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…)
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.
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…)
Ultra Unreal is an exhibition of fantastical worlds simulating more-than-human futures, evolving belief systems and fluid frameworks of being. Featuring six artists and collectives whose world-building practices are connected to nightlife ecosystems across the globe (more…)
The awakening of adolescence has been a recurring theme that has always fascinated a great many visual artists; conflicts of identity, physical metamorphosis, psychological instability (more…)
Angela Davis Johnson creates paintings, public art installations, and ritual performances to examine the technologies of black people, in particular black women/femme. (more…)
Nan Goldin is an American photographer known for her deeply personal and candid portraiture. Goldin’s images act as a visual autobiography documenting herself and those closest to her. (more…)
Providing a variety of perspectives from all corners of the globe, the 2022 World Press Photo Contest awarded works present courageous stories, invaluable insights and a diversity of interpretations (more…)
Hear You Athens is a series of 50 photographs and two letters, a correspondence between two friends, Georges Salameh and Alexandros Mistriotis. Their conversation, over the years, is summarized in this book. (more…)
The exhibition Arno Fischer: Eine Reise (Arno Fischer: A Journey) will offer insight into Arno Fischer’s photographic practice and the various roles he played – photographer, mediator, and teacher – during his career. (more…)
The Odyssey is a book, a myth, a world. This year, the Villa Carmignac will present an exhibition inspired by the Greek hero who sailed for ten years to return home after the Trojan War (The Iliad). (more…)