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Artist: Dawn Yang

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:27:25 -0400

Artist: Dawn Yang

Unraveling Wangechi Mutu’s “Intertwined” at the Whitney Museum from 2023

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 11:06:28 -0400

Unraveling Wangechi Mutu’s “Intertwined” at the Whitney Museum from 2023

Recently, I was reflecting on Wangechi Mutu’s “Intertwined” which took place between March to June 2023 at the Whitney Museum. The exhibition brought together over one hundred works from across her twenty-five-year career. In cumulative form, her works form a rich tapestry of themes that resonate deeply with the human experience. Through intricate collages, sculptures, and installations, Mutu explores feminism, race, colonialism, identity, and environmental concerns with profound depth and complexity.

Central to Mutu’s artistry is her use of diverse materials, particularly evident in her sculptures. From ethereal forms crafted from delicate textiles to imposing figures forged from found objects, Mutu’s sculptures captivate with their materiality. Each piece tells a story of resilience and transformation, as raw materials are repurposed and imbued with new meaning. This material interplay serves as a metaphor for the interconnectedness of human experience, highlighting the ways in which disparate elements come together to form a unified whole.

Mutu’s art challenges conventional notions of beauty and power, particularly through her celebration of the female form and her reimagining of cultural symbols. Empowering her subjects to transcend societal limitations, she invites viewers to reconsider their perceptions of self and other. Additionally, Mutu prompts reflection on humanity’s relationship with the natural world, highlighting interconnectedness and the responsibility to steward the earth. “Intertwined” serves as both a call to action and a testament to the transformative power of art, urging us to confront the complexities of our existence and to imagine new possibilities for the future.

Imagery by: Blair Prentice (iheartmyart)

ARYZ, CRIANÇA, Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi, Barcelona, Spain 2023

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 22:58:56 -0500

ARYZ, CRIANÇA, Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi, Barcelona, Spain 2023
ARYZ, EL AUXILIO, Conservatorium aan Zee, Oostende, Belgium 2020
ARYZ, LA PUGNA, Saint-Éloi Temple, Rouen, France 2019

Juan Francisco Elso: Por América Exhibition at El Museo del Barrio

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 22:39:05 -0500

Juan Francisco Elso: Por América Exhibition at El Museo del Barrio

Juan Francisco Elso: Por América investigates the brief yet significant career of the late Cuban artist Juan Francisco Elso (1956-1988). Based in Havana, Elso was part of the first generation of artists born and educated in post-revolutionary Cuba, who gained international recognition in the early 1980’s. Created mostly using natural, organic materials, his sculptural practice examines the complex forms of contemporary Cuban, Caribbean, and Latin American identities, as inflected by the cultural influences of Indigenous traditions, Afro-Caribbean religious beliefs, as well as the traumas of colonial oppression.

Juan Francisco Elso: Por América was exhibited at El Museo del Barrio in New York City from October 27, 2022 – March 26, 2023

Photographs by Blair Prentice

Emil Alzamora, Hone Redux, 2018, cement, steel, 53.5 x 24 x 29 inches

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 12:07:30 -0500

Emil Alzamora, Hone Redux, 2018, cement, steel, 53.5 x 24 x 29 inches

Emil Alzamora, Waymaker, 2010, steel, plaster, graphite wax, 82 x 24 x 22 in

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 12:02:58 -0500

Emil Alzamora, Waymaker, 2010, steel, plaster, graphite wax, 82 x 24 x 22 in

@kidmograph, file_n0t_f0und_0005, 2023

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 11:51:05 -0500

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@kidmograph, file_n0t_f0und_0005, 2023

psikonauti: Santiago Licata (Argentine, b. 1986)Untitled,...

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:05:22 -0400

psikonauti:

Santiago Licata (Argentine, b. 1986)
Untitled, 2019
Graphite grease on paper

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Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:03:50 -0400

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Artwork Copyright © Tyler Spangler
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Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:03:00 -0400

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Artwork Copyright © Tyler Spangler
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thunderstruck9: Francisco Rodríguez (Chilean, 1989), Shadow and...

