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Iris McCloughan

Iris is a writer, artist, and performer in New York. They are the author of several poetry chapbooks, most recently Triptych (2022, Greying Ghost). Their writing has appeared in American Poetry Review, Jubilat, and Denver Quarterly, among others.

Iris's Articles

Installation view of “RE_________” at the ICA Philadelphia. (Courtesy the ICA) — At the ICA Philadelphia, Sissel Tolaas Presents Smell as a Poetic Provocation
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A view of Auster’s performance “Sound Mo(ve)ments.” (Photo: Destiny Mata) — Sara Auster’s Sound Baths Are a Tonic for Our Tumultuous Times
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A view of the “Slow Show” performance. (Photo: Anne-Sylvie Bonnet) — With “Slow Show,” Choreographer Dimitri Chamblas Emphasizes the Mysterious Power of Slow Movement
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Courtesy Aedes de Venustas — A New Perfume Translates the Greek Island of Corfu Through Kumquat
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Courtesy Olivia Sammons — A New Zine Highlights the Poetry and Beauty of Food
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Photo: John C. Hawthorne. Courtesy Alex Tatarsky. — Alex Tatarsky on Art as a Means to Live Out the Absurd
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Courtesy Acqua di Parma — A New Magnolia-Scented Fragrance Invites the Promise of Springtime Year-Round
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Installation view of Christine Sun Kim’s “Time Owes Me Rest Again.” (Photo: Hai Zhang. Courtesy the Queens Museum.) — A Sound Artist Exposes the Complex Relationship Between Deaf and Hearing Cultures
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A bottle of Frank August bourbon — A New Bourbon Brand Spices Up the Quintessentially American Spirit
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Perfume samples at The Institute for Art and Olfaction. (Courtesy The Institute for Art and Olfaction) — Nuri McBride Paves the Way for Broader Understandings of the Crafts and Cultures of Scent
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Moya Andrews. (Courtesy Indiana Public Media) — An Enchanting Short-Form Podcast That Gets to the Root of Gardening
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Theaster Gates’s “Black Chapel,” the 2022 Serpentine Pavilion in London’s Kensington Gardens. (Photo: Iwan Baan. Courtesy Serpentine and Theaster Gates Studio) — For Black Communities, These Gardens Double as Sites of Healing
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Sarah Socia. (Courtesy OVR Technology) — The Real-Life Benefits of Augmenting the Metaverse With Scents
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Courtesy Parfum d’Empire — How a Spidery Weed Spawned This Sweet-Smelling Perfume
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Professor John Crimaldi using lasers to render odor plumes visible. (Courtesy John Crimaldi) — The Fascinating Significance of Understanding How Animals Detect Odors
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Perfumer Yosh Han — A San Francisco Perfumer’s Campaign to Decolonize Scent
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An “Olfactory Labyrinth” by Maki Ueda — “Olfactory Labyrinths” That Zero In on the Remarkable Act of Smelling
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The Castor Kids Chair, by Karimoku. (Courtesy Nalata Nalata) — Skillfully Handcrafted Chairs, Designed with Toddlers in Mind
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Neil Chapman. (Courtesy Neil Chapman) — What Makes a Perfume a Masterpiece, According to a Veteran Scent Blogger
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An artwork from Luiza Gottschalk’s exhibition, “Glade: To Touch Painting,” at Olfactory Art Keller. (Photo: Andreas Keller) — In Manhattan’s Chinatown, a Gallery Invites Visitors to Sniff Its Art
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Sagmeister 123’s Progress Shirt and Opinion Coat. (Courtesy Sagmeister 123) — With His First Clothing Line, Stefan Sagmeister Visualizes Positive Global Trends
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Typology's Organic Rosehip Botanical Oil — The Wonders of Rosehip Oil, a Time-Honored Elixir for Skin
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