Vendredi 08 Juillet 2016 10:45:32 par Alix Joly dans Expositions

«We are very pleased to share with you the fifth edition of our digital exhibition series--an online initiative launched this past spring. Today’s selection looks at the ways in which contemporary artists deal with current issues through the theme of self-portraiture.

Untitled ©TAL SHOCHAT

A long-standing tradition in art history, the self-portrait continues to preoccupy artists to this day. The exhibition aims to investigate the impetus of self-portraiture in a time when self-documentation is overabundant and so easily disseminated through a plethora of social networks and digital platforms. Each of the selected works contemplates the historically charged tradition of the self-portrait while presenting a variety of interpretations for its use. Whether the aim is self-contemplative, symbolic or purely formal, the result is a diverse and fascinating articulation of a current state of mind, an identity or artistic ambition.»

UNTITLED (NUDE IN BUS) ©Angela Strassheim

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