UNREAL — An invitational survey exhibition presented by Secrist | Beach featuring Spinello Projects’ artists: Esaí Alfredo, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Jared McGriff, and Nina Surel
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📍Secrist | Beach
1801 West Hubbard Street
Chicago IL 60622
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🗓️Exhibition Hours
April 10 - June 13, 2026
Tuesday to Friday, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, 11am - 5pm
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UNREAL is an invitational survey exhibition featuring fourteen artists exploring these strange and anxious times through the guise of surrealism. One hundred years later, the core principles of surrealism still revolve around dreamlike narratives, symbolic iconography, distorted or abstract humor, illusionistic play of materials and mediums, and the stretching of rationality in pursuit of liberation. UNREAL takes a flexible, contemporaneous interpretation of these ideologies while keeping a wary eye on the complexities of the current socio-political, conceptual, and philosophical concerns taking place now.

Participating artists: Esaí Alfredo, Dan Attoe, Ever Baldwin, Omar Barquet, Chris Bradley, Ginny Casey, Josh Dihle, Al Freeman, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Lola Gil, Naomi Hawksley, Rodrigo Imaz, Jared McGriff, Kitty Rauth and Nina Surel
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📷Installation view of UNREAL, courtesy Secrist | Beach.
Image II: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, Su Piel (Your Skin), 2023, Oil on canvas, 63 x 63 in.
Image IV: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, La Lección (The Lesson), 2022, Oil on canvas, 63 x 64.5 in.
Image VI: JARED MCGRIFF, Gathering Before Embarking, 2023, Oil on canvas, 54 x 68 in.
Image IX: NINA SUREL, The Queen Conch & Beauty Berry, 2024, Underglaze on stoneware over wood, 53.5 x 32.5 x 1 in.

📣UNREAL — An invitational survey exhibition presented by Secrist | Beach featuring Spinello Projects’ artists: Esaí Alfredo, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Jared McGriff, and Nina Surel
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📍Secrist | Beach
1801 West Hubbard Street
Chicago IL 60622
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🗓️Exhibition Hours
April 10 - June 13, 2026
Tuesday to Friday, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, 11am - 5pm
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UNREAL is an invitational survey exhibition featuring fourteen artists exploring these strange and anxious times through the guise of surrealism. One hundred years later, the core principles of surrealism still revolve around dreamlike narratives, symbolic iconography, distorted or abstract humor, illusionistic play of materials and mediums, and the stretching of rationality in pursuit of liberation. UNREAL takes a flexible, contemporaneous interpretation of these ideologies while keeping a wary eye on the complexities of the current socio-political, conceptual, and philosophical concerns taking place now.

Participating artists: Esaí Alfredo, Dan Attoe, Ever Baldwin, Omar Barquet, Chris Bradley, Ginny Casey, Josh Dihle, Al Freeman, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Lola Gil, Naomi Hawksley, Rodrigo Imaz, Jared McGriff, Kitty Rauth and Nina Surel
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📷Installation view of UNREAL, courtesy Secrist | Beach.
Image II: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, Su Piel (Your Skin), 2023, Oil on canvas, 63 x 63 in.
Image IV: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, La Lección (The Lesson), 2022, Oil on canvas, 63 x 64.5 in.
Image VI: JARED MCGRIFF, Gathering Before Embarking, 2023, Oil on canvas, 54 x 68 in.
Image IX: NINA SUREL, The Queen Conch & Beauty Berry, 2024, Underglaze on stoneware over wood, 53.5 x 32.5 x 1 in.

📣UNREAL — An invitational survey exhibition presented by Secrist | Beach featuring Spinello Projects’ artists: Esaí Alfredo, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Jared McGriff, and Nina Surel
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📍Secrist | Beach
1801 West Hubbard Street
Chicago IL 60622
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🗓️Exhibition Hours
April 10 - June 13, 2026
Tuesday to Friday, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, 11am - 5pm
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UNREAL is an invitational survey exhibition featuring fourteen artists exploring these strange and anxious times through the guise of surrealism. One hundred years later, the core principles of surrealism still revolve around dreamlike narratives, symbolic iconography, distorted or abstract humor, illusionistic play of materials and mediums, and the stretching of rationality in pursuit of liberation. UNREAL takes a flexible, contemporaneous interpretation of these ideologies while keeping a wary eye on the complexities of the current socio-political, conceptual, and philosophical concerns taking place now.

