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worthless studios, 7 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, NY (2026)

06/02/2026

On Friday, June 5, will present a public art installation in Latham Square, Oakland, in partnership with the City of Oakland and Oakland’s Cultural Affairs Division . 📞🎈

The phone booth will honor the heavenly birthdays of 14 Black and Brown victims of police violence, and will be installed in the Square for the summer.

Passersby will experience an installation that serves as a communal space to engage with the full humanity of the Celebrants, whose lives were stolen by state-sanctioned violence.

Join us on Friday, 6-7 pm on Opening Day to celebrate the installation of the booth with community members and the City of Oakland. 🗓️

More information and booth location via link in bio. 🔗

Artist: .earth
Curator:
Created in collaboration by , .studio,
Supported by and The Mellon Foundation

06/01/2026

We’re excited to introduce Andrew Ross , as one of the shortlisted artists for WARP 2026! We received an overwhelming response to the 2026 WARP Open Call, reaffirming the urgent need for sculpture-focused residency programs in New York. 💥

From an exceptional pool of applicants, 4 artists have been shortlisted for WARP 2026. The artists are Patricia Ayres , Abigail DeVille , Andrew Ross , and Alix Vernet . We’ll announce the selected artist soon.

Today, we are highlighting Andrew Ross . He received his BFA from The Cooper Union, and attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture He has staged solo and two-person exhibitions at Thomas Erben Gallery, Kai Matsumiya Fine Arts Gallery, The Gallery at Heimbold Visual Arts Center, Signal, American Medium, Clima, and False Flag. He is an artist working within the intersections of sculpture and digital imaging, producing most of his works as decontextualized fragments, plucked from untold narratives or archival photographic media and inserted into the present moment and surroundings.

WARP was created by WORTHLESSSTUDIOS in partnership with to address a major gap in the arts ecosystem by giving artists access not only to funding, but to the technical resources, infrastructure, and institutional support necessary to realize complex, large-scale sculptural work.

1. Andrew Ross by Jose Castillo Pazos.
2. Star-Link, 2025, basswood, douglas r, pigment and lacquer, 40 x 52 x 43 in.
3. Individuals, 2025, plastic, polyurethane, acrylic paint, steel and wood,40 1⁄2 x 62 x 26 in.
4. Loup-Garou, 2024, beech, red cedar, dowels, leather, belt, 36 x 57 ½ x 30 in.

05/29/2026

Congratulations Abigail DeVille , one of the shortlisted artists for WARP 2026! We received an overwhelming response to the 2026 WARP Open Call, reaffirming the urgent need for sculpture-focused residency programs in New York. 💥

From an exceptional pool of applicants, 4 artists have been shortlisted for WARP 2026. The artists are Patricia Ayres , Abigail DeVille , Andrew Ross , and Alix Vernet . We’ll announce the selected artist soon.

Today, we are highlighting Abigail DeVille, . DeVille’s work was just on view in the group exhibition MONUMENTS at MOCA LA, and some of her recent shows were at Prospect 6., Bronx Museum of the Arts, Madison Square Park Conservancy, and Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden. She received her MFA from Yale University and her BFA from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Her work interrogates our future past through investigating historical fragments of information and the material waste of the present.

WARP was created by WORTHLESSSTUDIOS in partnership with to address a major gap in the arts ecosystem by giving artists access not only to funding, but to the technical resources, infrastructure, and institutional support necessary to realize complex, large-scale sculptural work.

1. Abigail DeVille by Aserde Amoy Gill.
2. Light of Freedom, 2021, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.and 2020 Madison Square Park Conservancy, New York, NY
3. the heart knows its own bitterness (Manifest), 2025 The Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 2024 Prospect.6: The Future Is Present, The Harbinger Is Home, New Orleans, LA (photo)

05/29/2026

Congratulations Abigail DeVille , one of the shortlisted artists for WARP 2026! We received an overwhelming response to the 2026 WARP Open Call, reaffirming the urgent need for sculpture-focused residency programs in New York. 💥

From an exceptional pool of applicants, 4 artists have been shortlisted for WARP 2026. The artists are Patricia Ayres , Abigail DeVille , Andrew Ross , and Alix Vernet . We’ll announce the selected artist soon.

