"Good morning! I can't believe we only have two more Fridays left in 2025 ... that is, until I remember what a year it's been. It feels like ages since we got memes of Katy Perry's brief stopover in space, the notorious Coldplay couple, or even the Signal chat notification heard 'round the world. Take a nostalgic trip through the chaos and humor of this year with Staff Writer Rhea Nayyar's list of the memes that defined 2025."
"From Our Critics Jasmine Weber Coreen Simpson: A Monograph, edited by Sarah Lewis, Leigh Raiford, and Deborah Willis (Aperture, 2025) "Simpson's predilection for beauty began as a child in Brooklyn, watching polished women and well-dressed dandies pass by her porch while her foster mother styled her hair. Later in life, her camera and jewelry became a means to show her community care and love.""
Memes from 2025, including Katy Perry's brief stopover in space, the Coldplay couple, and the Signal chat notification, are framed as defining moments of the year. A Picasso painting is being raffled for $117 with proceeds going to Alzheimer's research. Coreen Simpson's monograph emphasizes beauty, community care, and jewelry and photography as means of expressing love, rooted in childhood observations in Brooklyn. Jeff Wall's photography exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto promotes slow, careful looking and challenges photographic truth amid endless scrolling. A reader praises Judy Pfaff's enduring independence and daily artistic practice.
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