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“Work in silence and let your work speak for you.” That held for a decade. Now the studio writes back: bi-monthly letters on what’s happening, what’s shipping, and the moments that brought us here.

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09 issues

Issue 01 · July 31, 2025

If You Know No.1If You Know No.1

The first studio dispatch. A decade of working in silence, and why that changes now: monumental debuts in Saint-Tropez, sculptures crossing borders, new metals, and a story that lives somewhere between a comic and a fable.

In this issue

  1. 01A Monumental Debut in Saint-Tropez
  2. 02Passing Something On
  3. 03A New Story Begins
  4. 04Signed, Sealed and (Almost) Delivered
  5. 05Fresh Materials, Fresh Energy
  6. 06A Moment in Geneva
  7. 07Save the Date(s)

Archive 01 · August 14, 2025

IYK Archive No.1IYK Archive No.1

The first archive dispatch: a look back through the studio's earlier chapters — the works, rooms, and moments that shaped what came next.

In this issue

  1. 01Morons: Where It Started
  2. 02First Sale — August 2009
  3. 03The Lost Values Series
  4. 04From Posters to Street to 3D
  5. 05Morons: Strength
  6. 06Why IF Exists
  7. 07Sixteen Years Later

Archive 02 · August 28, 2025

IYK Archive No.2IYK Archive No.2

From the archive: Labor is Beautiful. On the unglamorous hours behind the finished sculpture — and why the work of making is part of the work itself.

In this issue

  1. 01Labor Is Beautiful
  2. 02The Morons Posters
  3. 03Concrete Plaques Around the World
  4. 04Love vs. Money (CONTEXT Art Miami, 2017)
  5. 05Into Bronze
  6. 06Before It's Too Late (Art Basel Miami 2021)
  7. 07Hand-Painted Crates
  8. 08Double Take in Geneva

Issue 02 · September 4, 2025

If You Know No.2If You Know No.2

Introducing Double Take. A first look at the new work — what it is, why it exists, and what it asks of the person standing in front of it.

In this issue

  1. 01Introducing Double Take
  2. 02Geneva & Art Miami
  3. 03Inspiration
  4. 04Returning to Canvas & Paint
  5. 05Flowers & Hands
  6. 06Sculptures: Form and Shadow
  7. 07Now & Later
  8. 08Choices

Archive 03 · September 16, 2025

IYK Archive No.3IYK Archive No.3

From the archive: the Love Pillar. The story behind the pillar stacked with love — where it stands, and what it was built to hold.

In this issue

  1. 01The London Police Mural (Puebla, 2019)
  2. 02Building the Wave
  3. 03From Column to Sculpture
  4. 04Love Pillar: Engineering the Impossible
  5. 05Covid Install During Lockdown
  6. 06The Ceiling Cut
  7. 0711.5 Meters Tall

Issue 03 · November 7, 2025

If You Know No.3If You Know No.3

A reflection on Double Take — what the work set out to do, how people met it, and what it revealed once it was out in the world.

In this issue

  1. 01Shifting Plans (Geneva Preview)
  2. 02New Media: Crystal & Steel
  3. 03Returning to the Canvas
  4. 04Endurance and Purpose
  5. 05Christopher Reeve Foundation
  6. 06Seeing Differently
  7. 07Art Miami (December 2–7)

Issue 04 · November 26, 2025

If You Know No.4If You Know No.4

A studio dispatch heading into the close of the year — what's on the tables, what's leaving the studio, and the thinking in between.

In this issue

  1. 01First Look: The Double Take Catalog
  2. 02The Story Behind Double Take
  3. 03Choices
  4. 04Now and Later
  5. 05Nurture
  6. 06Why the Work Matters
  7. 07See It in Person at Art Miami

Issue 05 · February 12, 2026

If You Know No.5If You Know No.5

The little things. A letter on the small, almost invisible details — in the studio, in the work, in a day — that quietly decide how everything else turns out.

In this issue

  1. 01Love Is the Little Things
  2. 02Love Letters (February 12)
  3. 03Hanging Onto Love Keychains
  4. 04Self-Love Counts Too
  5. 05The Love You Give Is the Love You Get

Issue 06 · June 23, 2026

If You Know No.6If You Know No.6

A studio update on staying honest to who you said you'd become. On the mid-year checkpoint, the whisper that says it's enough, and why the standard doesn't move even when the year speeds up.

In this issue

  1. 01The Game Within Us
  2. 02The Mid-Year Checkpoint
  3. 03The Year, As It Goes
  4. 04The Whisper
  5. 05The Struggle
  6. 06Choices

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