William Eggleston is one of the most influential photographers of the latter half of the 20th century, credited with pioneering fine art color photography in his iconic depictions of the American South. (more…)
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Lisa Tan
artist / director
Lisa Tan (born 1973, Syracuse, NY, USA) is an artist living in Stockholm, Sweden. Tan works mostly in video, photography and installation. She engages various literary, historical and personal references to explore the intricate relationship between language, image, and experience. A book on her recent series of videos is published by Archive Books, Berlin.
Tan’s work was included in “ever elusive” Transmediale festival, Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin), 11th Shanghai Biennale “Why Not Ask Again” at the Power Station of Art (Shanghai), the Triennial exhibition “Surround Audience” at the New Museum (New York), and the Lofoten International Art Festival “Just what is it that makes today so familiar, so uneasy?” (Svolvær).
Her work has been included in exhibitions at institutions such as Artists Space (New York), Centro Galego de Arte Contemporáneo (Santiago de Compostela), CAG Contemporary Art Gallery (Vancouver), Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, Kadist Art Foundation (Paris), Kunsthall Trondheim, The MIT List Center (Cambridge), Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios (Dublin), Temporary Gallery (Cologne); and at galleries such as Andreas Grimm (Munich), Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art (Lisbon), Parra & Romero (Madrid), Galerie Nordenhake (Stockholm), Galleri Riis (Stockholm and Oslo), VidalCuglietta (Brussels), and Raquel Arnaud (São Paulo).
Lisa Tan completed a practice-based PhD at the University of Gothenburg, Valand Academy. She received an MFA from the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles. During 2016-2018, Tan is guest professor in Fine Art at The Royal Institute of Art (Stockholm). In the past, she has given lectures, led theory and practice seminars, and performed MA reviews at Parsons The New School for Design Fine Arts Department (New York), the University of Gothenburg, Valand Academy, The Royal Institute of Art (Stockholm), Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design (Stockholm), and the Iceland Academy of the Arts (Reykjavík), and the Laboratory for Art and Research at the Institute for Art and Art Theory/Intermedia, University of Cologne.
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