Words and Pictures

VAP 2020-Q4

Artists and writers featured: Hannah Antalek, Georgina Arroyo, Cole Bourgeois, Hanna Brody, Fiona Buchanan, Alley Horn, Jennifer Mawby, Sara Minsky, Gabriella Moreno, Qinza Najm, Sophia Reed, Iván Sikic, Tracy Szatan, and Peter Tresnan.

To address greed and oppression tactfully through art even once is no small feat. Greed and oppression are entwined within
The first thought I had when looking at Hanna Brody’s recent watercolour portraits was that they require something not always
The vantage point of Jennifer Mawby’s paintings cast the viewer as voyeur. The subject of our gaze is obstructed, we
The work of Cole Bourgeois constitutes an investigation into intimacy, utilizing color, space, and the energy as co-conspirators. In her
Sophia Reed’s most recent work is an invitation to interrogate timelines. Looking at narratives that sit at the center of
An extended interview with Brooklyn artist Georgina Arroyo and artist and writer Hanna Brody. H.B.: Let’s get started by you
In her paintings, Buchanan is acutely conscious of not wanting to pander to the eye in any conventional, beauty queen
Anahoros. 2019. Tracy Abbott Szatan’s video and glass installation that I shall describe and use as a lens (preemptive pun
Using embroidery, photography, drawing, and memory, Sara Minsky engages in a conversation with her past. Minsky sits down with her
In a recent exchange, I was able to get a sense of the work Peter Tresnan has currently been making
Alley Horn in conversation with Gabriella Moreno. It’s 7:01pm Eastern on August 3, 2020 when I hop into my Zoom