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MAY 2026. THE BALLAD CONTINUES. HALLAMODA IS NEAR. L
05/14/2026

MAY 2026. THE BALLAD CONTINUES. HALLAMODA IS NEAR. L

MR. BLEU X .moda ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️THIS IS NOT A COLLABORATION.THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING.TWO WORLDS. ONE MEETING O...
05/14/2026

MR. BLEU X .moda
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THIS IS NOT A COLLABORATION.
THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING.
TWO WORLDS. ONE MEETING OF THE MINDS.
THE CULTURE IS SHIFTING. AGAIN.
SOME WILL SEE ART.
OTHERS WILL SEE WHATS COMING NEXT.
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NEONEXPRESSIONISM

Come. Take a seat. Let me talk to you, young. 🪑 There comes a moment in every artist’s life where the “seat at the ta...
05/14/2026

Come. Take a seat. Let me talk to you, young. 🪑

There comes a moment in every artist’s life where the “seat at the table” stops being about validation and starts becoming about rest.

This X Mr. Moda collaboration reflects my climb through Neo-Expressionism and through spaces that were never truly built for artists like us. Every crossed-out word, every layer, every interruption inside this piece mirrors the tension of trying to remain free while constantly being labeled, categorized, and explained before you even get the chance to define yourself.

The chair became symbolic to me.
Not just as a seat in the art industry… but as permission to finally sit down. To breathe. To exist without constantly proving why I belong in the room.

For a long time, creating felt tied to survival. Pressure. Movement. Noise. Even success can feel unstable when you’ve spent your entire journey fighting to be seen fully... We asks the real question:

Can Black artists ever truly rest inside industries that often consume us before they understand us?

Our show Why Don’t We Just curated by is rooted in those conversations. Neo-Expressionism has allowed me to speak through fragmentation, raw emotion, texture, contradiction, and refusal because truth rarely arrives polished. Sometimes freedom looks chaotic before it becomes clarity.

And honestly, learning balance through all of this has changed me. has introduced me to deeper ideas around wellness, inner peace, and protecting my spirit while building myself as an artist. That balance matters because creativity without peace can slowly destroy you.

For me, having a seat at the table finally means more than access.
It means being able to sit there honestly.
To create honestly.
To rest honestly.

What does “rest” mean to you?
Have you ever felt like you had to constantly prove yourself just to belong somewhere?

Sit with me, I want to hear your thoughts.

05/05/2026

MODA IS IN 7th PLACE

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05/05/2026

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✏️MAY 7th ARTIST TALK Ft. .coworking .tha.muse

✅THIS WEEK Vote For Me LINK IN BIO

🗽 Artist Residency Open To the Public MAY 16. Stay Tuned I’ll Be Giving A Personal Tour.

🌸MAY 23 PINKSTER 400th YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Robe W/ Matching Pants By .moda

Full circle moment:Being in ’s studio, seeing him receive something I created… it reminded me why I started. His work a...
05/04/2026

Full circle moment:

Being in ’s studio, seeing him receive something I created… it reminded me why I started. His work always spoke to that raw, unapologetic space I move in—and being around that energy reignited something in me.

I slowed down over the years… but this right here lit the fire again. Thank you

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