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IGNACIO URIARTE/ COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND NOGUERAS BLANCHARD, BARCELONA. PHOTOGRAPH BY SIMON VOGEL
that often serve as commentary on the country’s ongoing social and political conflicts. WHY: We came across Radya’s work at St. Petersburg’s first ever large-scale street art festival, Art Prospect, which was held in September of 2012. We expect big things from Radya and other Russian street artists in 2013.
IGNACIO URIARTE
WHO: Ignacio Uriarte, a Berlinbased artist. As a former business administrator, his work explores objects and themes related to the office space using plane geometry and colorful abstractions. He has been known to incorporate Bic pens, Xerox machines, ink cartridges, and other office paraphernalia in his process. WHY: He is showing his first North American solo museum exhibition, Line of Work, at the Drawing Center in New York this year. It opens on Jan. 17 and will run until March 13, 2013.
SEHER SHAH
WHO: Seher Shah, a Pakistan-born artist living in Brooklyn who works in large-scale drawings and prints. Many of her pieces examine and deconstruct modernist architecture
by depicting the power and spectacle of city planning initiatives. WHY: She is one of several noteworthy artists featured in the Rubin Museum’s current exhibit, Radical Terrain, which closes April 29, 2013.
PINAREE SANPITAK
WHO: Pinaree Sanpitak, a Thai artist who dabbles in everything from photography and collage to sculpture and installations, many of which focus on ideas of femininity and womanhood. WHY: She is about to showcase a new collection of work (including 100 amorphous, squeezable sculptures) in an exhibit titled Temporary Insanity at the AMOAArthouse, on view from April 20June 30, 2013.
GUILLAUME LEBLON
WHO: Guillaume Leblon, a Parisbased sculptor who uses found
Ignacio Uriarte, BIC Transitions, BIC pen on paper, 16 drawings, each: 11 13/16 x 16 9/16 inches, 2010