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BLEUCALF x FREIZE NYC We’ve worked hard for moments like this, and we’re grateful to be welcomed in as press at Frieze NYC @friezeofficial . As a Black owned publication, these opportunities represent more than access, they reflect growth, visibility, and the ongoing work of building space in this industry. We’re here to document, reflect, and highlight the conversations and work shaping one of the most important art fairs in the world. Coverage coming soon. - Bleucalf Magazine @bleucalf

Got the chance to sit down with @creativeewhitney yesterday — a real creative force. From visual artist, to designer, to content producer, she’s been carving her own lane and leaving a mark in the Harlem scene. Working with brands like @cheetos and @rockthebells , as well as artist like @asapferg She’s not just making waves…she continues to build legacy. Conversations like this remind me why we do @Bleucalf . Stay tuned. 🎥: @bleupablo

Featured by @bleucalf on creating the space I once waited for 🗽

We wanted share this short be sweet video, back in 2013 @Bleucalf started as a clothing line. Me, ideas, and faith. No blueprint, just vision. Somewhere along the way, the ideas turned into pages. The designs turned into stories. And the brand turned into a platform. Today, Bleucalf stands as one of NYC’s leading Black-owned art publications, but it all traces back to moments like this… hands on, figuring it out in real time. Proof that if you stay consistent, your purpose will evolve with you.

With momentum carried from its debut, The New Renaissance Part II arrived as an undoubtable expansion. >>> DISCOVER FULL STORY W. LINK IN BIO. 🌐 The exhibition pushed further into the dialogue between digital and physical art, transforming the space into a living intersection of mediums. What once felt like two separate worlds moved in sync, dissolving boundaries and reshaping how audiences engaged with contemporary work. TNR Part ll revisited @momas_highsociety on Madison Ave in NYC, a breakout multi-level art studio within @herbwell.ny dedicated to housing the next generation of culture leaders. From the outset, the response was undeniable. Guests entered into an environment alive with motion—digital works curated by @joshsauceda , illuminating the room in evolving sequences, casting light that interacted with both the architecture and the crowd itself. These pieces didn’t sit still; they shifted, looped, and breathed. Featuring Artists: yuki.k Elisa Millwater Baret LaVida Leo Zeba Edwin Lucchesi Woman naozo DBDW BTSS: Bernardica T Sculac Stern Curious Cadence Matthew Morpheus bracha Mbaya Hector Hero Rodriguez At the core of the night’s sonic atmosphere was ARCHIV3 resident DJ and music producer, @killgxxd , who crafted a sonic landscape that evolved alongside the exhibition. The exhibition’s energy carried seamlessly into a series of live musical performances by @__bigsas and @hvnestt / @the.wavvve that expanded its emotional range. Live painter @bleupablo introduced a different kind of presence—one rooted in immediacy. Guests watched as each layer developed in real time, turning process into performance. The piece became a timestamp of the evening itself, absorbing the surrounding energy and translating it into form. TNR Part lll will serve as the final installment of the series - an ambitious culmination of everything the exhibition has build so far, pushing the concept to its full potential.

Back in 2023 @bleucalf Partnered with @carverbanknyc Carver Federal Savings Bank for Black History Month. Featured Artists: @inftheauthor @rim_the_artist @socialicon @bleupablo Amazing to see People pulling up. Conversations happening, Artwork selling. You could actually feel community being built in real time 😌 That’s the part people don’t always see. It’s not just about hanging work it’s about creating a space where it can live, breathe, and connect with people the way it’s supposed to.

Honored to have @thebronxnative and @amaurysgrullon in our 5-year anniversary issue of @Bleucalf magazine 🖤 Hearing their story, the sacrifice, the resilience, the real behind-the-scenes, it felt personal. This is exactly why we do what we do. Gotta show love to the entrepreneurs and creatives, especially the ones coming out the Bronx and really making it happen. Not just talking… doing. More stories like this on the way. Stay tapped in. 📸: @scottbleustudios

Highlights from @bleucalf ’s visit to The @metcloisters What really stood out was seeing how much of this work survived, not because institutions safeguarded it, but because people believed in it enough to risk everything. There were times in history when practicing Catholicism wasn’t safe, yet people hid manuscripts, protected altar pieces, and moved objects in silence just to make sure they weren’t lost forever. Dive deeper into the story on our @Patreon . 💙 Link in bio.

Recently, @Bleucalf was invited into @voguemagazine ’s vintage pop-up featuring @DojaCat this past Saturday. A room defined by taste, intention, and an understanding of culture. Conversations felt authentic, connections felt natural, and the appreciation for art and expression was present. 📸📸📸 Special shoutout to @shotbyholysheem for capturing the event, as well as @carolinexia_ for the amazing portrait of @dojacat

The New Renaissance Part I was nothing short of electric. A room filled with visionaries, boundary-pushing artists, immersive performances, and a community that showed up with intention. What started as an idea turned into a living, breathing moment—one that proved this movement is real. From digital works and contemporary art to live performances, every corner of the space reflected evolution, expression, and the future of culture. And the energy? Unmatched. Now we run it back. Part II is happening TOMORROW — Friday, March 27. If you felt it, you already know. If you missed it, this is your moment. Curation by @joshsauceda in collaboration with @thehugxyz , @momas_highsociety . >>> Free RSVP in link in bio. 🌐 Primary video by @benhardyhq Supporting video by @amaterasu_zero Editing by @_gabewright

A sequel—or a shedding. The New Renaissance, Part II. >>>> FREE RSVP W. LINK IN BIO 🌐 
Where growth isn’t linear—it fractures, folds, and reassembles. 
Where rebirth can feel like silence… or like noise. Inside a multi-level sanctuary of art and after-hours energy, bodies, screens, sound, and surface collide—local voices rising alongside global signals, intimate works stretching across physical and digital planes. This isn’t just an exhibition. Hosted inside @momas_highsociety , a five-level speakeasy art studio within @herbwell.ny — just minutes from @themuseumofmodernart , deep in Madison Avenue’s art corridor. Performances by: @__bigsas @hvnestt Spins by: @killgxxd Live Painting by: @bleupablo Media Coverage by: @archiv3xyz Contemporary curation by @kev_saldarreaga . Digital curation by @joshsauceda  in collaboration with @thehugxyz . 
It’s a condition.
A frequency.
A room you enter one way and leave another. Paint dries in real time.
Music moves through you. 
Conversations linger longer than they should. Somewhere between a speakeasy and a system reboot, you’ll find the next wave—artists, curators, collectors, and thinkers—not networking, but orbiting. Free entry. Drinks available on site.
Open circuit.
Come as you are—leave reconfigured. >>>> FREE RSVP W. LINK IN BIO 🌐

There’s this moment in an interview with Sam Gilliam where he says even making a mark and placing it in space is political As a Black artist coming up through the Civil Rights era he chose abstraction not as an escape but as a form of freedom. Not performing struggle. Not explaining pain. Just creating on his own terms That in itself says everything We look at that as legacy. The right to explore color texture and form without limitation while still holding weight in the world around us Abstract work isn’t separate from reality. It’s another way of shaping it. Credit: Abstract Art is Political | Sam Gilliam Interview Louisiana Channel