Resistance and feminism: what to expect from this year's Armory Show
It’s that time of year again, when black-clad art enthusiasts descend upon New York’s Armory Show, the labyrinth-like contemporary art fair at Piers 92 and 94 in midtown Manhattan. Kicking off 8 March, over 200 international art galleries will set up their booths in the white wall jungle to dazzle, sell and sizzle on Instagram. Let’s hope they have free wifi.
On top of your painting and photo fare, there will be tech-inspired artworks in the new Focus section, where 34 artists imagine a post-human world. From 3D-printed sculptures to digital spiritualism, it’s curated by Gabriel Ritter, who is fascinated by our online personas.
“The internet and social media have created an elastic space of human identity, allowing individuals to reimagine themselves in a myriad of ways that were previously unthinkable,” he says. “The physical body continues to remain a constant – maybe even a hindrance to future development.”
Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer is showing a computer-controlled water fountain which draws portraits of onlookers with water vapour sensors. Berlin artist Oliver Laric is showing a 3D-printed copy of an ancient sculpture from Europe and Johannesburg artist Tabita Rezaire, a hybrid artist-yoga teacher, taps into our need to worship the screen with her angelic, Photoshopped self-portraits. Anne Libby, a New York artist, uses machine-cut objects for sculptures inspired by the prefabricated New York skyscrapers that keep springing up across the city.
On top of your painting and photo fare, there will be tech-inspired artworks in the new Focus section, where 34 artists imagine a post-human world. From 3D-printed sculptures to digital spiritualism, it’s curated by Gabriel Ritter, who is fascinated by our online personas.
“The internet and social media have created an elastic space of human identity, allowing individuals to reimagine themselves in a myriad of ways that were previously unthinkable,” he says. “The physical body continues to remain a constant – maybe even a hindrance to future development.”
Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer is showing a computer-controlled water fountain which draws portraits of onlookers with water vapour sensors. Berlin artist Oliver Laric is showing a 3D-printed copy of an ancient sculpture from Europe and Johannesburg artist Tabita Rezaire, a hybrid artist-yoga teacher, taps into our need to worship the screen with her angelic, Photoshopped self-portraits. Anne Libby, a New York artist, uses machine-cut objects for sculptures inspired by the prefabricated New York skyscrapers that keep springing up across the city.
Source:
theguardian
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