By Maddie Browning A man carries a pillow across the U.S. for seven years. He sleeps on it every night, remembering when his uncle drew his last breath on the same fabric. It’s memory foam, a memory of his uncle and his wishes for his nephew’s future. This man is Emilio Rojas, a multidisciplinary artist […]
Sky Hopinka: “maɬni – towards the ocean, towards the shore” A Student Response Author: Morgan Holly On October 8, 2021 the Bright Lights Film Series screened Sky Hopinka’s “maɬni – towards the ocean, towards the shore” in collaboration with the Emerson Contemporary Gallery. This was the first in-person film screening at Bright Lights since the […]
Interested in learning more about the artists on display at Emerson Contemporary‘s Media Art Gallery? Read about Jenn Pipp and her work “The Great Big.” Who or what inspires your art-making process? Making art makes me feel alive in a way nothing else does. They are a way to express complex visions. Feeling the vision […]
Interested in learning more about the artists on display at Emerson Contemporary‘s Media Art Gallery? Read about Rochelle Pascale and her work, “Wildfires.” 1) What do you do as an artist? What are some mediums and themes you’re currently exploring or looking to explore with your art? I’m a film maker and I really enjoy […]
An edited and shortened transcription of Virtual Artist Talk with Georgie Friedman; photos provided by Friedman. Tonight, I want to give a brief overview of some of my past projects, specifically some that have led up to this exhibit (Hurricane Lost). Also, when we did the Virtual Opening video walk-through, a lot of people asked […]
Interested in learning more about the artists on display at Emerson Contemporary‘s Media Art Gallery? Read about Digital Dreams artist Lindsy Marshall and her art journey and process. When looking at your work, I noticed a lot of your descriptions said that your work repeats the duality of creation, destruction, and decay over time. How did you […]
Interested in learning more about the artists on display at Emerson Contemporary‘s Media Art Gallery? Read about Digital Dreams artists, Jung In Seo & Dalma Földesi‘s journey and process. Where are you both from? Jung: I was born in Korea and I came to the US when I was 14. I studied architecture at UC […]
Missed out on the Art and Healing talk with Nyugen Smith last month? Catch the highlights and Q&A here! And don’t miss out on the distributed exhibit, Bundlehouse: Rising Into Something New, on display until November 24, 2020. Nyugen Smith, artist talk Good evening. First I would like to start by giving honors to the […]
Interested in learning more about the artists on display at Emerson Contemporary Media Art Gallery? Read about DaeQuan Collier and his journey, process, and hope for the future of art. Where are you from? I’m from the Bronx, born and raised. I went to NYU for my undergrad, and I’m an MFA student in the […]
Interested in learning more about the artists on display at Emerson Contemporary Media Art Gallery? Read about Claudio Eshun and his journey, process, and hope for the future of art. Where are you from? I was born in Ghana in 1996, then moved to Italy at the age of 2. By age 9, I moved […]
