Arts and Letters The Reappearing Act of Puppies Puppies The artist, who also goes by Jade Kuriki-Olivo, began her career as a solitary and mysterious figure.
Now, with the support of her community, she’s become entirely herself. By Jameson FitzpatrickAug. 18, 2021 UNTIL JADE KURIKI-OLIVO appeared in the stairwell of her Crown Heights, Brooklyn, apartment building, more than half an hour after the agreed-upon time, I wasn’t convinced I’d ever meet the artist.
Kuriki-Olivo, who has made work under the pseudonym Puppies Puppies since 2010, had been hard to schedule an interview with and, as I waited on her front stoop, I wondered if her evasion was part of an extended performance.