Looking back on my first residency in Cambridge at Lesley I am filled with excitement, motivation, and intellectual drive. From critiques, art history discourse, grad and artist talks, and the influx of new artists and books to research my original ideas for where to bring my work have leapt into a whole new and exciting territory.
Artists to look at:
Dana Howey Catherine Opie Sharon Lockehart Dijstra Eric Fischl
Fredrick Church Nicole Isemen Poussan Gentillesci Colin McGrewyer
Alex Katz Cameron Martin Joan Semmel Maplethorpe Natasha Latona
Elyse Gortez David Salle Jim Peters Emily Evelyth Bruce Hermann
Stanya Khan Charline von Heyl Robert Longo Robert Moss Olafus Eliasson
Kehindi Wiley Pipolotti Rist Titus Kafer Frank Stella Fred Wilson
Books to read:
Thames & Hudson; Photography since 1960, The Body in Contemporary Art, Sexuality in Western Art
A Man and His Horses Vitamin P, P3, Ph Working Space The Male Gaze
Ways of Seeing Figure & Feminism Global Feminisms Painting People
On Land & Sea (Women in Sailing) Women as Sex Object Seeing Through Clothes
The Masculine Masquerade Women in Art History (Questioning the Litany)
Movies to see:
Vital Statistics of a System Wonder Woman