There is this thing about self-portraits that I find particularly intriguing: Japanese artist Tomoko Sawada says of her work “I just trying to change my appearance, looks like not me, but all the pictures is me”; and it’s this almost obvious sounding comment that highlights for me the mind-boggling duality of self-portraiture – the self […]
Self-Portrait
DEVELOPER x Kenneth Guthrie
Kenneth Guthrie (b. 1993) earned his MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago in 2019. He obtained his BFA in Studio Art with a Photography emphasis from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2016. Guthrie’s work explores notions of personal identity and representations of queer people through performance-based photography and video projects. His […]
Tara Bogart: Mid Century
There are certain age milestones or markers, usually the ones with a number and then a big zero following it, that make us step back and take stock. Turning 50 is a middle point, where looking backwards and forward has equal gravitas. Tara Bogart has created three responses to this life marker: Traces, Chocolatines, and […]
DEVELOPER: Madeline Cass
I had the pleasure of talking to Madeline Cass, an artist who seems almost impossible to characterize given the incredible breadth of her practice. Looking at her work excites me, always instilling within me a sense of wonder, serenity, and connection to the world we are all surrounded by. As social conversations encompass identity, intimacy, […]