Today, we are highlighting Abigail DeVille, . DeVille’s work was just on view in the group exhibition MONUMENTS at MOCA LA, and some of her recent shows were at Prospect 6., Bronx Museum of the Arts, Madison Square Park Conservancy, and Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden. She received her MFA from Yale University and her BFA from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Her work interrogates our future past through investigating historical fragments of information and the material waste of the present.

WARP was created by WORTHLESSSTUDIOS in partnership with to address a major gap in the arts ecosystem by giving artists access not only to funding, but to the technical resources, infrastructure, and institutional support necessary to realize complex, large-scale sculptural work.

1. Abigail DeVille by Aserde Amoy Gill.
2. Light of Freedom, 2021, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.and 2020 Madison Square Park Conservancy, New York, NY
3. the heart knows its own bitterness (Manifest), 2025 The Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 2024 Prospect.6: The Future Is Present, The Harbinger Is Home, New Orleans, LA (photo)

05/28/2026

Last week, the WARP Selection Committee gathered for an intimate dinner in SoHo to select the 2026 WARP Artist.

Over delicious food by chef Charles Raben, the committee spent the evening hearing presentations from the four artists on the 2026 WARP Artist Shortlist, Patricia Ayres , Abigail DeVille , Andrew Ross and Alix Vernet . These artists spoke not only about their past work and esteemed careers, but also about a new and fresh idea for a sculpture they hoped to produce during their time in residence.

“Spirted” conversations and thoughtful discuss amongst the WARP community ensued, partly in thanks to drinks by and , before the night concluded with delicious ice cream and sorbet from as members cast their ballots.

Special thanks to our event team and sponsors.. Event Production:  Chef:
Dessert: .icecream
Venue: .hq
Sponsors: , ,

05/26/2026

We’re excited to announce Patricia Ayres, , as one of the shortlisted artists for WARP 2026! We received an overwhelming response to the 2026 WARP Open Call, reaffirming the urgent need for sculpture-focused residency programs in New York. 💥

From an exceptional pool of applicants, 4 artists have been shortlisted for WARP 2026. The artists are Patricia Ayres , Abigail DeVille , Andrew Ross , and Alix Vernet . We’ll announce the selected artist soon.

Today, we are highlighting Patricia Ayres, . Patricia received an AAS from Fashion Institute of Technology; BFA from Brooklyn College; MFA from Hunter College; Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Her work has long considered themes of the body. Drawing on her knowledge as a fashion designer, she brings materials from the fashion industry into her artwork, transforming and rendering them non-functional. Her sculptures relate to stories of isolation, separation, and confinement.

WARP was created by WORTHLESSSTUDIOS in partnership with UAP, , to address a major gap in the arts ecosystem by giving artists access not only to funding, but to the technical resources, infrastructure, and institutional support necessary to realize complex, large-scale sculptural work.

1. Patricia Ayres by Kunning Huang.
2. 2-12-1-14-4-9-14-1, 2025, Elastic, paint, ink, dye, US military parachute harness hooks, anointing oil, sacramental wine, iodine, US military elastic, padding, wood, 131 x 46 x 47 in, SculptureCenter, Queens, New York.
3. 2-9-2-9-1-14-1, 2021, Elastic, paint, ink, dye, anointing oil, coffee, iodine, metal hardware, wood, padding, 40 x 68 x 64 in, Matthew Brown Gallery, Los Angeles.
4. 2-5-18-14-1-4-5-20-20-5, 2023, Elastic, paint, ink, dye, anointing oil, gunk, US military parachute hardware, US military elastic, padding, wood, 74 x 21 x 23 in, Mendes Wood DM, New York.

05/15/2026

Listen to Helena Goñi, talk about her time in residency this March in the Airstream darkroom at on Staten Island.📍📷

During her time in residence, Helena continued work on her project P.S. Come Visit, a project portraying artists in their domestic spaces, which reflects on migration and New York City as a site of constant circulation, creative activity, and artistic practice.

Helena hosted an Open Studio during Alice Austen House’s Photography Triennial and a youth workshop for New York City students on introductory principles of photography during her residency. 🎞️

Thank you, Helena, for an amazing start to our Photographer in Residence program this year.💥

Helena’s Website: helenagoni.com

Directed & Produced by Matthew Schonfeld

Shot & Edited by Emma Callahan

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