Participating artists: Esaí Alfredo, Dan Attoe, Ever Baldwin, Omar Barquet, Chris Bradley, Ginny Casey, Josh Dihle, Al Freeman, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Lola Gil, Naomi Hawksley, Rodrigo Imaz, Jared McGriff, Kitty Rauth and Nina Surel
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📷Installation view of UNREAL, courtesy Secrist | Beach.
Image II: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, Su Piel (Your Skin), 2023, Oil on canvas, 63 x 63 in.
Image IV: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, La Lección (The Lesson), 2022, Oil on canvas, 63 x 64.5 in.
Image VI: JARED MCGRIFF, Gathering Before Embarking, 2023, Oil on canvas, 54 x 68 in.
Image IX: NINA SUREL, The Queen Conch & Beauty Berry, 2024, Underglaze on stoneware over wood, 53.5 x 32.5 x 1 in.

📣UNREAL — An invitational survey exhibition presented by Secrist | Beach featuring Spinello Projects’ artists: Esaí Alfredo, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Jared McGriff, and Nina Surel
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📍Secrist | Beach
1801 West Hubbard Street
Chicago IL 60622
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🗓️Exhibition Hours
April 10 - June 13, 2026
Tuesday to Friday, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, 11am - 5pm
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UNREAL is an invitational survey exhibition featuring fourteen artists exploring these strange and anxious times through the guise of surrealism. One hundred years later, the core principles of surrealism still revolve around dreamlike narratives, symbolic iconography, distorted or abstract humor, illusionistic play of materials and mediums, and the stretching of rationality in pursuit of liberation. UNREAL takes a flexible, contemporaneous interpretation of these ideologies while keeping a wary eye on the complexities of the current socio-political, conceptual, and philosophical concerns taking place now.

Participating artists: Esaí Alfredo, Dan Attoe, Ever Baldwin, Omar Barquet, Chris Bradley, Ginny Casey, Josh Dihle, Al Freeman, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Lola Gil, Naomi Hawksley, Rodrigo Imaz, Jared McGriff, Kitty Rauth and Nina Surel
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📷Installation view of UNREAL, courtesy Secrist | Beach.
Image II: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, Su Piel (Your Skin), 2023, Oil on canvas, 63 x 63 in.
Image IV: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, La Lección (The Lesson), 2022, Oil on canvas, 63 x 64.5 in.
Image VI: JARED MCGRIFF, Gathering Before Embarking, 2023, Oil on canvas, 54 x 68 in.
Image IX: NINA SUREL, The Queen Conch & Beauty Berry, 2024, Underglaze on stoneware over wood, 53.5 x 32.5 x 1 in.

📣UNREAL — An invitational survey exhibition presented by Secrist | Beach featuring Spinello Projects’ artists: Esaí Alfredo, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Jared McGriff, and Nina Surel
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📍Secrist | Beach
1801 West Hubbard Street
Chicago IL 60622
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🗓️Exhibition Hours
April 10 - June 13, 2026
Tuesday to Friday, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, 11am - 5pm
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UNREAL is an invitational survey exhibition featuring fourteen artists exploring these strange and anxious times through the guise of surrealism. One hundred years later, the core principles of surrealism still revolve around dreamlike narratives, symbolic iconography, distorted or abstract humor, illusionistic play of materials and mediums, and the stretching of rationality in pursuit of liberation. UNREAL takes a flexible, contemporaneous interpretation of these ideologies while keeping a wary eye on the complexities of the current socio-political, conceptual, and philosophical concerns taking place now.

Participating artists: Esaí Alfredo, Dan Attoe, Ever Baldwin, Omar Barquet, Chris Bradley, Ginny Casey, Josh Dihle, Al Freeman, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Lola Gil, Naomi Hawksley, Rodrigo Imaz, Jared McGriff, Kitty Rauth and Nina Surel
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📷Installation view of UNREAL, courtesy Secrist | Beach.
Image II: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, Su Piel (Your Skin), 2023, Oil on canvas, 63 x 63 in.
Image IV: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, La Lección (The Lesson), 2022, Oil on canvas, 63 x 64.5 in.
Image VI: JARED MCGRIFF, Gathering Before Embarking, 2023, Oil on canvas, 54 x 68 in.
Image IX: NINA SUREL, The Queen Conch & Beauty Berry, 2024, Underglaze on stoneware over wood, 53.5 x 32.5 x 1 in.

