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a must see memento mori ring, bill marshall's skeleton and go see "i love boosters"

May 31, 2026

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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Memento mori ring with skull and cross-bones (c. 17th century; likely Florence) // Gold, diamond, enamel; 1.59cm (diameter) 0.25cm (width) 6.479891g (weight) via *Ashmolean Museum*

**BILL MARSHALL** Skeleton (2023) // Colored pencil, watercolor, and acrylic with graphite on paper; 18 x 12 in via *Tierra Del Sol Gallery*

**HORACE PIPPIN** The Ending of the War, Starting Home (c. 1930-1933) // Oil on canvas; 26 × 30 1/16 in via *Philadelphia Museum of Art*

**VANESSA GERMAN** the midnight alligator’s daughter, or, where we are and what we’ve been, will be no situation upon where we go and what we shall become (2025) via *Kasmin Gallery*

**MARIE-ROSE LORTET** Untitled (1974) // Wool knit; 85 x 50 cm via *Collection de l’Art Brut*

**BILLY RAY HUSSEY** Devil Bank (1986) // Glazed red earthenware; 10 × 9 1/2 × 10” via *American Folk Art Museum*

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**AFFSOONGAR** Last Ride (2026) // Oil pastel on cardboard; 100 x 70 cm courtesy *the artist*

MAMIE DESCHILLIE Blue animal with yellow bird (c. 2000s) // Unfired clay; paint via Spencer Museum of Art

UNIDENTIFIED MAKER Finger Counting Machine (Manufacturer: Lehrer Wlecke - Gütersloh, Germany) (ca. 1910-20) // Wood, sheet metal, and paint; 9 x 17 1/4 x 6 in. (22.9 x 43.8 x 15.2 cm.) via Ricco/Maresca Gallery

**LEROY ORTEGA** Owl with Kangaroo Rat (ca. 1989) // Wood, paint, gesso, glue; 35 1/16 × 26 × 22 1/16 in. (89 × 66 × 56 cm) via *Museum of International Folk Art*

**BESSIE HARVEY** Seat in the Kingdom (1987) // Found wood, wood putty, jewelry, cowrie shells, glitter, paint; 42 x 46 x 33 inches, collection of Hood Museum of Art via *Souls Grown Deep Foundation*

**CHRISTINE SEFOLOSHA** Wheels (2019) // Mixed media, ink on rice paper / Chine collé; 24.5 x 32 inches (62.2 x 81.3 cm) via Cavin-Morris Gallery

FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK

**MIKKI ITZIGSOHN** New florals (2026) // Acrylic on wood with a satin archival varnish; 16x20” courtesy *the artist*

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A FEW THINGS…

My friend Maram and her children are still suffering in Gaza and could use your help if you’re willing and able.
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OH WORD?

There’s a very good chance you haven’t even heard of the new Boots Riley film “I Love Boosters”. Featuring a ragtag group of boosters (professional shoplifters who steal merchandise in bulk to resell it) comprised of actors Keke Palmer, Taylour Paige, Naomi Ackie, and Poppy Liu, this film is an absolute delight!

While receiving mixed reviews for its surrealism and/or “political” message (which is like, build community and join a union for better pay?), I found it right up my alley. It’s so silly, funny, and a visual feast that I really couldn’t get enough and can’t stop thinking about it.

Which is why I was thrilled to find this video of writer/director Boots Riley discussing his process for developing the movie's ideas and bringing it to life. A movie full of beautiful colors, lots of laughs, mini figures, claymation, and colors such as aquamarine and saffron — what more could you want?!

See my Letterboxd list of the most out there and bonkers films I’ve ever seen and absolutely love.

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MIKE COMBS is a self-taught artist from Austin, Texas who for the past decade has been creating “Creeps” on up cycled husk corn crates using spray paint, house paint, and acrylic paint. You can find his “Creeps” on the walls of private collections across the country, as well as Austin galleries and streets.

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