Open Tabs · 09.26.25
Projects, links, and notes worth saving this week across art, design, and lesbian creative culture.
She Sells Seashells
At Staten Island’s Alice Austen House, She Sells Seashells—curated by Gemma Rolls-Bentley—explores the long romance between queer women and the sea. The show is inspired by the waterside home of Alice Austen and her partner, Gertrude Tate, and is on view through February 2026. Exhibition →
Erria Beta Launch
I’ve been so excited for this since co-founder Alyssa Gerasimoff and I became friends last year creating the exhibition Gathered together. Erria is a platform where you can buy directly from designers and makers worldwide. I couldn’t be more thrilled for something like this to exist.
Christie’s Antique Sale
Instead of Rockefeller Plaza, Christie’s upcoming antique auction is happening in a Queens warehouse. Many of the lots have no reserve, so you could walk out with 18th-century French chairs for under $100. Viewing runs through October 7. Details →
15 Women-Led Art Shows in New York
Vogue rounded up 15 women-led shows this fall, and it’s stacked. I’m especially drawn to Sissi Farassat at Houk Gallery and Danielle Kosann at The Lobster Club (“You Still Haven’t Met All of the People Who Are Going to Love You”—what a title). Vogue →
Fire on Brooklyn Waterfront Devastates Artists’ Warehouse
A five-alarm fire tore through a Red Hook warehouse this week, devastating studios for hundreds of artists and designers in our community. Many lost their life’s work. A GoFundMe is circulating to help.
Custom Nipple Moldings at Hannah Traore Gallery
Misha Japanwala’s show Sarsabzi turns the gallery wall into a growing installation of nipple casts contributed by visitors. Her practice centers on rejecting the shame so often imposed on femme and nonbinary bodies. On view through December 6. Exhibition →
Lesbian Jazz by Anouk Lamm Anouk
Last year I came across Vienna-based artist Anouk Lamm Anouk’s Lesbian Jazz series and haven’t stopped thinking about it since. Artsy →
Land Art in the American West
My very outdoorsy, SLC-based little sister sent me this one (relevant, because this is not something that usually hits my NYC algorithm). A new wave of land art is rising in the West. I’m especially drawn to The Soil You See… (2023) by Wendy Red Star: a giant blood-red fingerprint, nearly eight feet tall, etched with the names of 50 Apsáalooke chiefs and tribal representatives coerced into signing treaties between 1825 and 1880—often with thumbprints or Xs.
The World’s First Audio Museum
Somehow I just discovered Audeum—the world’s first museum dedicated entirely to sound. Located in Seoul, its collection spans from Edison phonographs to Western Electric loudspeakers, reframing listening as an art experience. IG →
Mexico ’68 Graphics
This week I found myself on Olympic Design TikTok, and I need to have a moment for the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. It produced one of the most iconic graphic campaigns in history: psychedelic op-art meets Mexican tradition. Story →
