The Brabblefield

Crowd Hustle
Portland’s art scene has expanded and remained interconnected, despite recent social unrest and population swings
Jul 23 • Phillip Barcio
“There is too much to be said to say anything more”
An interview with conceptual art pioneer Joseph Kosuth
Jul 17 • Phillip Barcio

June 2026

Backyard Surrealism — a visit with Natalie Dupêcher
Dupêcher helps steward one of the world's most important Surrealist art collections, which resides in an unassuming, Modernist building in a residential…
Jun 5 • Phillip Barcio

May 2026

Becoming Each Other
Why We Need Riva Lehrer’s “Golem Girl” Right Now
May 18 • Phillip Barcio
Alfred Conteh
The Atlanta Artist Painting Black Reality
May 13 • Phillip Barcio
Short Fiction by Phil Barcio
In the 30th anniversary issue of Antipodean SF!
May 1 • Phillip Barcio

April 2026

James Little
A Love Affair with Art
Apr 27 • Phillip Barcio
New Fiction by Phil Barcio
In the new issue of Swamp Ape Review!
Apr 21 • The Brabblefield
Artists Run Vegas
Sin City’s avant-garde is off-strip
Apr 13 • Phillip Barcio
An Avant-Garde of One
Celebrating the death of dominant artistic culture
Apr 10 • Phillip Barcio
Non-Representation Matters
Michelle Grabner and Beverly Fishman unravel the politics of abstract art
Apr 6 • Phillip Barcio
Fiberglass Beasts of the Wisconsin Wild
A side trip into the fascinating process by which contemporary fiberglass public artworks come into being.
Apr 3 • Phillip Barcio
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