INSOLE – Vol. I
September 2025$20

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The first issue of Insole centers on the art, histories, and discursive hangovers of the 1970s and early-1980s through a series of present-day encounters. Amber Jamilla Musser writes on a recent reinterpretation of Blondell Cummings’s dance “Chicken Soup” in an East Village church, reflecting on the work’s enduring resonance with Afrodiasporic rituals. Regan Bowering journeys into New York and Chicago archives in search of saxophonist Anthony Braxton’s authentic voice, while Eilidh Duffy examines how the wide adoption of army surplus clothing blurred perceptions and allegiances during the fiercest decade of The Troubles in Northern Ireland.To mark the republication of the catalog of his groundbreaking 1993 exhibition “The Theater of Refusal,” Charles Gaines is in conversation with critic Zoë Hopkins, discussing randomized numbers, empty figuration, and the possibility of a black linguistics. Alongside photographs and artwork reproductions, Insole features specially commissioned drawings by Maddy Bremner, offering a pictorial commentary within the texts.ContributorsMaddy Bremner
Regan Bowering
Eilidh Duffy
Charles Gaines
Zoë Hopkins
Amber Jamilla MusserPrinted in New York
5.5 x 8.5 in.
68 pages

The publication launched at Printed Matter's NYABF at MoMA PS1 and will be featured in Storefront for Art & Architecture's Book Bash 2025.Each copy of Insole is printed and assembled by hand. Production and international shipping times may vary from 2–3 weeks. For expedited processing, please contact us.