04/21 accessed 23.09.24 available: https://editor.e-flux-systems.com/files/387134_e-flux-journal-the-cis-gaze-and-its-others-for-shola.pdf

Book Reference

Moss K. Illumination. The paintings of Georgia O'Keeffe, Agnes Pelton, Agnes Martin and Florence Miller Pierce, 2009, OCMA Merrell

https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/wifredo-lam/who-is

Accessed 23 November 2024

Wifredo Óscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla(Chinese: 林飛龍; Jyutping: lam4 fei1lung4; December 8, 1902 – September 11, 1982), better known as Wifredo Lam, was a Cuban artist who sought to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture.^[1] Inspired by and in contact with some of the most renowned artists of the 20th century, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Lam melded his influences and created a unique style, which was ultimately characterized by the prominence of hybrid figures. This distinctive visual style of his also influences many artists. Though he was predominantly a painter, he also worked with sculpture, ceramics and printmaking in his later life.

LEE MING WEI OUR LABYRINTH

Our Labyrinth transforms the simple, act of sweeping into a performance, bringing a sense of ritual into the museum. It was inspired by Lee Mingwei's experience of visiting ancient temples in Myanmar, where paths leading to temples are swept by volunteers.

The performance features two dancers wearing sarongs with bells on their ankles moving slowly as they brush grains of rice into patterns. They sweep to create a winding labyrinth-like path within a precise space similar to an ink pool.

The performance has been staged in Taipei, Shanghai, Paris, Jakarta, Berlin, New York, and Tokyo, and the edition presented at Tate Modern is the first time the work has expanded to include two performers dancing at a time.

Lee creates participatory installations exploring issues such as trust, intimacy, and self-awareness. He often takes everyday interactions as his starting point, from eating and sleeping to walking and conversation.

Our Labyrinth will be performed continuously from morning to evening in the Turbine Hall from 26 May – 15 June. A conversation with the artist will be held on the 27 May as part of Tate Late and the performance will continue until 21.30 for the event.

Performed by Ben Ajose-Cutting, Iris Athanasiadi, Rosalie Bell, Yen-Ching Lin, Liu I-Ling, Jean-Gabriel Manolis, Thomas McKeon, Aya Sone, Olivia Thynne, and Wu Cheng-Lung.

Curated by Tamsin Hong and Devika Singh .

Reference Website

Lee Ming Wei, The Tate https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/lee-mingwei

accessed 16 November 2024

Pae White (born 1963) is an American multimedia visual artist known for her unique portrayal of nature and mundane objects through her creations of suspended mobiles.^[1] She currently lives and works between Sonoma County^[2] and Los Angeles, California.^[2]

‘The relationship of the American artist Pae White to space, and its potential for interpretation, are manifold. In her image searches on the internet, one of her areas of focus is digital worlds- virtual and imagined spaces. Additionally, actual architecture, whether historical or contemporary, is an equally important subject in her work as a stable (or unstable) combination of elements as a place of memory, as an expression or cultural mood, as space within a space for individual action, as a retreat, or even as a model for utopia.’ 

G Burke, Pae White Material Mutters, 2010, Pae White and The Power Plant, Pg 49 

'Between found materials, handcrafted elements and a film, Huang questions the processes of production, trade and consumption underlying the industries of both art and food.' Cindy Ziyun HuangReviews06 October 2024ArtReview

Born in Chicago in 1977, Rashid Johnson is among an influential cadre of contemporary American artists whose work employs a wide range of media to explore themes of art history, individual and shared cultural identities, personal narratives, literature, philosophy, materiality, and critical history. Johnson received a BA in Photography from Columbia College in Chicago and studied for his masters at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Johnson's practice quickly expanded to embrace a wide range of media—including sculpture, painting, drawing, film making, and installation—yielding a complex multidisciplinary practice that incorporates diverse materials rich with symbolism and personal history. Johnsons work is known for its narrative embedding of a pointed range of everyday materials and objects, often associated with his childhood and frequently referencing aspects of history and cultural identity. Many of Johnson’s more recent works delve into existential themes such as personal and collective anxiety, interiority, and liminal space.

Reference

Hauser Worth https://www.hauserwirth.com/artists/2830-rashid-johnson/#

Accessed 16 November 2024

"Everything has its first time is a research project by Francesca Seravalle

A conceptual artist, Kantian philosopher and yogi, the New York-born, Berlin-based Piper has sought to transcend the boundaries between art and public discourse. Race is central to her investigations. As a light-skinned person of mixed African-American and white ancestry, Piper mobilises her own body and experiences as a social catalyst. In so doing, she has explored identity not as a fixed category but as a process.

Wendy Vogel, 17 May 2018, The Art Newspaper

Kayimwagakimi Jilamara, 2006

Kayimwagakimi Jilamara is an expression of contemporary Tiwi culture using traditional painting techniques from Melville and Bathurst islands – part of the Tiwi Islands group in the Arafura Sea north of Darwin.

Hineteiwaiwa is the principal goddess of te whare pora (the house of weaving), and she represents the arts pursued by women. She is known in Polynesia as well as Aotearoa New Zealand.

Te whare pora (the house of weaving) has been described as a ‘state of being’ as well as a place. Weavers who were initiated into this house had their levels of consciousness raised to be in a state of optimum readiness to receive knowledge.

• Tāniko – a technique used to decorate the borders of fine garments, as well as bird cages, bird traps, and eel baskets. Tāniko is similar to European twining. These days tāniko is used to make belts, purses, bodices, armbands, headbands, and bandoliers.

• Arapaki or tukutuku – ornamental latticework, usually found adorning the walls of wharenui.

• Piupiu – the art of making a flax garment worn around the waist.

• Whatu – the weaving technique known as the ‘cloak weave’, used to produce fabric.

• Whiri – various forms of plaiting used to make poi, waist girdles, and headbands.

• Raranga – one of the weaving styles used to make kete (bags and baskets).