Welcome Digest [12.5.25]
New music, preserved prison tattoos, our first 'Classifieds' section, and more
Welcome To December 3rd
Today’s Important Headlines
🎶 Highlight Friday music releases
Jamie xx’s remix of Robyn’s “Dopamine,” “joyride” by The Crying Nudes, “Star” by Pretty Sick, “Ingen hör” by Bladee, “ION CARE” by TisaKorean, “hit again” by Jawnino & SURFGANG, “2026” by Ö, Nömak & A.G. Cook, and “Let Me Say This” by Skin On Skin.
🍊 Blood Orange performs five nights at Brooklyn Steel with limited live-concert CD pressings sold post-show
Fresh off a busy run opening for Lorde, Dev Hynes (Blood Orange) has sold out six nights at Brooklyn Steel for his Essex Honey Tour. Instead of a conventional stage setup, Hynes performs on an island in the middle of the audience, accompanied by his standing bass and core band of longtime collaborators. From covering The Smiths’ “How Soon Is Now?” to doing on-site CD pressings of each concert, the intimate residency highlights the raw, improvisational magic that makes Hynes a generational talent. If you’re lucky, you can catch him tonight for his final show.
🎄 Retail Pharmacy hosts holiday sip + shop
Featuring new jewelry pieces by @harlothands and niche fragrance brand @evilfactoryfragrancesusa (standouts: YOUTUBE LINK and SEX TAPE), NYC tastemaker and shop owner @skantlaurent hosts an eclectic holiday shopping event this weekend, open from 1–7 PM (with drinks served starting at 3 PM).
💔 Von Dutch launches new sub-label, Von Dutch Loves
Claiming inspiration from Y2K culture and the internet, Von Dutch’s newest creative venture is unfortunately a disaster, despite noble intentions and collaborations with international DJs and artists. Indistinguishable from Von Dutch’s flat mainline clothing, the project feels lazy, Jaded London–coded, and directionally confused. Jake Paul appearing on their Instagram in big 2025 energy feels almost too fitting for the cursed vibe they’ve cultivated.
🖼️ Joan Mitchell has a must-see solo exhibit at David Zwirner
To Define a Feeling presents paintings by Joan Mitchell from 1960–1965. Reflecting her time spent between the social and political turbulence of New York and her family-centered life in the South of France, Mitchell’s abstract compositions never slip into chaos, and instead hold the tension of fleeting moments of beauty.
“That particular thing I want can’t be verbalized…. I’m trying for something more specific than movies of my everyday life: to define a feeling.” —Joan Mitchell, ARTnews, April 1965
(Headline curation and words by Mikail Haroon (@mvkail))
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From The Archive
An extra piece of content from the Welcome Archive for Magazine subscribers only.
Preserved prison tattoos by Katarzyna Mirczak
In the early 2000s, Polish photographer Katarzyna Mirczak documented a forensic archive found within a Kraków university that contained jars of tattooed skin collected from prisoners who died in custody.
The samples dated back to the late nineteenth century and were preserved in formaldehyde, each labeled with a first name, age, and cause of death.
They were made with improvised tools and pigments, then removed during autopsies and stored by researchers who catalogued their symbols.
Classifieds
Exciting opportunities, employment and otherwise
ZONE Zine — Open Call for 5th Collective Book
Open call for image-based work across all visual media. For artists interested in experimental sequencing and collaborative visual storytelling.
School of Attention — Operations Manager (Brooklyn)
Operations + facilities role for a hybrid program/office space. For detail-oriented applicants interested in education and contemplative practices.
Apply:
Noods Radio — Studio Engineer (Bristol, UK)
Studio engineering role through UWE Bristol. For those wanting hands-on audio and broadcast experience.
Percolate — Assistant Festival Producer (London)
Entry-level festival and event production support. For people passionate about nightlife, logistics, and artist operations.
Apply:
RADION — Senior Marketing & Communications Officer (Amsterdam)
Marketing lead for a club/cultural venue. For someone with campaign experience and an interest in underground arts communities.
Metropolitan Music Community — Program Manager (Remote NYC)
Part-time nonprofit role managing fundraising, community music initiatives, and digital communications. For someone who loves community-driven arts work.
Apply
Museum at Eldridge Street — Social Media & Digital Content Producer (NYC)
Full-time digital content role producing photo, video, and social campaigns for a historic museum. For a multimedia storyteller.
Apply with portfolio: slo@eldridgestreet.org
Details
David Zwirner — Facilities Assistant (NYC)
Entry-level facilities + operations role inside a major contemporary gallery. For hands-on applicants interested in art-world operations.
Dunvagen Music Publishers — Spring Internship (NYC)
Paid internship in classical music publishing and composer management. For students interested in music administration and copyright.
Apply
the feath3r theory — Digital Manager (Hybrid NYC)
Part-time digital + social role supporting a dance-theatre-media company. For someone skilled in arts-focused digital storytelling.
Stardust Arts / Molly Gochman Studio — In-House Graphic Designer (Hybrid NYC)
Full-time design position creating visual collateral and supporting studio branding. For designers with strong fundamentals and interest in artist-led work.
ROOME — Marketing Internship (NYC)
Fashion marketing internship supporting inventory, PR outreach, and social content. For students or emerging creatives interested in fashion communications and brand-building.
Apply: contact@roome.online
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