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Two more days of NADA New York. Come visit us at Booth B18! Featured here is Sam Finkelstein’s granite sculpture Lovers. SAM FINKELSTEIN (Granite) Lovers, 2026 Salvaged Dodlin Hill granite 13” x 20” x 12” 📸 @and.again.__docu @samfink @tessagreeneobrien @jennybrillhart

“Syrinx”, 2026 Soapstone 6.75 x 5.75 x 2.25” 📷 @and.again.__docu

Day 2 of NADA New York! Come by booth B18 to see Sam Finkelstein’s stone sculptures and paintings by Jenny Brillhart. Sam Finkelstein’s “Computer” is hand-carved from a single piece of Portoro Marble, originating from the Gulf of Poets in Italy. Sam Finkelstein “Computer”, 2026 16.25 x 5 x 19” Salvaged Portoro marble Image courtesy of @and.again.__docu @samfink @jennybrillhart @tessagreeneobrien @newartdealers

“Light Me Up” , 2026

NADA New York opens today! Come visit us in Booth B18, where we are presenting Jenny Brillhart’s paintings & Sam Finkelstein’s carved stone sculptures. This marks the fair debuts of both Maine- based artists, and we look forward to sharing their work this week. NADA New York May 13–17, 2026 Booth B18 VIP Preview (by Invitation) Wednesday, May 13, 10am–4pm Open to the Public Wednesday, May 13, 4–7pm Thursday, May 14, 11am–7pm Friday, May 15, 11am–7pm Saturday, May 16, 11am–7pm Sunday, May 17, 11am–5pm The Starrett-Lehigh Building 601 W 26th Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10001 Enter on 11th Avenue Between 26th St. & 27th St.

Madonna & Child , 2026 Dimensions variable

Some of what I’ve been working on the last stretch . Most of the material was hauled back from a road trip I took out west a couple winters ago . I was often looping back on the interstate to pull refuse off the shoulder ( road kill , blown out tires , etc.) and picking through scrap piles at stone suppliers . Since that trip I’ve been thinking a lot about holes — that for most manufactured / processed goods , there are corresponding holes somewhere on Earth for the materials used to comprise an object in space ; that we can have our holes filled for pleasure, be filled with holes by violence , or use them to respire and expire . We are porous ; the universe is energy vibrating — mostly gaps between particles , nothing touching ; there are holes that amplify sound and those that absorb it . Intrinsically tied to this all is the fact that many of the beautiful things we get to have not only come at the expense of raw resource being extracted from one location for the benefit of another, but also at the expense of human well-being that Consumers conveniently put out of mind for the sake of Convenience . It’s overwhelming to think about solutions , but I think at least important to pay attention to as we enter the age of A.i. , where abstracted, intangible “intelligence” dominates conversation despite the very concrete material resources being pulled from the earth by exploited labor in order to generate , process , and store this intelligent “cloud” of information. Grateful to Lucy Lippard and Max Stocklosa for writing kindred texts (“Undermining” and “Rocks According To Their Size” respectively) to think alongside. Eager to chat with people thinking about this stuff / read more books if anyone has recs 🙏🏻

“Split Boulder” , 2025 Basalt , grounding rods 24 x 18 x 105” Public reception with the artists held from 4pm - 8pm on Sunday , June 22 at Longwoods Preserve . “ Artworks by 23 artists spread across 54 acres of open farmland , forest , and riparian habitat alongside the east branch of the Piscataway River in Cumberland , Maine “ Many thanks to @jtreiman , @ryan.w.wight , @wanderatlongwoods , and @longwoodspreserve for putting this together and inviting me along :)

“Portrait of a Well-Worn Shoe (Size 43)” Salvaged granite with nylon lace 22 x 17 x 9” , fits a foot good Will be on view in the @workingloose Shoe Show opening May 9

Three Clowns Visit Monson

With summer finally here I’ve been reflecting on the stiff blue cold of winter . Feels like a lifetime ago . “Lovers (9)” was carved out of an 8ft , 1000 lb. block of granite . I was interested in the idea of ~bending~ stone , and curious about what it might be like for opposite ends of a block to meet. The unwieldy , sturdy yet delicate nature of the process felt apt when thinking about the relational dynamics between the links .

First island gig :’) cutting some flats & drilling to pin a boat house for some pals