Countercode: Bodies Un-Becoming,
2022
University of Kentucky
Countercode: Bodies Un-Becoming, Aaron Reynolds
Graduate Thesis Exhibition Catalogue Gallery, 2022
In COUNTERCODE: BODIES UN-BECOMING, my intent is not to present a cohesive map or identify a single, primary mode of resistance. Rather, the five artists I have selected —Shana Moulton, Cooper Gibson, Amy Yeager, Jazmine Morris, and Clara Wouters—explore the socio-cultural implications of identity expression and persona play, particularly as it relates to the encoding of subjectivity in contemporary forms of digital media and pop culture. Their works glitch codes, find slippages, and create opacities in the fabric of capitalist realism, a term used by theorist Mark Fisher to describe the widespread acceptance of capitalism as the only viable economic …
Tangled Roots: Exploring Appalachian Feminisms,
2022
University of Kentucky
Tangled Roots: Exploring Appalachian Feminisms, Magenta Palo
Graduate Thesis Exhibition Catalogue Gallery, 2022
Women have long been overlooked as key figures in the cultural history of Appalachia. The exhibition Tangled Roots: Exploring Appalachian Feminisms seeks to examine the ways in which women artists across the region have kept traditions alive while redefining creative practices that were once seen strictly as “women’s work.” In particular, the exhibition aims to explore how women have reimagined “craft” through skillful attention to materials, manual dexterity, and application of critical and conceptual rigor. The concept of craft is defined in this context to include all hand-made work that requires developed skills, whether they belong to traditional craft-based practices …
Reclamation,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
Reclamation, Laura Day Webb
MA Projects
This exhibition will take the form of a group show of African artists who weave
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Anti-Art In Postwar Korea And Japan,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
Anti-Art In Postwar Korea And Japan, Emma Patterson
MA Projects
Emerging from the traumatic devastation of World War II and the economic upheaval that followed, artists in Japan and South Korea adopted similar creative strategies and addressed parallel themes in their artistic responses to the postwar period. Anti-Art in Postwar Korea and Japan brings together artists from the two nations—which share a complex socio-political history—to introduce a new lens through which to understand contemporary East Asian art. Seung-taek Lee, Ha Chong-Hyun, Kim Tschang-Yeul, Lee Ufan, and Nobuo Sekine were few of a number of Korean and Japanese artists who developed comparable practices across the media of painting, sculpture, installation, and …
Fpi Art Initiative: A Romanian Perspective, Through The Looking Glass,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
Fpi Art Initiative: A Romanian Perspective, Through The Looking Glass, Francesca Popescu
MA Projects
The FPI (Francesca Popescu Ife) Art Initiative is a curatorial business that focuses on creating pop-up exhibitions featuring emerging and mid-career artists from countries that are not as widely represented in New York or other major art markets. The foundation of this company is to form partnerships with real estate, hospitality, and public venues to host curated pop-up exhibitions throughout New York City and the Hamptons with future goals to expand nationally. The objective is to showcase artwork within a home environment where individuals and collectors interested in art and design can view and discover new artists exhibited within a …
Home Grown: Joys And Sorrows Of Domestic Life,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
Home Grown: Joys And Sorrows Of Domestic Life, Helena Black
MA Projects
Home Grown: Joys and Sorrows of Domestic Life highlights the work of contemporary female photographers who focus their practice on the depiction of domestic scenes. There is a long history of women drawing inspiration from the domestic sphere. For much of history, the exclusion of women from public life outside of the home influenced much of their work. Perhaps the most obvious example of this thematic focus can be seen in the work of female Impressionists. The Impressionist period is defined by the freedom of mobility allowed by new premixed paint tubes. Male artists, for whom it was socially acceptable …
Pasado, Presente, Futuro: A Story Of Immigration,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
Pasado, Presente, Futuro: A Story Of Immigration, Constanza Galindo Acosta
MA Projects
Oftentimes when speaking about immigration the conversation centers
around specific political agendas, economic impact, or labor. However important
these topics may be, they fail to understand the humanity of immigration, leaving
behind the most essential part of the conversation: the voice of the actual
immigrants. How can a more individualistic approach towards the experience of
the immigrant give us a better understanding of the nuances of immigration as a
whole? Pasado, Presente, Futuro takes as inspiration the personal experiences of
nine Latinx artists that currently live in the United States as a way to tell the past,
present, and future …
The Social Art Club,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
The Social Art Club, Beatrice Giuli
MA Projects
