We shadow CYJO, a Miami-based Korean American visual artist, as she navigates the complex maze of Art Basel Miami Beach in 2018. Her goal is to discover and document exceptional work in the photographic medium for the “Art Basel Miami Week Diary” that she contributes to the bilingual online publication L’Œil de la Photographie (The Eye of Photography).
Inside the fair, Gian Paolo Paci, of Paci Contemporary, in Bresi, Italy, introduces us to his gallery’s featured artist: American photographer Nancy Burson. Burson created some of the earliest photographic portraits using computer-morphing technology.
Jared Quintan, Associate Director of Rhona Hoffman, in Chicago, deconstructs the symbolism in a photographic wall installation by Lorna Simpson, an African-American photographer and multimedia artist known for her singular approach to portraiture. Quintan also talks about intimate portraits by African American artist Deana Lawson, whose photographs reveal the body’s ability to channel personal and social histories.
A few weeks later, we meet CYJO in her studio, a light-filled loft that looks out over Biscayne Bay in Miami. We’re here to learn more about how the artist explores the complexities of identity, beauty and belonging through her own photography, video and text.
Sound Editor: Anamnesis Audio
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Jillian Mayer on the Nude Selfie Project https://freshartinternational.com/2014/10/23/fresh-talk-jillian-mayer/
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Related Links:
CYJO http://www.cyjo.net/
Art Basel Miami Beach https://www.artbasel.com/
L’Œil de la Photographie https://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/cyjos-art-basel-miami-week-diary-day-1-bb/
Paci Contemporary https://www.pacicontemporary.com
Rhona Hoffman Gallery https://www.rhoffmangallery.com
