Jeppe Ugelvig

2 months ago | frieze.com | Jeppe Ugelvig

Electronic media is, still, a stubbornly sculptural condition: this is the salient point of Marc Kokopeli’s exhibition at Reena Spaulings, ‘MY TV SHOW I ❤ TV’.Contrary to philosophers’ claims of imminent dematerialization, the artist paints a portrait of a society that may be ‘hyper-digital’ but is nonetheless obsessed with objecthood.

Dec 3, 2024 | artnews.com | Chloe Wise |Jeppe Ugelvig

Ten years ago, before Chloe Wise was a painter, she made a bagel bag. After crafting a hyperrealistic bagel out of urethane, she attached a Chanel logo and strap to it; then, the actor and model Bobbi Salvör Menuez carried it by their side to a Chanel event. It was a prank, one that unintentionally went viral and landed well: the fashion world was very pleased to find itself in on an art world joke.

Oct 27, 2024 | frieze.com | Jeppe Ugelvig

Where artists go, critics must naturally follow. In 2024, this motto may very well lead us to the wellness industry. So when asked to review Marina Abramović’s new line of wellness drops, ‘The Longevity Method,’ I was thrilled. Besides art, I am an enthusiastic hobbyist of pills, tinctures and diets: Abramović was offering the chance to fuse my interests.

Sep 29, 2024 | frieze.com | Jeppe Ugelvig

My first impression of the 15th Gwangju Biennale, ‘PANSORI: A Soundscape of the 21st Century’, curated by Nicolas Bourriaud, came in the form of a pansori performance on the eve of the exhibition opening: in a small neighbourhood bar, French artist Saâdane Afif had gathered an intimate crowd to enjoy the presence of Sora Kim, one of South Korea’s foremost pansori divas.

May 2, 2024 | frieze.com | Jeppe Ugelvig

If the great bogeyman of art history is the commodity, his complicit mistress would no doubt be the prostitute. This mythical figure is frequently made the emblem of modern capitalist social relations, in which sex is rendered a service crudely shoppable in the marketplace – not unlike petty merchandise.