I think you might like Tina Barney & Beth Garrabrant (things shouldn't be so hard) a lot
I'm sure you know about cindy sherman's untitled film stills (& if you like that you will probably like nadia lee cohen's non-commercial work) & nan goldin's ballad of sexual dependency
personally I think sex by madonna is an incredibly underrated artistic project
not really photography but an honourable mention must be made to Tracey Emin and
Sophie Calle (who I think is light years ahead of anyone else making art about surveillance)
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for overall artists, i really enjoy the body of work by photographer renée cox. i love her takes on representation and her unapologetic nature. i wasn’t much of a photography girl before her, but i get it now. i also really enjoy the paintings of oda iselin sønderland and the mood she’s able to capture with them. and i can’t forget the works of aya takano! i love the world she’s crafted and the figures that come out of it. she reminds me that i’m a woman but also still a girl if that makes sense.
for favorite contemporary works of art in general, that’s even harder as i have so many! for now, i’ll choose kiki smith’s 1996 piece “constellation” (pictured here). but i could go on forever.
May 18, 2024
Ben Shahn - Today is the birthday of the world (picture below)
Hazem Harb - Borders are only in our minds #1
Tracy Emin -CV / Cunt Vernacular (video art)
Howardena Pindell- Free, White, and 21 (video art)
Carolyn Lazard - Extended Stay
Jay Belloli - Amerika is devouring its children
Taro Okamoto - Myth of Tomorrow
Sama Alshabi - Water Bearer II
Carrie Mae Weems - Untitled (Ebo Landing)
Faith Ringgold - The United States of Attica
Bread and Puppet - Not in our name poster
Nov 11, 2024
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Art is about more than identity, can allow us to transcend identity, but having been raised in the art world of the 90s, when painting was dying and women weren’t given the wall space they deserved, it’s a joy to watch femme painters rise to the top of the pile creatively and financially. I am lucky enough to cherish works by Jenna Gribbon, Jocelyn Hobbie, Kyle Staver, Ellen Birkinblit and my dear friend Issy Wood. I am currently obsessed with Larissa De Jesus Negron, Petra Cortright, Lucy Bull, Robin F. Williams, Somaya Critchlow, Gina Beavers and Cynthia Talmadge. It’s a lifetime dream to have a massive Lisa Yuskavage to wake up to (though I do have a print she gave me for my 26th birthday when I had a Soul Cycle party and everyone was mad except Lisa, who kicked all our millenial asses on the bike.)
Jan 3, 2023
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one night stand or future spouse nothing beats the anticipation.... the build...... the mystery revealed.....
Jul 23, 2024
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builds character
Apr 2, 2024
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the old-fashioned way, like you would before the entire internet was monopolised into basically three conglomerates. why would you spend all your time on your computer swapping between instagram tiktok youtube pinterest when you could find some of the coolest websites you've never heard about learning information your algorithm would never feed to you!!!!
a good place to start is your favourite artist's websites (not just musicians!) sometimes they have blogs (especially if they're writers) and often they link websites they like.
I also like magazine websites - the face, angel food, hot literati
or craigslist missed connections. I check the new york section all the time
Oct 8, 2024