New Archives

February 13, 2020  /  note

mission

New Archives was born out of a desire to encounter more dialogue – specifically, more nuance, rigor, and care – around art on the northwest coast.

much has been said about what is needed to sustain a healthy and thriving arts ecosystem in a small regional city, and although the general consensus seems to be that we need more of everything (space, funding, opportunities, writing) – we believe that focusing solely on ‘how much’ art is being written about will never solve the critical issue of what is being said, about what art, and by whom.

large arts institutions, like most institutions (due to their size, bureaucratic structures, and funding sources), lag behind public discourse around equity, as well as political and structural criticality. this phenomenon is exacerbated by the industry’s refusal to compensate people well, if at all, and its failure to acknowledge the value of knowledge and aesthetic systems outside of an outdated, outmoded, and deeply flawed art historical canon.

our belief is that this problem is not solvable by one institution, one group of people, or one project. because every canon will be flawed, every archive incomplete, and no media source will be able to cover every angle. so the answer feels closer to an idea of multiplicity – many projects of different scales, perspectives, and methodologies working simultaneously. New Archives is our contribution.

none of these ideas are new – we just happen to be in the privileged position of having the time and resources to do something about these thoughts, right now, in our own small way.

New Archives will prioritize: keeping our operating structure small in order to be more flexible and responsive to community values, being transparent about our finances, paying contributors well for their time, and being open to our own shortcomings and biases (however begrudgingly).

we hope you’ll join us and lend your voice to this conversation, as the strength of New Archives will come not from us, but from the views of those who choose to share their stories, their voices, their work, and their ideas.

— Satpreet Kahlon
New Archives: February-December 2020
February 13

mission

Satpreet Kahlon
March 2

note from the editor

Satpreet Kahlon
March 3

I have it; you can borrow it

Satpreet Kahlon
March 5

travelish

mario lemafa
March 8

YES IS A FEELING

Matthew Offenbacher
March 10

I have it; you can borrow it

Satpreet Kahlon
March 12

travelish, part 2

mario lemafa
March 14

what is exciting right now?

Satpreet Kahlon
March 15

950 Gallery

Matthew Offenbacher
April 30

an unplanned hiatus

Satpreet Kahlon
May 4

Art at Home

Satpreet Kahlon
May 7

The Girl and the 101st View of Mt. Fuji

Matthew Offenbacher
May 11

A dark storm is passing

Tom Eykemans
May 14

Missing Rhoda

Asia Tail
May 18

Ask a Conjure Women

Satpreet Kahlon
May 21

Garden of Delight

Beleszove Wildish Josivu Foldlanya
May 27

Humiliation kitchen towel

Aurora San Miguel
May 29

Seamstress

Christina Montilla
May 31

Reading Lists for the Revolution

Satpreet Kahlon
June 2

Reading Lists for the Revolution

Satpreet Kahlon
June 18

Reading Lists for the Revolution

Satpreet Kahlon
June 25

Reading Lists for the Revolution

Satpreet Kahlon
July 22

note from the editor

Satpreet Kahlon
July 23

I Don’t Like Art

Ashley Stull Meyers
August 19

Artist-to-Artist Conversations are back!

Satpreet Kahlon
August 25

Artist-to-Artist Conversation

Satpreet Kahlon
September 1

Artist-to-Artist Conversation

Satpreet Kahlon
September 8

Artist-to-Artist Conversation

Satpreet Kahlon
September 11

Reading Lists for the Revolution

Satpreet Kahlon
September 15

Artist-to-Artist Conversation

Satpreet Kahlon
November 10

Artist-to-Artist Conversation

Satpreet Kahlon
November 12

Trying to Photograph Perfume

Amelia Rina
November 17

Artist-to-Artist Conversation

Satpreet Kahlon
November 19

Art isn’t money, real estate or objects

Matthew Offenbacher
November 24

Artist-to-Artist Conversation

Satpreet Kahlon
December 1

Artist-to-Artist Conversation

Satpreet Kahlon
December 4

Algorithm: Archetype

Kym Littlefield
December 15

note from the editor

Satpreet Kahlon