On the occasion of his new show of figurative paintings at Jack Shainman, which alludes to the Black Lives Matter movement and the current political climate,
the artist shares some frustrations about the reception of his work.
Not exact matches
The
artist often manipulates simple and common objects and his work is thus rooted in reality, or rather, in that dimension we all
share, which is a source of both
frustration and marvel.
Established to generate an international air of cultural exchange among the emerging
artists, writers, architects and musicians of Istanbul and Turkey, Bozkurt and Ozbek's project is a matter of creative intervention,
sharing frustrations and ambitions and observing cultural differences and similarities.
Artist Gabrielle Civil
shares the freedom her performance practice has brought her, and the
frustration of dealing with oblivious racism in 2017.