That recognition often has little to do with talent comes as no surprise. Yet fortune reversals can be so dramatic as to make us pause. They herald a paradigmatic change, a new willingness to accept and celebrate voices ignored for too long.
Cecilia Vicuña, the subject of our latest ‘Meet the artists’ video, is a case in point. The Chilean-born poet and artist has produced important work inspired by extinction, human rights, and Indigenous spirituality for decades but it’s only in the last few years that she’s received the critical acclaim she deserves. In this intimate interview, the recipient of the Venice Biennale 2022’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement – and object of a newly-opened retrospective at New York’s Guggenheim Museum – discusses how the concept of ‘precarious art’ has sustained her through half a century of artmaking.
Also this week: With one week to go before the opening of our Swiss edition, Simon W. Marin guides us through Basel’s Old Town previewing highlights from the Parcours sector; sculptor extraordinaire Hugh Hayden opens the doors of his Brooklyn studio ahead of his solo presentation in the Feature sector; and Mirthe Berentsen appraises Tala Madani’s canon-shattering ‘Shit Moms’ series, a high point of this year’s Film program. |
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