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 22:02:50 -0500

thunderstruck9:

Francisco Rodríguez (Chilean, 1989), Shadow and Dog, 2022. Oil on canvas, 170 x 140 cm.

thunderstruck9: Francisco Rodríguez (Chilean, 1989), Man with...

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 22:02:20 -0500

thunderstruck9:

Francisco Rodríguez (Chilean, 1989), Man with Dog, 2022. Oil on canvas, 230 x 200 cm.

theegoist: Chien-Jung Chen (Taiwanese, b. 1972) - Landscape 20,...

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 22:01:56 -0500

theegoist:

Chien-Jung Chen (Taiwanese, b. 1972) - Landscape 20, Acrylic, mixed media on canvas, 162.0 x 112.0 x 3.0 cm (2017)

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Mon, 26 Dec 2022 21:47:45 -0500

topcat77:Jaap van den Ende Jaap van den Ende, Linear Structure...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 13:39:10 -0500

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Jaap van den Ende

Jaap van den Ende, Linear Structure 3, 1971

Jaap van den Ende - project05 - Parts Project

David Mrugala (thedotisblack), 2014.10.19_12.53.13_frame_0002 ...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 18:04:31 -0400

David Mrugala (thedotisblack), 2014.10.19_12.53.13_frame_0002  Made with Processing, 2020

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jameslipnickas: A Deleted Timeline James Lipnickas, 202018″x...

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 13:59:25 -0400

jameslipnickas:

A Deleted Timeline
James Lipnickas, 2020
18″x 24″ Graphite on Paper
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James Lipnickas, A Deleted Timeline, 2020, 18″x 24″ Graphite on Paper

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jameslipnickas: Watching You Slip Away by James Lipnickas,...

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 13:57:19 -0400

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Watching You Slip Away by James Lipnickas, 2020
10″x 13″ Graphite on Paper
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James Lipnickas, Watching You Slip Away, 2020, 10″x 13″ Graphite on Paper

floraborsi: Flóra Borsi - Blind Faith, 2017 @floraborsi,...

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 13:35:55 -0400

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Flóra Borsi - Blind Faith, 2017

@floraborsi, Blind Faith, 2017

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Artist: Dawn Yang

Unraveling Wangechi Mutu’s “Intertwined” at the Whitney Museum from 2023

Unraveling Wangechi Mutu’s “Intertwined” at the Whitney Museum from 2023

ARYZ, CRIANÇA, Basílica de Santa Maria del Pi, Barcelona, Spain 2023

Juan Francisco Elso: Por América Exhibition at El Museo del Barrio

Juan Francisco Elso: Por América Exhibition at El Museo del Barrio

Emil Alzamora, Hone Redux, 2018, cement, steel, 53.5 x 24 x 29 inches

Emil Alzamora, Waymaker, 2010, steel, plaster, graphite wax, 82 x 24 x 22 in

@kidmograph, file_n0t_f0und_0005, 2023

psikonauti: Santiago Licata (Argentine, b. 1986)Untitled,...

tylerspangler: Artwork Copyright © Tyler SpanglerShop:...

tylerspangler: Artwork Copyright © Tyler SpanglerShop:...

thunderstruck9: Francisco Rodríguez (Chilean, 1989), Shadow and...

thunderstruck9: Francisco Rodríguez (Chilean, 1989), Man with...

theegoist: Chien-Jung Chen (Taiwanese, b. 1972) - Landscape 20,...

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topcat77:Jaap van den Ende Jaap van den Ende, Linear Structure...

David Mrugala (thedotisblack), 2014.10.19_12.53.13_frame_0002 ...

jameslipnickas: A Deleted Timeline James Lipnickas, 202018″x...

jameslipnickas: Watching You Slip Away by James Lipnickas,...

floraborsi: Flóra Borsi - Blind Faith, 2017 @floraborsi,...

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David Mrugala (thedotisblack), 2014.10.19_12.53.13_frame_0002 ...