📣UNREAL — An invitational survey exhibition presented by Secrist | Beach featuring Spinello Projects’ artists: Esaí Alfredo, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Jared McGriff, and Nina Surel
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📍Secrist | Beach
1801 West Hubbard Street
Chicago IL 60622
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🗓️Exhibition Hours
April 10 - June 13, 2026
Tuesday to Friday, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, 11am - 5pm
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UNREAL is an invitational survey exhibition featuring fourteen artists exploring these strange and anxious times through the guise of surrealism. One hundred years later, the core principles of surrealism still revolve around dreamlike narratives, symbolic iconography, distorted or abstract humor, illusionistic play of materials and mediums, and the stretching of rationality in pursuit of liberation. UNREAL takes a flexible, contemporaneous interpretation of these ideologies while keeping a wary eye on the complexities of the current socio-political, conceptual, and philosophical concerns taking place now.

Participating artists: Esaí Alfredo, Dan Attoe, Ever Baldwin, Omar Barquet, Chris Bradley, Ginny Casey, Josh Dihle, Al Freeman, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Lola Gil, Naomi Hawksley, Rodrigo Imaz, Jared McGriff, Kitty Rauth and Nina Surel
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📷Installation view of UNREAL, courtesy Secrist | Beach.
Image II: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, Su Piel (Your Skin), 2023, Oil on canvas, 63 x 63 in.
Image IV: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, La Lección (The Lesson), 2022, Oil on canvas, 63 x 64.5 in.
Image VI: JARED MCGRIFF, Gathering Before Embarking, 2023, Oil on canvas, 54 x 68 in.
Image IX: NINA SUREL, The Queen Conch & Beauty Berry, 2024, Underglaze on stoneware over wood, 53.5 x 32.5 x 1 in.

📣UNREAL — An invitational survey exhibition presented by Secrist | Beach featuring Spinello Projects’ artists: Esaí Alfredo, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Jared McGriff, and Nina Surel
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📍Secrist | Beach
1801 West Hubbard Street
Chicago IL 60622
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🗓️Exhibition Hours
April 10 - June 13, 2026
Tuesday to Friday, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, 11am - 5pm
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UNREAL is an invitational survey exhibition featuring fourteen artists exploring these strange and anxious times through the guise of surrealism. One hundred years later, the core principles of surrealism still revolve around dreamlike narratives, symbolic iconography, distorted or abstract humor, illusionistic play of materials and mediums, and the stretching of rationality in pursuit of liberation. UNREAL takes a flexible, contemporaneous interpretation of these ideologies while keeping a wary eye on the complexities of the current socio-political, conceptual, and philosophical concerns taking place now.

Participating artists: Esaí Alfredo, Dan Attoe, Ever Baldwin, Omar Barquet, Chris Bradley, Ginny Casey, Josh Dihle, Al Freeman, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Lola Gil, Naomi Hawksley, Rodrigo Imaz, Jared McGriff, Kitty Rauth and Nina Surel
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📷Installation view of UNREAL, courtesy Secrist | Beach.
Image II: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, Su Piel (Your Skin), 2023, Oil on canvas, 63 x 63 in.
Image IV: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, La Lección (The Lesson), 2022, Oil on canvas, 63 x 64.5 in.
Image VI: JARED MCGRIFF, Gathering Before Embarking, 2023, Oil on canvas, 54 x 68 in.
Image IX: NINA SUREL, The Queen Conch & Beauty Berry, 2024, Underglaze on stoneware over wood, 53.5 x 32.5 x 1 in.

