Izzy Bilkus
Izzy Bilkus is an editorial assistant at Plaster. She was previously at NR Magazine.
articles
articles


Lorena Lohr talks cowboys, tombstone portraits and the ineffable pull of the road in her latest series
Interviews
–
Words:
Izzy Bilkus
–
8 min read
Lorena Lohr and the motel myth
Lorena Lohr and the motel myth
Words: Izzy Bilkus
Lorena Lohr and the motel myth

Billy Parker, Izzy Bilkus and Dora DB are back with another Thirsty Thursday of gallery openings
Opinion
–
Words:
Billy Parker
–
Izzy Bilkus
–
Dora Densham Bond
–
10 min read
Thirsty Thursday: “What if we kissed in the Pret X Emalin Gallery smoking area?”
Thirsty Thursday: “What if we kissed in the Pret X Emalin Gallery smoking area?”
Words: Billy Parker
Izzy Bilkus
Dora Densham Bond
Thirsty Thursday: “What if we kissed in the Pret X Emalin Gallery smoking area?”

Izzy Bilkus finds pleasure and pain in an unusual artist pairing
Reviews
–
Words:
Izzy Bilkus
–
6 min read
You can’t juice a dry fruit: Sylvie Fleury curates Matisse
You can’t juice a dry fruit: Sylvie Fleury curates Matisse
Words: Izzy Bilkus
You can’t juice a dry fruit: Sylvie Fleury curates Matisse

Final Hot Desert founders Marina Moro and Ben Anderson discuss running a gallery from their flat
Interviews
–
Words:
Izzy Bilkus
–
10 min read
What’s it like to live in an art gallery?
What’s it like to live in an art gallery?
Words: Izzy Bilkus
What’s it like to live in an art gallery?

Dora DB and Izzy Bilkus head out on the lash to get the low down of Thursday's London art scene
Opinion
–
Words and photography:
Izzy Bilkus
–
Dora Densham Bond
–
9 min read
Plaster’s Thirsty Thursday on the art gallery circuit: “Lollage is power”
Plaster’s Thirsty Thursday on the art gallery circuit: “Lollage is power”
Words and photography: Izzy Bilkus
Dora Densham Bond
Plaster’s Thirsty Thursday on the art gallery circuit: “Lollage is power”

Emma Prempeh's paintings are troves of nostalgia, identity and matriarchal strength
Interviews
–
Words:
Izzy Bilkus
–
11 min read
Emma Prempeh wants you to feel what you can’t touch
Emma Prempeh wants you to feel what you can’t touch
Words: Izzy Bilkus
Emma Prempeh wants you to feel what you can’t touch

The painter talks obsessions, mortality and the American South
Interviews
–
Interview:
Pieter-Jan de Paepe
–
9 min read
Emma Rose Schwartz: “I start with whatever is irking me most”
Emma Rose Schwartz: “I start with whatever is irking me most”
Interview: Pieter-Jan de Paepe
Emma Rose Schwartz: “I start with whatever is irking me most”

The Ukrainian painter’s first UK solo show is a monument to friends, lovers and not rushing
Interviews
–
Words:
Izzy Bilkus
–
7 min read
Sergey Kononov doesn’t like to be rushed
Sergey Kononov doesn’t like to be rushed
Words: Izzy Bilkus
Sergey Kononov doesn’t like to be rushed

Donna Huddleston on her first ever painting show at White Cube
Interviews
–
Words:
Izzy Bilkus
–
8 min read
Donna Huddleston’s next act
Donna Huddleston’s next act
Words: Izzy Bilkus
Donna Huddleston’s next act

Zombie clubbers and airbrushed toilet paper: Izzy Bilkus explores the trend of tasteless art
Features
Opinion
–
Words:
Izzy Bilkus
–
9 min read
The rise of ‘ugly’ art: “I think the internet has deeply, spiritually poisoned us”
The rise of ‘ugly’ art: “I think the internet has deeply, spiritually poisoned us”
Words: Izzy Bilkus
The rise of ‘ugly’ art: “I think the internet has deeply, spiritually poisoned us”

Alexandra Metcalf turns Ginny on Frederick into a time capsule
Interviews
–
Words:
Izzy Bilkus
–
8 min read
Spiralling with Alexandra Metcalf
Spiralling with Alexandra Metcalf
Words: Izzy Bilkus
Spiralling with Alexandra Metcalf

Orfeo Tagiuri discusses his latest series about the beginnings of a budding romance
Interviews
–
Words:
Laurie Barron
–
Izzy Bilkus
–
12 min read
Orfeo Tagiuri on etching love’s delicate dance
Orfeo Tagiuri on etching love’s delicate dance
Words: Laurie Barron
Izzy Bilkus
Orfeo Tagiuri on etching love’s delicate dance

At Michael Werner gallery, Raphaela Simon's work has taken a darker turn
Interviews
–
Words:
Izzy Bilkus
–
9 min read
Raphaela Simon’s phantoms of pain