//ART HOE ARCHIVE VOL. I
//ART HOE ARCHIVE VOL. I
An archive is a power structure— a repository of information preserved for the future, imbued with latent intentions and ideas about truth. We asked artists to submit works to us that were a testament to their existence, a shout of “I was here.” If you gaze into the future, the future gazes back.
We came up with this idea to spotlight underground or under-the-radar artists in NYC in January of 2024. Now, we’ve curated a space featuring 30+ artists all sharing their unique stories. We wanted to freeze a moment in time, share space with a group of artists immersed in their creative flow, and embrace an energy we hope will inspire us moving forward. This is the Art Hoe Archive Vol. I.
It’s impossible to fully capture the present moment in all its glory. We make images, sounds, objects, and movements to hold onto the time that shapes us. While we’ll snap as many pics and make as much art as we can tonight, the true essence will live on in the minds and bodies of those who had the guts and drive to show up and be seen. These are the artists who believe in the power of personal memory, submitting works about the times that have brought them to this moment and will continue to stick in our memory for the future.
Art Hoes United started as a fun way to unite the creatives around us, and it turned into something both significant and expansive, thanks to the genuine support from a community that’s all about backing each other’s growth. This is about the healing power of art and that vibe that digs deep, whether it’s for dirt or for gold.
Signed,
Denver Crawford
Chris “Ender” Coryat
Nina Rubesch
Adriana Reyes
Alexa Maldonado
Allicette Torres
Ben Still
CalvarysGauntlet
Carly Sorenson
Chuck Comer
Claire Weaver-Zeman
Cleo-mar A. A. Pagan-Figueroa
Daniel Jimenes
Denver Crawford
E. Adamo
Ender Coryat
Grace Adamczyk
Liz B NYC
Lulu Jiang
Madhuri Shukla
Madison Murray
Maiia
Mario Tauchi
Reindhardt
Sara Brooke
Sunny Nagpaul
Yasmine Gooley
VIDEO ARTISTS
ARDINA
ardina is an amalgamation of everything that is breathing through her, and makes themselves known through crunchy basses, lacey kicks, and snares searching for the right places. with their archival of time, ardina is grappling with the discrepancies of realities. repeating sentences that stick like garum glaze are employed to guide their remembrance of being an angel. on a micro political level, they are trying to root deeper into relational dreams and operate from the freedom and joy that is present, following Ebonyjanice Moore’s and Thea Monyeé teachings. After an unintentional music hiatus in their puberty and in adoration of silence, ardina feels drawn to loud sounds and distinct artists when engaging in aural stimulation; M.I.A., Deuén, Nusar3000, SOPHIE, and BAMBII, are those who move them. Collaboration with Charli, Arca, and Twigs is what they move towards.
In portraying joyous and loving queer, trans, femme relationships, Leta Selmanović and ardina try to counter fascist structures of generality. ardina, in line with Massumi's thinking (Politics of affect, 2012), sees identity as a result of power and as a particular selection of memories. To be a girl is ultimately a celebration of ardina's girlhood and an acknowledgement for them ultimately in the relating, not the particular identity, celebratory resistance can abide.
YouTube: @xoxoardina
FREEDOMFAIRY
The Freedom Fairy was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, but has brought the sunshine to New York City where she is currently based. She’s a young Indigenous American woman making ballet accessible to all walks of life through performing in public parks and sides of streets conveying a wide range of emotions to create connection and support with the community. Her style is not strictly ballet, though that is her main form of training and study. She bends the technique of ballet to suit the emotional expressions of the music she dances to. She performs for a freak pop artist Ångel004 as a backup dancer in Ångel’s Fleet in New York City and Los Angeles and takes class at Steps On Broadway, Broadway Dance Center and Peridance. Michelle has certifications in the Royal Academy Of Dance, Progressing Ballet Technique and has a bachelor’s of arts degree from University of California, Riverside. The conventions of ballet and modern dance are too restrictive and removed from society at large, that’s why Michelle brings her intuitive version of dance to the streets of NYC and LA 3-5 times a week where you can see your story unfold in her performances.
Instagram: @the_freedom_fairy
Youtube: @thefreedomfairy
WET COLLECTIVE
CORNELIUS WONG
Cornelius Wong is currently based in Naarm/Melbourne, using their practice as a means of self confrontation. Placing the body in different contexts, they address notions of power and vulnerability.
SYLVA STORM
Sylva Storm is an interdisciplinary artist working and living in Naarm. Their practice is interested in the body as a collective site visited by desire, politics, labour, care and the personal archive.
