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New York Exhibitions to See: Fall 2022

Ocula Feature New York Exhibitions to See: Fall 2022 By Elaine YJ Zheng, New York Ocula Magazine shares a selection of exhibitions to see across New York's museums, galleries, and non-profit spaces.

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Faith Ringgold's American People: Over Five Decades of Art and Activism

Ocula Feature Faith Ringgold's American People: Over Five Decades of Art and Activism By Vivian Chui, New York Faith Ringgold holds a mirror to the aspirations, hardships, accomplishments, and daily lives of Black Americans.

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Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg Dig Deeper in Shanghai

Ocula Conversation Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg Dig Deeper in Shanghai By Stephanie Bailey, Shanghai Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg reflect on their evolving collaboration and a softening presence of empathy in their latest work.

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Miao Ying's Field Guide to Ideology

Ocula Conversation Miao Ying's Field Guide to Ideology By Yan Wu, Toronto Miao Ying's first exhibition at the University of Toronto Art Museum renders a caricature of contemporary internet censorship technologies.

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Jeff Koons in His Own Words

Ocula Conversation Jeff Koons in His Own Words By Paul Laster, Doha Jeff Koons traces his work's relation to kitsch, self-acceptance, and reflecting 'beauty in everything'.

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Lubaina Himid Puts the ‘Her’ in ‘History’

Ocula Feature Lubaina Himid Puts the ‘Her’ in ‘History’ By Stephanie Bailey, London Lubaina Himid's exhibition at Tate Modern traces the artist's unflinching political engagement.

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New Museum Triennial Takes a Subtle Turn

Ocula Feature New Museum Triennial Takes a Subtle Turn By Vivian Chui, New York The fifth New Museum Triennial presents works by 40 artists from 23 countries spread across 6 continents.

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Grace Wright’s Painted Cacophonies Entice and Repel in Equal Measure

Ocula Insight Grace Wright’s Painted Cacophonies Entice and Repel in Equal Measure By Anna Dickie, Auckland Grace Wright's gestural paintings engage with the trajectory of Abstract Expressionism and beyond.

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Hyundai Motorstudio and Rhizome Present 'World on a Wire'

Ocula Conversation Hyundai Motorstudio and Rhizome Present 'World on a Wire' By Zachary Kaplan, Michael Connor, and DooEun Choi, Beijing Hyundai Motor Company and New Museum affiliate Rhizome present World on a Wire, a digital art exhibition showing online and in Beijing, Seoul, and Moscow.

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Lynn Hershman Leeson: 'I had to wait 30 years for the millennials to be born'

Ocula Conversation Lynn Hershman Leeson: 'I had to wait 30 years for the millennials to be born' By Vivian Chui, New York With an exhibition at the New Museum, Lynn Hershman Leeson traces her experiences working in uncharted territories.

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Tania Pérez Córdova: Sculptures as Events

Ocula Conversation Tania Pérez Córdova: Sculptures as Events By Lauren Cornell, New York Tania Pérez Córdova talks to Lauren Cornell about her approach to creating objects that reflect the passage of time.

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Bernardo Faria: Unseen Transformations

Ocula Conversation Bernardo Faria: Unseen Transformations By Hena Lee, São Paulo Bernardo Faria reflects on decentralised infrastructures, software sovereignty, and collaborative practices for artists.

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New Museum Announces Wong Ping’s First US Survey

Ocula News New Museum Announces Wong Ping’s First US Survey New York, 13 March 2020 The rising Hong Kong artist is known for bright animations with dark themes.

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Armory Week Lowdown: Art Shows to See in 2020

Ocula Feature Armory Week Lowdown: Art Shows to See in 2020 By Casey Carsel, New York The Armory Show returns with a flourishing programme, complemented by stand-out shows across Ne.

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Nari Ward

Ocula Conversation Nari Ward By Fawz Kabra, New York Nari Ward talks to Fawz Kabra about his solo exhibition, We the People, at the New Museum: a survey of 25 years of the artist's work on view between 13 February and 26 May 2019.

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Net Art's Archival Poetics at the New Museum

Ocula Feature Net Art's Archival Poetics at the New Museum By Banyi Huang, New York The Art Happens Here: Net Art's Archival Poetics, on view at the New Museum to 26 May 2019, presents 16 artworks from Net Art Anthology, an ambitious two-year initiative undertaken by Rhizome to research, preserve, and exhibit 100 artworks online.

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New York Autumn Exhibitions: 2018 Lowdown

Ocula Feature New York Autumn Exhibitions: 2018 Lowdown By Jareh Das, New York With a host of exhibitions to choose from, this Ocula Lowdown highlights some of the best gallery and museum shows to see in New York this fall.

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John Akomfrah

Ocula Conversation John Akomfrah By Fawz Kabra, New York I start from this profoundly libertarian space, which says that all things are possible with images. But the moment and the conjunctions when they can circulate are circumscribed. There is freedom but there are also constraints, and one needs to recognise when the two are absolutely aligned to make something possible.

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Songs for Sabotage: the 4th New Museum Triennial

Ocula Feature Songs for Sabotage: the 4th New Museum Triennial By David Xu Borgonjon, New York Why aren't artists unionised? Why are curators either too critical or never critical enough? Someone has the answers, but the conversation of contemporary art proceeds in hanging questions like a parlour game.

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2018 Lowdown: Shows to See during Armory Week

Ocula Feature 2018 Lowdown: Shows to See during Armory Week By Robert Ayers, New York The Armory Show is really just the weekend-long cherry on top of the splendid sundae that is the New York art scene and all it has to offer.

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Wu Tsang

Ocula Conversation Wu Tsang By Diana d'Arenberg, Hong Kong The writing has been healing for me, working with the poetry. It makes me think a lot about how language can escape from its time period and from the constraints of society.

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