The Social Art Club will be a creative hotspot where leisure, art, culture and work come together in one place. The goal of this club is to expand on the idea behind the traditional social club concept. While members will still have access to use the space in whichever ways they prefer, this social club goes beyond. The Club will be a center for art exhibitions, food discovery, music pleasure, and culture renaissance while promoting a multi-sensorial experience and a long lasting communal atmosphere. Recreating the social aspirations of international and luxury clubs such as Soho House, the Social Art …
Artsino: Art Exhibition In An Immersive Casino Setting,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
Artsino: Art Exhibition In An Immersive Casino Setting, Jiajie Jade Wu
MA Projects
In large cities such as NYC, there are a great number of individuals have good tastes in art. Many of them, such as wall-street bankers and traders, also like to seek risks. They are smart enough not to gamble too much although they still feel excited in the uncertainties. This venture provides an opportunity for artists to showcase their casino theme artworks in an immersive AR casino theme experience. The audiences have an opportunity to view and collect art in a setting that feels like casino, with drinking services, music, and various casino games using playing chips. Potential revenue generation …
Za'a Demi-Fine Jewelry: Cultural Representation Through The Use Of Wearable Crafts,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
Za'a Demi-Fine Jewelry: Cultural Representation Through The Use Of Wearable Crafts, Maria Canedo Gomez Ortigoza
MA Projects
Za'a is an e-commerce demi-fine jewelry brand that gives its wearer the ability to explore, connect and give back to indigenous Latin American cultures. Za'a pieces are made with 14k gold, sterling silver, vermeil (solid gold electroplated silver), and semi-precious gemstones while incorporating traditional craftsmanship; incorporating elements such as woodcarving, embroidery, and painting. What makes Za'a's products unique is that they are designed and fabricated in conjunction with the communities, ensuring fair and ethical practices. This close collaboration turns the pieces into a cultural bridge of communication, an exchange of ideas, and an appreciation between consumers and the indigenous communities. …
Factors Behind The Successful Positioning Of Mexico City As An International Contemporary Art Center,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
Factors Behind The Successful Positioning Of Mexico City As An International Contemporary Art Center, Alma Roberta Zertuche Cantu
MA Theses
The following thesis highlights the factors that have contributed to the successful positioning of Mexico City as an international contemporary art center. The city has expanded its artistic reach in the last few decades and its contemporary art market is now booming. The key to its successful positioning in the global art sphere lies in three main factors: collectors, galleries, and fairs. These art market players have had a significant role in the development of the city’s vibrant art scene and have worked to expand it internationally. This investigation aims to answer questions on how the stakeholders have raised international …
Looking South: The Increased Visibility Of Modern Latin American Art,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
Looking South: The Increased Visibility Of Modern Latin American Art, Sofía Festa
MA Theses
This thesis aims to identify and analyze the main factors behind the increased visibility of Latin American Modern art today. I intend to examine the role played by American institutions, private collectors, and the top auction houses and how they are driving awareness in the global art market. The research will focus on artists whose works were made from the 1920s through mid-1940s and are currently breaking records in the auction world. These are the same artists that are being showcased in prominent private collections and American museums, which in turn serves as a way of validating those artists as …
The Paradox Of Scarcity: A Look At The Old Masters Evening Sales From 2014 To 2022 In London And New York,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
The Paradox Of Scarcity: A Look At The Old Masters Evening Sales From 2014 To 2022 In London And New York, Erin Haydon
MA Theses
This thesis sets out to disprove the theory of the decline of the Old Masters market using data from 2014 until 2022. The data is collected from the January and December Evening Sales at Sotheby’s auction house in both London and New York. It elicits that through the assistance of calculated estimates the market has been holding steady despite media headlines and assumptions. The market, as the smallest of the fine art sectors, fights against, but simultaneously uses to its advantage, the concept of scarcity. Many masterpieces that come to auction benefit from never having been seen before and thus …
Lucretia Van Horn: The Artist’S Meaningful Impact On The Development Of Modernism In The Bay Area,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
Lucretia Van Horn: The Artist’S Meaningful Impact On The Development Of Modernism In The Bay Area, Annie K. Roddy
MA Theses
Women artists lack recognition for their significant contributions to the development of regional modernism in the United States during the twentieth century. This study seeks to highlight the important impact American artist Lucretia Van Horn had on modernism in the Bay Area from the 1920s through the 1940s. The study addresses how the artist worked in advanced modernist styles, achieving local recognition and success, but was ultimately overshadowed by her male counterparts in the larger dialogue. The results reveal an artist at the forefront of avant-garde trends who deserves much wider recognition.