📣UNREAL — An invitational survey exhibition presented by Secrist | Beach featuring Spinello Projects’ artists: Esaí Alfredo, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Jared McGriff, and Nina Surel
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📍Secrist | Beach
1801 West Hubbard Street
Chicago IL 60622
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🗓️Exhibition Hours
April 10 - June 13, 2026
Tuesday to Friday, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, 11am - 5pm
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UNREAL is an invitational survey exhibition featuring fourteen artists exploring these strange and anxious times through the guise of surrealism. One hundred years later, the core principles of surrealism still revolve around dreamlike narratives, symbolic iconography, distorted or abstract humor, illusionistic play of materials and mediums, and the stretching of rationality in pursuit of liberation. UNREAL takes a flexible, contemporaneous interpretation of these ideologies while keeping a wary eye on the complexities of the current socio-political, conceptual, and philosophical concerns taking place now.

Participating artists: Esaí Alfredo, Dan Attoe, Ever Baldwin, Omar Barquet, Chris Bradley, Ginny Casey, Josh Dihle, Al Freeman, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Lola Gil, Naomi Hawksley, Rodrigo Imaz, Jared McGriff, Kitty Rauth and Nina Surel
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📷Installation view of UNREAL, courtesy Secrist | Beach.
Image II: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, Su Piel (Your Skin), 2023, Oil on canvas, 63 x 63 in.
Image IV: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, La Lección (The Lesson), 2022, Oil on canvas, 63 x 64.5 in.
Image VI: JARED MCGRIFF, Gathering Before Embarking, 2023, Oil on canvas, 54 x 68 in.
Image IX: NINA SUREL, The Queen Conch & Beauty Berry, 2024, Underglaze on stoneware over wood, 53.5 x 32.5 x 1 in.

📣UNREAL — An invitational survey exhibition presented by Secrist | Beach featuring Spinello Projects’ artists: Esaí Alfredo, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Jared McGriff, and Nina Surel
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📍Secrist | Beach
1801 West Hubbard Street
Chicago IL 60622
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🗓️Exhibition Hours
April 10 - June 13, 2026
Tuesday to Friday, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, 11am - 5pm
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UNREAL is an invitational survey exhibition featuring fourteen artists exploring these strange and anxious times through the guise of surrealism. One hundred years later, the core principles of surrealism still revolve around dreamlike narratives, symbolic iconography, distorted or abstract humor, illusionistic play of materials and mediums, and the stretching of rationality in pursuit of liberation. UNREAL takes a flexible, contemporaneous interpretation of these ideologies while keeping a wary eye on the complexities of the current socio-political, conceptual, and philosophical concerns taking place now.

Participating artists: Esaí Alfredo, Dan Attoe, Ever Baldwin, Omar Barquet, Chris Bradley, Ginny Casey, Josh Dihle, Al Freeman, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Lola Gil, Naomi Hawksley, Rodrigo Imaz, Jared McGriff, Kitty Rauth and Nina Surel
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📷Installation view of UNREAL, courtesy Secrist | Beach.
Image II: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, Su Piel (Your Skin), 2023, Oil on canvas, 63 x 63 in.
Image IV: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, La Lección (The Lesson), 2022, Oil on canvas, 63 x 64.5 in.
Image VI: JARED MCGRIFF, Gathering Before Embarking, 2023, Oil on canvas, 54 x 68 in.
Image IX: NINA SUREL, The Queen Conch & Beauty Berry, 2024, Underglaze on stoneware over wood, 53.5 x 32.5 x 1 in.

📣UNREAL — An invitational survey exhibition presented by Secrist | Beach featuring Spinello Projects’ artists: Esaí Alfredo, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Jared McGriff, and Nina Surel
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📍Secrist | Beach
1801 West Hubbard Street
Chicago IL 60622
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🗓️Exhibition Hours
April 10 - June 13, 2026
Tuesday to Friday, 10am - 6pm
Saturday, 11am - 5pm
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UNREAL is an invitational survey exhibition featuring fourteen artists exploring these strange and anxious times through the guise of surrealism. One hundred years later, the core principles of surrealism still revolve around dreamlike narratives, symbolic iconography, distorted or abstract humor, illusionistic play of materials and mediums, and the stretching of rationality in pursuit of liberation. UNREAL takes a flexible, contemporaneous interpretation of these ideologies while keeping a wary eye on the complexities of the current socio-political, conceptual, and philosophical concerns taking place now.

