Paige K. B. is an artist and writer from Los Angeles based in New York. She has staged solo exhibitions at Blade Study, KAJE, and Lubov and been included in thematic and group exhibitions at Somerset House in London as well as Simone Subal, Kai Matsumiya, the Broodthaers Society of America, and Theta in New York, in addition to contributing to Canal Street Research Association’s installation for the 2021–22 iteration of “Greater New York” at MoMA PS1. Her work has been featured numerous times on Contemporary Art Daily and written about in 

 among other publications, and her own writing has been featured in numerous magazines, catalogues, and online platforms for over a decade including 

—where she was formerly an associate editor—

 (Matthew Marks, 2022) and her second book, 

, was published by S*I*G-Verlag in Berlin and released at Maxwell Graham in New York in October 2023. She has participated in readings at Artists Space, the Drawing Center, McNally Jackson, and on Montez Press Radio.

Paige K. B.

was commissioned by the artists Jay Chung and Q Takeki Maeda and concerns their work 

 (ca. 2009–15). The book addresses broad themes of subtextual narrative, authorship, and identity in text-based visual artworks while touching upon allegory, elaborately subtle jokes, and writing as a sculptural material.

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EMMA SAFIR (b. 1990) is a New York-born and based artist. Safir holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Printmaking and an MFA from the Yale School of Art in Painting & Printmaking. She has had solo exhibitions at Baxter St at CCNY, SHIN HAUS at Shin Gallery, and Bunker Projects; and has participated in group shows at Shulamit Nazarian, Ryan Lee, and Lyles & King, among others.

Emma Safir

This Blade Study edition is published to coincide with artist Emma Safir’s exhibition peripeteia (March 30-April 30, 2023). Features contributions by Andrew Gardner, Jennifer Pranolo, Kara Güt, Tobi Kassim, and Blade Study co-founder Brooke Nicholas. Edited by Tess Thackara and designed by Jinu Hong.

“I see my work as hovering in an in-between space, capturing a moment that isn’t easily deciphered, where everything is on the verge of something else.”

Emma Safir: peripeteia

Pre-Order: Editions will be Available for Shipping and Pickup April 30, 2023
This Blade Study edition is published to coincide with artist Emma Safir’s exhibition peripeteia (March 30-April 30, 2023). Features contributions by Andrew Gardner, Jennifer Pranolo, Kara Güt, Tobi Kassim, and Blade Study co-founder Brooke Nicholas. Edited by Tess Thackara and designed by Jinu Hong.
“I see my work as hovering in an in-between space, capturing a moment that isn’t easily deciphered, where everything is on the verge of something else.”

KATE BIEL (b. San Diego) earned a BFA from Skidmore College with a focus on photography and painting. Her current practice is focused in photography and video. Kate lives and works between Los Angeles and New York.

Kate Biel

Photographed, Hand Processed, and Developed by Kate Biel

Jessica With Flowers II

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