Art for When You Start Editing

Exceptional contemporary art selections, because less is the point

Jan 28, 2026

Good morning! Today’s newsletter feels like a shot of caffeine to the system: video art, a limited edition work made for People’s, a young artist in Milwaukee producing ethereal chromed ceramics, text-based art inspired by Frank O’Hara, and a landscape from out east in Montauk. I also feature an artist from my newly launched video series, Viewing Rooms, created in partnership with art advisor Casey Monda. The Yi Liu work below will be featured in tomorrow’s episode so please follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube!

I started this newsletter in 2022 to cut through the saturation of previews, feeds, and my never ending inbox. There are endless platforms for contemporary art discovery, but far fewer spaces for discernment and judgment on how to collect it and where to start. I hear a lot of calls for more collectors to join and support the art market ecosystem, but I wasn’t seeing many solutions how to encourage and guide new clients into the fold.

I’m less interested in commentary than in building structures that people actually return to for discovering and buying contemporary art.

Much of what I have been building has come from listening to how people actually want to live with and collect art now. The problem isn’t access to contemporary art - there’s too much available so the strategies of Duveen, Castelli, even Gagosian hold up less - but the absence of a middle structure. Institutions move too slowly to establish taste and viral social media moments move too quickly to sustain authority, so I wanted a space for art in between that feels both aspirational and possible.

Through this newsletter, Viewing Rooms, curated exhibitions at People’s, and the salons and gallery walks I host, I’ve been focused on creating spaces where contemporary art can be encountered with transparency rather than opacity, and with guidance rather than intimidation. It’s been especially gratifying to see other women doing this work in parallel:

Kate Lee is one of the youngest collectors I know to start her own nonprofit, 603 Arts Foundation for “the acquisition, preservation, and promotion of art with roots in Asia, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America, while fostering opportunities for emerging artists worldwide.” Her enriching deep dives into artists are the art history courses I’ve been sorely missing.
Alex Bass at Salon 21 is launching a panel series highlighting seasoned and emerging art collectors: you can attend the inaugural panel tonight and hear from Amitha Raman! Tickets available here.
Tze Chun founded Uprise Art which is an incredible resource for discovering artists and original works of art

I hope you enjoy this month’s free newsletter of my selections below and that my work has helped you engage with contemporary art at a deeper level. As always, I look forward to hearing everyone’s thoughts, interests, and ideas!