Participating artists: Esaí Alfredo, Dan Attoe, Ever Baldwin, Omar Barquet, Chris Bradley, Ginny Casey, Josh Dihle, Al Freeman, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz, Lola Gil, Naomi Hawksley, Rodrigo Imaz, Jared McGriff, Kitty Rauth and Nina Surel
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📷Installation view of UNREAL, courtesy Secrist | Beach.
Image II: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, Su Piel (Your Skin), 2023, Oil on canvas, 63 x 63 in.
Image IV: NEREIDA GARCIA-FERRAZ, La Lección (The Lesson), 2022, Oil on canvas, 63 x 64.5 in.
Image VI: JARED MCGRIFF, Gathering Before Embarking, 2023, Oil on canvas, 54 x 68 in.
Image IX: NINA SUREL, The Queen Conch & Beauty Berry, 2024, Underglaze on stoneware over wood, 53.5 x 32.5 x 1 in.

🌌Spinello Projects presents Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth by Miami-based painter Esaí Alfredoat NADA New York.
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NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13
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📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001
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🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm
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🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm
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Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]
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Image I: Waiting For The Shooting Star, 2026, Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in.
Image II: Just Look At The Night Sky and Find Our Constellation, 2026, Oil on canvas, 50 x 70 in.

🌌Spinello Projects presents Te Llevo / I Carry You, a solo booth by Miami-based painter Esaí Alfredoat NADA New York.
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NADA New York
Spinello Projects
Esaí Alfredo
Booth E13
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📍The Starrett-Lehigh Building
601 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001
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🥂VIP Preview (by Invitation)
Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm
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🗓️Open to the Public
Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm
Thur-Sat, May 14-16, 11am–7pm
Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm
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Expanding on his ongoing exploration of memory, belonging, and queer identity, Alfredo’s latest body of work unfolds as a sequence of intimate, narrative-driven paintings that trace the emotional contours of friendship, love, and departure. Inspired in part by the closing scene of Wicked, in which two protagonists reflect on the lasting impact of their bond before parting, the series draws from the artist’s own experience of migration between Puerto Rico and the United States, where distance and displacement shape the rhythms of connection and farewell. [...]
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Image I: Waiting For The Shooting Star, 2026, Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in.
Image II: Just Look At The Night Sky and Find Our Constellation, 2026, Oil on canvas, 50 x 70 in.

⛰️[Artrabbit] Pleasure, Intellect, and the Soft Sell: Dallas Art Week — A tale of two fairs in Dallas offers a revealing snapshot of the U.S. art market today, where escapism, accessibility, and intellect quietly compete for attention.
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“For others, home was presented in a more abstracted light. Marlon Portales, represented by Spinello Projects in Miami, described his lush, vivid landscapes as spiritual in nature. His most recent body of work places the artist’s characters in oversized, sensual environments, the land dwarfing lovers and wanderers, consuming and eating them. The landscapes are colorful interpretations of both real countryside in Cuba, where he grew up, as well as imagined. [...]”
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— Written by Callie Windle @calliejwindle
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Image: Marlon Portales, Primavera o Descanso, 2026, Oil on canvas, 64 x 96 in.

⛰️[Artrabbit] Pleasure, Intellect, and the Soft Sell: Dallas Art Week — A tale of two fairs in Dallas offers a revealing snapshot of the U.S. art market today, where escapism, accessibility, and intellect quietly compete for attention.
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“For others, home was presented in a more abstracted light. Marlon Portales, represented by Spinello Projects in Miami, described his lush, vivid landscapes as spiritual in nature. His most recent body of work places the artist’s characters in oversized, sensual environments, the land dwarfing lovers and wanderers, consuming and eating them. The landscapes are colorful interpretations of both real countryside in Cuba, where he grew up, as well as imagined. [...]”
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— Written by Callie Windle @calliejwindle
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Image: Marlon Portales, Primavera o Descanso, 2026, Oil on canvas, 64 x 96 in.

⛰️[Artrabbit] Pleasure, Intellect, and the Soft Sell: Dallas Art Week — A tale of two fairs in Dallas offers a revealing snapshot of the U.S. art market today, where escapism, accessibility, and intellect quietly compete for attention.
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“For others, home was presented in a more abstracted light. Marlon Portales, represented by Spinello Projects in Miami, described his lush, vivid landscapes as spiritual in nature. His most recent body of work places the artist’s characters in oversized, sensual environments, the land dwarfing lovers and wanderers, consuming and eating them. The landscapes are colorful interpretations of both real countryside in Cuba, where he grew up, as well as imagined. [...]”
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— Written by Callie Windle @calliejwindle
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Image: Marlon Portales, Primavera o Descanso, 2026, Oil on canvas, 64 x 96 in.

