Editor's Picks (May 1, 2024)

New Releases

Twins
By Paul Waters and Jamie Nami Kim
18 x 24 inch fine art print
50 editions

This week on Metalabel we premiere work by two NYC-based painters who have come together to bridge differences in backgrounds to make a stunning piece that reflects them as distinct individuals and, as they call themselves, creative “twins.”

Paul Waters (born 1936) is an African-American painter who has created oil painting collages using hand-application techniques on the Bowery in NYC since the 1960s. His work’s fascination with shadows and symbols creates a timeless language and playful feel.

Jamie Nami Kim (born 1977) is a Korean-Canadian artist who also makes large, finger-painted and collaged canvases with vibrant colors and warm figures. Kim’s work explores ancestry, family, dreams, and “the thing that no one wants to talk about” dealing with the suffering of Korean women during Japanese occupation. Kim’s work turns these areas into colorful and surreal dreams, with a warm, contemplative, and welcoming tone.

“Twins” is the first work made by the two artists together in the studio they share on the Bowery. It features The Dancer — a common figure in Kim’s work — and The Bird — a common figure in Waters’s paintings — in a loving dance that stretches across time.

Waters and Kim have turned their collaborative painting into a series of 100 high-quality fine art prints, 50 of which made available on Metalabel.

50 editions | $150

NUTS: ISSUE ONE and Art Print
By Richard Turley
Physical book and inkjet print
50 editions

Richard Turley is one of the most celebrated graphic designers working today. Past stints as Creative Director at Business Week, Interview Magazine, and collaborating with various creative institutions and projects have earned him numerous awards, plaudits, and ink as a designer of distinction.

Turley is also behind some of the most celebrated new zines and fashion publications, including CIVILIZATION and his latest project, NUTS, both immersive and all-encompassing.

“You kind of create worlds when you make magazines,” Turley told Vogue. “I wanted to make something big that’s light. Magazines are objects, right? They have a presence in the world. I just wanted to think about that from a different perspective and I wanted it to feel different. I wanted it to smile, I wanted it to be kind.”

Today on Metalabel, Turley opens up his archive to offer some of the last remaining copies of NUTS ISSUE ONE. Each of the fifty limited editions comes with a unique inkjet print.

50 editions | $50