Author: Iris
As the year 2024 draws to a close, Jessie Shrieves emerges as an artist whose paintings offer a quiet testament to the depth of artistic expression. Her journey into the art world began with formal training at Parsons School of Design, where she cultivated her technical skills and discovered a love for creative exploration. The rigorous education she received sparked a curiosity that has fueled her work ever since. Shrieves’ artistic pursuits took her to New York City, where she immersed herself in anatomy drawing classes. This experience sharpened her understanding of the human form, a skill that later enriched…
Inci Eviner is an artist whose work has appeared in biennials around the world, from Venice to Sharjah. Qatar’s Mataf: The Arab Museum of Modern Art removed one of her videos from an exhibition at the last minute, accusing the museum of censorship. The video is titled harem (2009), revisits 19th-century engravings by the Frenchman Antoine Ignace Melling, who visited Istanbul, the city where Avina is based. In a text written by Avina, she noted that Merlin’s engravings, “contrary to the Orientalist tendencies of the period, have no dramatic or seductive expression. The women, depicted with almost scientific precision, look…
“What has become of fashion today?” This is one of the key questions fashion theorist, professor and curator Maria Luisa Frisa asked herself when planning the exhibition “Memorabile.Ipermoda” at the MAXXI Museum. “These are challenging times and exhibitions raise questions and issues that have never been addressed,” Frieza said in an exclusive walkthrough on Monday before unveiling the exhibition’s design at a gala event that evening A lineup of designer looks, accessories and books. and catalog. “The world of fashion has undergone an incredible transformation, with conglomerates bringing finance to the fore in a close game in which clothes mattered…
Georges Seurat’s most famous painting, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884), hangs at the Art Institute of Chicago, where visitors jostle forward and back to observe the composition as a whole before moving in to the study the technique—pointillism—that’s made this work an art historical icon. It’s well known that Seurat used dabs of separate hues that coalesced to create images when viewed from afar while dematerializing into abstract patterns upon close inspection. But the crowd around La Grande Jatte may also become aware that they’re being mirrored by those within it, a cross section of Parisians enjoying the…
In a 1928 portrait, a Puerto Rican woman holds a devotional painting of the Virgin Mary and the Child. She looks directly at the viewer, her other hand on her hip. Maybe she was on her way to church. Miguel Pou y Becerra’s work is titled promise. When we look into her eyes, we understand the promise to which P.I. Becerra refers: the broken promise of salvation that was imposed on Puerto Rico through Catholicism during the Spanish colonization of the island. The olive-skinned woman, wearing a plain ocher dress, looks at us with sadness and suspicion, telling us the…
How often do you think of music when you look at a work of visual art (a painting, a photograph, or a framed collage)? Scholar Nikki A. Greene’s new book, Dirt, Glitter, and Glass: Bodies and Voices in Contemporary Black Artexplores this juxtaposition, bringing the visual into dialogue with the auditory and tactile.The structure of the book aptly follows the five main components of songwriting: “Intro,” “Verse 1,” “Verse 2,” “Verse 3,” and “Outro.” Green focuses each verse on an artist—Renee Stout, Radcliffe Bailey, and Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, respectively—and draws inspiration from the music Specific works are dissected in terms…
We’re proud to present our list of the best art books of 2024 for your holiday reading, and perhaps to inspire your gifting this winter. Our editors and critics read across genre, subject, and pace this year, from memoirs and graphic novels to catalogs, artist books, and everything in between. Hyperallergic Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian muses on the poignant work of photographer Diana Markosian in Father, while critic Alexandra M. Thomas recommends Nikki A. Greene’s book reframing the study of Black visual art and musical production. Read on for Reviews Editor Natalie Haddad on Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects, Associate Editor…
Students at Goldsmiths University have ended a months-long boycott of Goldsmiths after the Center for Contemporary Art (CCA) ended its relationship with donors Candida and Zak Gertler Center for Contemporary Art (CCA) events, their names will be removed from exhibition spaces and panels. The Gertlers, who last donated to CAA in 2017, were the main targets of protests organized by the student group Goldsmiths for Palestine. The group is demanding that schools divest from these philanthropists because of their alleged personal ties to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and financial support of his political campaigns. Zach Gertler’s wealth comes from…
Miami Art Week inspires a range of emotions. For locals, it’s a chance to celebrate all the artistic riches the city has to offer, but also make them roll their eyes at Uber rides and out-of-towners who only party in South Beach. For seasoned art fair exhibitors and dealers, it’s a love-hate relationship, depending on the sales and availability of caffeine. No matter what role you play in this wacky ecosystem, we can all agree that this week is more bearable when we approach it with an open mind, a playful spirit, and a bingo card. Then I’ll meet you…
To receive morning links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews communication. Headlines BRIDGE-T too far? Climbing towards the Finnish line? Maybe not…A tired art world is preparing for its last hurray in 2024, Art Basel Miami BeachDecember 6-8. Following the $1.3 billion New York auction week, all eyes are on this major market event, where 286 galleries from 38 countries will be exhibiting. Miami Beach Convention Center. As a veteran gallerist, this year marks a major transition Bridget Finn Take on the role of Show Director and commit to a fresh approach. One of…