The Printmaking Boom And Its Effect On The Future For The Market For Prints And Multiples,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
The Printmaking Boom And Its Effect On The Future For The Market For Prints And Multiples, Helen H. Condo
MA Theses
The purpose of this study is to examine the history of the market for prints and multiples beginning with the print renaissance of the 1960s to discover the underlying drivers of a successful editions market and make predictions for the future. Before the print boom of the 1960s, driven by the departure of printmakers from Europe during World War II, who reinvigorated a passion for the artistic process, printmaking was considered that of a craft. Once it was elevated from its secondary status, due to excitement from Contemporary artists and institutional accreditation, a market structure was solidified. By examining the …
The Private Art Collector’S Foundation In France: Issues And Implications For The Cultural Landscape,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
The Private Art Collector’S Foundation In France: Issues And Implications For The Cultural Landscape, Milena Berman
MA Theses
The last two decades have witnessed an explosion in the number of private art spaces worldwide. From Bentonville, Arkansas, to Naoshima, Japan, hundreds of impressive structures built by star architects have been funded by private individuals and corporations to house collections of modern and contemporary art, often in unlikely places. The famously-termed “Bilbao effect” in which a grand museum structure is set up outside of the established art capitals of the world, thus putting the city “on the map” of cultural tourism, has become a widespread trend. The examples vary greatly and range from small private “home museums”
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How Nfts Are Driving The Latest Evolution Of Art From Physical To Digital In A Pandemic Age.,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
How Nfts Are Driving The Latest Evolution Of Art From Physical To Digital In A Pandemic Age., Isabel Dominguez De Haro
MA Theses
Prior to 2014, the art industry did not know a lot about NFTs and the benefits of
blockchain technology. That is because when the technology was created in 2008,
it had nothing to do with art. In fact, it was primarily developed as a way to
decentralize a broken financial system.1 And, even when the art industry began
successfully using the technology in 2017, it was the digital art world and not
traditional artists, galleries, auction houses, or dealers who first recognized the
benefit of using digital tokens to represent ownership of a unique asset. So why
now are NFTs …
The Art Market’S Inflection Point: The Inception Of Modern Art Investment,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
The Art Market’S Inflection Point: The Inception Of Modern Art Investment, Maria B. Abraham
MA Theses
The relationship between art and finance derives from the socioeconomic realization that art has high-value potential and diversification benefits within the investment sphere. This paper interprets the evolution of art's financialization in three different market contexts as the cause of an inflection point in the art market. Through research in press articles, interviews, published white papers, and journals on statistical art data analysis results, this thesis demonstrates the link between cultural capital and financial investment, which gave rise to initiatives today that bridge the gap between wealth and the accessibility to the art market. A technological or specialized element across …
Selling Transcendence: The Rise Of Experience And The Big Business Of Immersive Art,
2022
Sotheby's Institute of Art
Selling Transcendence: The Rise Of Experience And The Big Business Of Immersive Art, Emeline Callaway
MA Theses
There has been an explosion of immersive art experiences over the past few years. Even as the pandemic has taken a toll on tourism, immersive art ventures and experimental museums have expanded around the world, drawing significant crowds and offering investors an inside into a new, emerging industry. This thesis ties these new experiential businesses to the history of art through an analysis of immersive artistic exploration over time and connects the current forms of investment to the history of immersive art patronage. Exploring the relationship between major economic shifts and the development of the art market, this thesis explains …
Pulse, Vol. 1 Spring 2022,
2022
Kansas City University
Pulse, Vol. 1 Spring 2022
PULSE: A Student Publication of Literary & Artistic Works
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