Adjacent Issue 13 (2026)

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About Adjacent Issue 13

ADJACENT is a journal of emerging media published by New York University. Our mission is to share research, analysis, and opinions from contemporary artists. We take our name from the term ‘adjacent possible,’ coined by the biologist Stuart Kauffman to describe how organisms change, grow and flourish just by existing near entities different from themselves.

As an editor for Adjacent I worked with Mac Andre Arboleda and Dela Anyah on their written submissions and topic research for Issue #13. I also co-wrote the editorial statement. The release of our online edition was paired with a beading workshop using a printed version.

Credits & Methodology

Editors: Ryan Webber, Julia Kan, Mina Huang, Olivia Lee

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