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Bodys Isek Kingelez, Kimbembele Ihunga, 1994, paper, paperboard, plastic, and other various materials, 51 ³/₁₆ × 72 ³/₁₆ × 126". © Bodys Isek Kingelez. Courtesy CAAC – The Pigozzi Collection. Photo: Maurice Aeschimann.
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tudents interested in sculpture, architecture and interior design may cross paths at “Bodys Isek Kingelez,” opening at the Museum of Modern Art in May. Kingelez was a Congolese sculptor who mastered paper, commercial packaging and materials from everyday life to create what he called “extreme maquettes.” His repertoire includes civic buildings, public monuments and national pavilions. The first Kingelez retrospective in the U.S., this exhibition covers three decades of his works, featuring each of the key periods of his career. Get ready for “spectacular sprawling cities to futuristic late works.” The exhibition culminates in a selection of Kingelez’s large-scale cities, which MoMA touts as “soaring forms that characterize much of his late production.” “David Wojnarowicz: History Keeps Me Awake at Night” at the Whitney Museum of American Art will be the first major, monographic presentation of the work of David Wojnarowicz (1954 – 1992) in over a decade. A titan of queer art, Wojnarowicz came to prominence in the East Village art world of the ’80s, forging an expansive range of work both fiercely political
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and highly personal. He embraced a wide range of media, working in photography, video, painting and printmaking. Although largely selftaught, he established himself in an artistic milieu as an artist and writer, and wielded an “uncanny” understanding of literary influences. Cut down by AIDS, like so many of his peers, Wojnarowicz’ work yields acclaim and scandal, right up to the present moment. Me too? Time’s Up? Like no other, this has been a year for women to speak out. Moreover, the discourse of intersectionality challenges everyone to consider how multiple identities operate within each individual. “Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960 – 1985 at the Brooklyn Museum is the first exhibition to explore “the groundbreaking contributions to contemporary art of Latin American and Latina women artists during a period of extraordinary conceptual and aesthetic experimentation.” Featuring more than 120 artists from 15 countries, this exhi bition focuses on the artists’ use of the female body as a site for feminist activism, and contextualizes their practices within the political and social conditions surrounding them. [Eric Sutphin]
David Wojnarowicz with Tom Warren, Self-Portrait of David Wojnarowicz, 1983–84, acrylic and collaged paper on gelatin silver print, 60 × 40". Collection of Brooke Garber Neidich and Daniel Neidich. Photograph by Ron Amstutz.
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