{"product_id":"frieze-magazine-issue-252","title":"Frieze Magazine | Issue 251","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"body-field\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe May issue of \u003cem\u003efrieze\u003c\/em\u003e magazine is dedicated to artists and writers living and working in New York. \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Wu \u003c\/strong\u003eprofiles \u003cstrong\u003eLotus L. Kang’s \u003c\/strong\u003einnovative use of greenhouses on the occasion of the artist’s show at 52 Walker, New York. Plus, \u003cstrong\u003eEmily LaBarge\u003c\/strong\u003e explores dreams and reality in the art of \u003cstrong\u003eKaari Upson\u003c\/strong\u003e, in honour of her first retrospective at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfile:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLotus L. Kang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘I’m doing diaspora rather than showing it. I’m inhabiting a state of being in-between.’ Simon Wu highlights the artist’s expansion of sculptural grammar, exploring material transformation and the body as a site of flux.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1,500 Words\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003eSkin of the Real\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘The making of the work was an experience happening in real time to her body, to her alone.’ Emily LaBarge pens a tribute to Kaari Upson, whose uncanny mattresses highlight the potential of the discarded and dissolute.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso featuring\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrancesca Wade\u003c\/strong\u003e traces how \u003cstrong\u003eGertrude Stein’s\u003c\/strong\u003e non-conformist approach to language led to a lasting influence in contemporary art. \u003cstrong\u003eJulie Mehretu\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eNairy Baghramian\u003c\/strong\u003e speak about their friendship and the protective quality of abstraction. Plus, a dossier by \u003cstrong\u003eWill Fenstermaker\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMarko Gluhaich\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJane Ursula Harris\u003c\/strong\u003e highlights three galleries to watch in New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColumns: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfterlife\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYasmina Price \u003c\/strong\u003eoutlines how \u003cstrong\u003eRosa Barba’s\u003c\/strong\u003e cinematic sculptures archive the remains of time, light and industrial matter; \u003cstrong\u003eJesse Dorris\u003c\/strong\u003e writes on \u003cstrong\u003eTammy Nguyen’s\u003c\/strong\u003e latest exhibition ‘Paradiso’, detailing the power of translation as the artist reinterprets Dante Alighieri’s \u003cem\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e (c.1321); \u003cstrong\u003eDanez Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e uses \u003cstrong\u003eEssex Hemphill’s\u003c\/strong\u003e powerful poetry to combat queer erasure in the US, accelerated by Trump’s re-election; \u003cstrong\u003eRafał Zajko\u003c\/strong\u003e speaks to \u003cstrong\u003eSean Burns\u003c\/strong\u003e about how his sculptural works tackle circularity, labour and performance; \u003cstrong\u003eLauren O’Neill-Butler \u003c\/strong\u003einterviews \u003cstrong\u003eVivian Suter\u003c\/strong\u003e about incorporating nature into her painting practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinally, \u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Alessandrini \u003c\/strong\u003eresponds to \u003cstrong\u003eNoah Davis’s \u003c\/strong\u003epainting\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Future’s Future\u003c\/em\u003e (2010). Plus, \u003cstrong\u003eVivian Suter\u003c\/strong\u003econtributes to our series of artists’ ‘to-do’ lists and assistant editor \u003cstrong\u003eCassie Packard\u003c\/strong\u003e pens a postcard from New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48092747235553,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0358\/4089\/files\/images_6dbc58a8-85ca-445b-b09f-03fe8f5ba899.jpg?v=1773695058","url":"https:\/\/thesilverroom.com\/products\/frieze-magazine-issue-252","provider":"The Silver Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}