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A Broomstick in a Man's World

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Emily Mae Smith, “Petite Muse at Work” (2026) (photos Rebecca Schiffman/Hyperallergic unless indicated otherwise)Walking into Emily Mae Smith's show at Petzel Gallery, all I could think was, "I wonder if she is getting enough credit for her anthropomorphic broomsticks now that Wicker is coming out." Though voluptuous brooms abound in her paintings, they are complemented by witch-like bunnies and eyeball-filled grapes (what good company for such seemingly strange subj

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