Tanya Augsburg

Sep 16, 2024 | theartsection.com | Tanya Augsburg

Over the last five decades, artist and filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson has been internationally acclaimed for her art and films. One of the most influential media artists, Hershman Leeson is widely recognized for her innovative work investigating issues that are now recognized as key to the workings of society: the relationship between humans and technology, identity, surveillance, and the use of media as a tool of empowerment against censorship and political repression.

Sep 16, 2024 | theartsection.com | Deanna Sirlin |Tanya Augsburg |Floriana Piqué

Sonia Boyce, Room 1 in the British Pavilion featuring four performers - Errollyn Wallen, Tanita Tikaram, Poppy Ajudha, Jackie Dankworth, British Pavilion 2022, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy. Photo: Cristiano Corte © British CouncilArtist Activistby Floriana PiquéSonia Boyce, Feeling Her Way, with items from Boyce’s archive of memorabilia relating to black women in the British music industry.

Sep 12, 2024 | theartsection.com | Deanna Sirlin |Tanya Augsburg |Floriana Piqué

Simone Leigh, Brick House, 2019, Bronze, 16 x 9 feet, Entrance to The Milk of Dreams in the ArsenalePhoto: Deanna SirlinThe Milk of Dreams, curated by Cecilia Alemani for the 59th Biennale di Venezia, not only shows that the “Future is Female” but also informs the viewer that the Past was female as well. Alemani borrowed the title of this exhibition from the surrealist artist Leonora Carrington’s (b. 1917, UK – d.