Good evening! ARTSY.BABY is a light weekly smattering of culture takes and project updates from the artists of STUDIO NO MAMES, always a hub for migrants
TAKES.
“Don’t sleep on endorsements.”
“What’s Big Cartel? I want a Big Cartel!”1
“The biggest takeaway from Sedona was ‘Fuck it, I’m homeschooling.”
“My goal for the rest of 2025 is to push other bitches out of the way and take the spotlight for me.”
“Anytime Melania shows up looking like fifty billion bucks, that’s real motivation for the art revolution.”
“Oh my Goddd, <whispers> look at those two Gen Z boys smoking cigarettes over there … and how neither one of them knows how to properly hold a cigarette with authority, el oh el”
WET PAINTINGS:
KARINA: “Sedona 1”, “Sedona 2”, “Sedona 3”, “Sedona 4”, “Sedona 5”, “Sedona”6, and more. Cylic series inspired by last week’s hiking trip to Arizona with the girls.
PABLO: “Portrait of Doctor Nasouli” and “Portrait of Steven Cheung” (both 2025) remain wet to the touch, but are curing nicely (esp Cheung) and nearly done.
MOOD BOARD:
“Selena y Los Dinos” (2025)
Gen Z boys smoking cigarettes.
Taco Bell’s Cantina Chicken Menu.
Photoshoots of Sophia Vergara in the 90s.
Mercedes Sosa En Vivo En Argentina (1982).
National Guardsmen pressure washing sidewalks.
A full case of Sambazon Original Frozen Açaí Bites.