CHARLIE RYDZEWSKI
Charlie Rydzewski is a Polish artist currently based in Naarm. Their participatory practice aims to facilitate a space for community and Earth reconnection. Working between performance, video, food, and text, their work performs as social acupuncture.
Allicette Torres, a Puerto Rican visual artist and curator based in New York City and Puerto Rico, blends magical realism, photojournalism, and Latino narratives. Her work explores memory, gender, identity, race, and language, focusing on women’s issues and postcolonial discourse. She uses photography, video, and mixed media to examine the lasting impact of history, repression, and race on identity and legacy.
Instagram: @allicette
Website: allicette.com
ALLICETTE TORRES
Alice Muratore, born in Milan in 2002, is a visual artist using photography, video, installation, and performance art. Her work explores the deep connection between the human body and nature, life and death, and the eternal cycle of existence. She investigates the blurred boundaries between creation and destruction, seeking a universal connection beyond time and space.
In the place where every form of life originated, the artist investigates the relationship between permanence and impermanence, staticity and flow, intangibility and materiality, death and life. Through gestures, movements and body positions, the concept of transformation and metamorphosis of existence is explored. While the rock seems to remain immutable, the human figure moves taking on different shapes, following the rhythm of the waves and of the wind.
Instagram: @muratorealice
Website: www.alicemuratore.com
ALICE MURATORE
Aissa Santiso explores the intersection of technology and urban spaces in everyday life, drawing on personal and collective memory. Her work spans video installation, post-photography, painting, new media, and crypto art. She has exhibited in Spain, Cuba, and the U.S., investigating everyday situations through family archives, films, and books.
Instagram: @aissasantiso
Website: aissasantiso.com
AISSA SANTISO
Denver Crawford (He/They) is a multimedia artist and co-founder of Art Hoes United. He is a published author, illustrator, projection designer, and performer. He wrote ENTER THE VOID or Facebook Play, A Dedication to Incoherence, and ANALOG. He illustrated the “Left Hand Tarot,” an abstract-minimalist interpretation of tarot imagery. He has designed projections for plays and concerts like Last Room by Mitch Moxley, “Dreamscapes” and “Path of Miracles" with Music at Co-Cath. He has performed off-Broadway and in Film and Television.
EPHEMERA is a video collage featuring New York City after a return-to-work in 2022. The increase in mobility, exercises in returning to nature, meditation on environment and the movement of space were the thoughts in the front of Denver’s mind during filming.
Instagram: @denverthecrawford
Website: denvercrawford.com
DENVER CRAWFORD
Mario Tauchi, known as Mario Mandala, is a Japanese artist in Tokyo. His work, influenced by tribal, religious, street, and psychedelic art, began in 2001. He has exhibited globally as a performance artist, collaborating with musicians and poets. He led a mural project for the 2012 Keith Haring Exhibition and has showcased in galleries worldwide.
Instagram: @mario_mandala
Website: mariomandala.com
MARIO TAUCHI
Marta Ciolkowska (b. 1993), a Polish visual artist based between Catania and Łódź, explores human impact on the environment and technology's influence through video, installation, sculpture, and graphics. A graduate of the Strzeminski Academy of Fine Arts, she has exhibited at MACRO in Rome and participated in residencies in China, Italy, Togo, and France.
The modern world's challenges have led me to explore ecology, human impact, and the effects of technology and art. My work addresses consumerism, technological oversaturation, and environmental issues. Through interdisciplinary art, I aim to provoke awareness, disconnect from the online world, and inspire change, focusing on overlooked phenomena like climate change and the effects of technology on behavior.
Instagram: @ciolkowska.marta
Website: www.martaciolkowska.com
MARTA CIOLKOWSKA
Renzo Ortega (b. 1974, Lima, Peru) is a painter based in Carrboro, North Carolina. He holds a BFA from the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes del Peru and an MFA from Hunter College. Renzo has exhibited in the U.S. and Peru, with notable shows at the Nasher Museum and SECCA. He has received multiple grants and fellowships, including the 2018 North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship.
"Santa de los Mares" is a one-minute iPhone video, part of a series reflecting on cultural exchange through sea journeys. The sea symbolizes constant motion and change, embodying the fusion of diverse cultural systems. It challenges colonial narratives, emphasizing unity, collective memory, and the hope for equal opportunities through the interconnectedness of different worlds.
Instagram: @renzoortegaart
Website: renzoortega.com