⛰️[Artrabbit] Pleasure, Intellect, and the Soft Sell: Dallas Art Week — A tale of two fairs in Dallas offers a revealing snapshot of the U.S. art market today, where escapism, accessibility, and intellect quietly compete for attention.
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“For others, home was presented in a more abstracted light. Marlon Portales, represented by Spinello Projects in Miami, described his lush, vivid landscapes as spiritual in nature. His most recent body of work places the artist’s characters in oversized, sensual environments, the land dwarfing lovers and wanderers, consuming and eating them. The landscapes are colorful interpretations of both real countryside in Cuba, where he grew up, as well as imagined. [...]”
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— Written by Callie Windle @calliejwindle
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Image: Marlon Portales, Primavera o Descanso, 2026, Oil on canvas, 64 x 96 in.

⛰️[Artrabbit] Pleasure, Intellect, and the Soft Sell: Dallas Art Week — A tale of two fairs in Dallas offers a revealing snapshot of the U.S. art market today, where escapism, accessibility, and intellect quietly compete for attention.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
“For others, home was presented in a more abstracted light. Marlon Portales, represented by Spinello Projects in Miami, described his lush, vivid landscapes as spiritual in nature. His most recent body of work places the artist’s characters in oversized, sensual environments, the land dwarfing lovers and wanderers, consuming and eating them. The landscapes are colorful interpretations of both real countryside in Cuba, where he grew up, as well as imagined. [...]”
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— Written by Callie Windle @calliejwindle
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Image: Marlon Portales, Primavera o Descanso, 2026, Oil on canvas, 64 x 96 in.

⛰️[Artrabbit] Pleasure, Intellect, and the Soft Sell: Dallas Art Week — A tale of two fairs in Dallas offers a revealing snapshot of the U.S. art market today, where escapism, accessibility, and intellect quietly compete for attention.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
“For others, home was presented in a more abstracted light. Marlon Portales, represented by Spinello Projects in Miami, described his lush, vivid landscapes as spiritual in nature. His most recent body of work places the artist’s characters in oversized, sensual environments, the land dwarfing lovers and wanderers, consuming and eating them. The landscapes are colorful interpretations of both real countryside in Cuba, where he grew up, as well as imagined. [...]”
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— Written by Callie Windle @calliejwindle
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Image: Marlon Portales, Primavera o Descanso, 2026, Oil on canvas, 64 x 96 in.

⛰️[Artrabbit] Pleasure, Intellect, and the Soft Sell: Dallas Art Week — A tale of two fairs in Dallas offers a revealing snapshot of the U.S. art market today, where escapism, accessibility, and intellect quietly compete for attention.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
“For others, home was presented in a more abstracted light. Marlon Portales, represented by Spinello Projects in Miami, described his lush, vivid landscapes as spiritual in nature. His most recent body of work places the artist’s characters in oversized, sensual environments, the land dwarfing lovers and wanderers, consuming and eating them. The landscapes are colorful interpretations of both real countryside in Cuba, where he grew up, as well as imagined. [...]”
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— Written by Callie Windle @calliejwindle
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Image: Marlon Portales, Primavera o Descanso, 2026, Oil on canvas, 64 x 96 in.

👠 Spinello Projects presents Botanical Studies, a solo booth presentation by Cuban-born artist Marlon Portales at Dallas Art Fair.
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Dallas Art Fair 2026
Spinello Projects
Solo |Marlon Portales
Booth G7
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📍Fashion Industry Gallery
1807 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75201
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🗓️VIP PREVIEW
Thursday, April 16
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GENERAL ADMISSION
Friday, April 17 - Sunday, April 19
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Portales expands his exploration of identity, desire, and transformation through an evolving pictorial language in which landscape becomes both mirror and generative force. Over recent years, his practice has moved toward a more intuitive and liberated mode of painting. In Botanical Studies, this impulse unfolds as an intimate, symbolic terrain—an imagined garden in constant metamorphosis, where figures emerge as if dreamt by nature itself.
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Image I-IV: The Poet, 2025, Oil on canvas, 40 x 70 in.
Image V: Devils Trumpet, 2025, Oil on canvas over wood panel, 40 x 40 in.

