VAP Q4 2020 – Words and Pictures

Intimacies in absentia: Cole Bourgeois.
The work of Cole Bourgeois constitutes an investigation into intimacy, utilizing color, space, and the energy as co-conspirators. In her
Seductive strangers in the paintings of Jennifer Mawby
The vantage point of Jennifer Mawby’s paintings cast the viewer as voyeur. The subject of our gaze is obstructed, we
The tender discord of dystopia: Fiona Buchanan
The first time I talked to Fiona Buchanan about her work we considered the luxury of ugly painting. The second
Interrogating timelines in the work of Sophia Reed.
Sophia Reed’s most recent work is an invitation to interrogate timelines. Looking at narratives that sit at the center of
Monoprinting as therapy in the portraits of Hanna Brody
The first thought I had when looking at Hanna Brody’s recent watercolour portraits was of the the innate curiosity and
Brooklyn Artifacts with Georgina Arroyo
An extended interview with Brooklyn artist Georgina Arroyo and artist and writer Hanna Brody. H.B.: Let’s get started by you
A rabbit in the garden: Peter Tresnan
In a recent exchange, I was able to get a sense of the work Peter Tresnan has currently been making
Everything Should Be Both, Always: An Interview with Gabriella Moreno
Alley Horn in conversation with Gabriella Moreno. It’s 7:01pm Eastern on August 3, 2020 when I hop into my Zoom
Lexicon for Tracy Abbott Szatan: a Sontagian Review
Anahoros. 2019. Tracy Abbott Szatan’s video and glass installation that I shall describe and use as a lens (preemptive pun
Confront, Heal, Repeat: The Art of Iván Sikic
To address greed and oppression tactfully through art even once is no small feat. Greed and oppression are entwined within
Conversations with the past: Sara Minsky
Using embroidery, photography, drawing, and memory, Sara Minsky engages in a conversation with her past. Minsky sits down with her