ALLISON ZUCKERMAN
Smiling and Grinning and Bearing It

26 June 2023

»I take the composition, I break it apart, and then I put it back together
using different art historical moments.«

»I take the composition, I break it apart, and then I put it back together using different art historical moments.«

Join us as we sit down with Allison Zuckerman during her visit to Berlin for the OPEN CASTING exhibition. Drawing from an extensive archive of popular culture and art history, Zuckerman crafts visually captivating and thought-provoking pieces. The interview offers a unique opportunity to hear about her creative journey and explore the inspirations behind her works.

 

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ALLISON ZUCKERMAN
Allison Zuckerman (b. 1990 in Philadelphia, US) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. She received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute Chicago in 2015. The content of her paintings draws equally from the annals of art history and the imagery of net culture, with a special focus on the representation of women by male authors. Composed of collaged elements torn from previous work, which are then painted over, Zuckerman’s pictures are filled with colourful figures and fragments, packed to the point of almost total saturation, creating endless pictorial connections between otherwise disparate cultural symbols and motifs.

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