👠 Spinello Projects presents Botanical Studies, a solo booth presentation by Cuban-born artist Marlon Portales at Dallas Art Fair.
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Dallas Art Fair 2026
Spinello Projects
Solo |Marlon Portales
Booth G7
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
📍Fashion Industry Gallery
1807 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75201
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🗓️VIP PREVIEW
Thursday, April 16
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
GENERAL ADMISSION
Friday, April 17 - Sunday, April 19
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Portales expands his exploration of identity, desire, and transformation through an evolving pictorial language in which landscape becomes both mirror and generative force. Over recent years, his practice has moved toward a more intuitive and liberated mode of painting. In Botanical Studies, this impulse unfolds as an intimate, symbolic terrain—an imagined garden in constant metamorphosis, where figures emerge as if dreamt by nature itself.
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Image I-IV: The Poet, 2025, Oil on canvas, 40 x 70 in.
Image V: Devils Trumpet, 2025, Oil on canvas over wood panel, 40 x 40 in.

👠 Spinello Projects presents Botanical Studies, a solo booth presentation by Cuban-born artist Marlon Portales at Dallas Art Fair.
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Dallas Art Fair 2026
Spinello Projects
Solo |Marlon Portales
Booth G7
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
📍Fashion Industry Gallery
1807 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75201
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🗓️VIP PREVIEW
Thursday, April 16
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
GENERAL ADMISSION
Friday, April 17 - Sunday, April 19
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Portales expands his exploration of identity, desire, and transformation through an evolving pictorial language in which landscape becomes both mirror and generative force. Over recent years, his practice has moved toward a more intuitive and liberated mode of painting. In Botanical Studies, this impulse unfolds as an intimate, symbolic terrain—an imagined garden in constant metamorphosis, where figures emerge as if dreamt by nature itself.
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Image I-IV: The Poet, 2025, Oil on canvas, 40 x 70 in.
Image V: Devils Trumpet, 2025, Oil on canvas over wood panel, 40 x 40 in.

👠 Spinello Projects presents Botanical Studies, a solo booth presentation by Cuban-born artist Marlon Portales at Dallas Art Fair.
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Dallas Art Fair 2026
Spinello Projects
Solo |Marlon Portales
Booth G7
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
📍Fashion Industry Gallery
1807 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75201
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🗓️VIP PREVIEW
Thursday, April 16
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
GENERAL ADMISSION
Friday, April 17 - Sunday, April 19
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Portales expands his exploration of identity, desire, and transformation through an evolving pictorial language in which landscape becomes both mirror and generative force. Over recent years, his practice has moved toward a more intuitive and liberated mode of painting. In Botanical Studies, this impulse unfolds as an intimate, symbolic terrain—an imagined garden in constant metamorphosis, where figures emerge as if dreamt by nature itself.
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Image I-IV: The Poet, 2025, Oil on canvas, 40 x 70 in.
Image V: Devils Trumpet, 2025, Oil on canvas over wood panel, 40 x 40 in.

👠 Spinello Projects presents Botanical Studies, a solo booth presentation by Cuban-born artist Marlon Portales at Dallas Art Fair.
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Dallas Art Fair 2026
Spinello Projects
Solo |Marlon Portales
Booth G7
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
📍Fashion Industry Gallery
1807 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75201
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🗓️VIP PREVIEW
Thursday, April 16
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
GENERAL ADMISSION
Friday, April 17 - Sunday, April 19
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Portales expands his exploration of identity, desire, and transformation through an evolving pictorial language in which landscape becomes both mirror and generative force. Over recent years, his practice has moved toward a more intuitive and liberated mode of painting. In Botanical Studies, this impulse unfolds as an intimate, symbolic terrain—an imagined garden in constant metamorphosis, where figures emerge as if dreamt by nature itself.
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Image I-IV: The Poet, 2025, Oil on canvas, 40 x 70 in.
Image V: Devils Trumpet, 2025, Oil on canvas over wood panel, 40 x 40 in.