{"id":4198711,"date":"2025-06-10T14:22:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T14:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_professional&#038;p=4198711"},"modified":"2026-03-12T22:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:36:35","slug":"announcing-the-2025-etant-donnes-grantees","status":"publish","type":"app_professional","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/announcing-the-2025-etant-donnes-grantees\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the 2025 \u00c9tant donn\u00e9s Grantees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Founded in 1994, the \u00c9tant donn\u00e9s program has focused on highlighting the work of living French and American visual artists whose works have rarely, if ever, been presented in the United States or France. It is structured around two key programs: creative and curatorial grants.<br><br>Discover the diverse contemporary art projects we are thrilled to support this year from large-scale exhibitions and commissions at French or American organizations to funding American curators to conduct research on the French visual art scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s Artistic committee met on March 18 in Paris. It was formed by: Rapha\u00ebl Barontini, Visual Artist;&nbsp;Marie de Brugerolle, Critic and Curator;&nbsp;Kimberly Gant, Curator of Modern &amp; Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art;&nbsp;Rebecca Lamarche Vadel, Director of Lafayette Anticipations, Paris;&nbsp;Nick Stillman, Executive Director of Prospect, New Orleans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00c9tant donn\u00e9s is a program of  Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation, with the exclusive sponsorship of AXA. In partnership with French Ministry of Culture and French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Institut Fran\u00e7ais, Independent Curators International (ICI) and ADAGP.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">***This page will be updated regularly with project dates and locations.***<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 2025 Grantees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creative Grants &#8211; US <\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"articles-small articles-small--richtext section__articles\">\n\t\t<div class=\"articles__items\" id=\"items_2041\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1215\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3x3x6-installation-view-at-Venice-Biennial-Shu-Lea-Cheang-2019-photo-by-Guan-ming-Lin-2-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art &#8211; Shu Lea Cheang<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew York, NY | April 3, 2026 to January 3, 2027\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>&quot;LOVER, LOVE,&quot; curated by Stamatina Gregory\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1215\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1215);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shu Lea Cheang has conceived an ambitious commission for the context of Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, a space dedicated to LGBTQIA+ art and artists. Cheang\u2019s recent US tour associated with her film, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fresh Kill<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (1994), undertaken while mourning A\u00e9rea\u2019s untimely death (and trans death at large) led her to an unexpected locus of the Queer community in the Tucson desert, with whom she will create this project. In its physical installation, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">LOVER, LOVE<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> will radically transform the museum with a series of projections and screens that are physically manipulable by the audience, returning agency to them. The commission will support the research, production, and post-production of the film, which will ultimately result in a year-long exhibition at the museum\u2013\u2013the longest run of a solo exhibition to date.\u202f\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shu Lea Cheang<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mauvaiscontact.info\/\">Shu Lea Cheang<\/a> is a pioneering artist and filmmaker known for blending sci-fi, Queer cinema, and networked art. Her transgressive, participatory works explore gender, technology, and futurism. A net art trailblazer, she represented Taiwan at the 2019 Venice Biennale and was awarded the 2024 LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Award.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leslielohman.org\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW95827309 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95827309 BCX0\">3x3x6<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95827309 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95827309 BCX0\">, installation view at Venice Biennial, Shu Lea Cheang 2019. Courtesy of the artist \u00a9 Guan-ming Lin<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW95827309 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1162\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Installation-view-of-AN-EYE-FOR-AN-I-2024-at-ZOLLAMT-MMK-Frankfurt-am-Main-courtesy-the-artist-photo-credit-Frank-Sperling-e1749227345681.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Amant Art Center &#8211; Christelle Oyiri<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew York | March 19 2026 to August 16 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>&quot;Hauntology of an OG,&quot; curated by Tobi Maier\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1162\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1162);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christelleoyiri.com\/\">Christelle Oyiri<\/a>\u2019s <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hauntology of an OG<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> delves into the concept of hauntology while paying tribute to the underground rap scene of 1990s Memphis. In essence, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">hauntology <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">in music centers on creating a sense of the past as a ghostly, lingering presence\u2014whether through samples, lo-fi aesthetics, or nostalgic themes\u2014and using this to evoke emotional responses tied to memory, loss, and a sense of temporal dislocation. With the presentation of her new work, the artist asks: How does the past continue to shape our experience of the present, and what ghosts do we live with that still influence our cultural landscape? <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Christelle Oyiri<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Paris-based artist and DJ (CRYSTALLMESS), Christelle Oyiri blends film, music, performance, and sculpture to explore alienation and alternative temporalities. Her research is focused on the tonalities, textures, and visual vernacular of the music, art, popular culture, and youth cultures within and outside the African diaspora. Her work has been exhibited at Centre Pompidou and Lafayette Anticipations in Paris, Tramway in Glasgow, Los Angeles Nomadic Division, and MMK Frankfurt am Main, among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Christelle Oyiri is a former Villa Albertine resident. See more <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/residents\/christelle-oyiri\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amant.org\/about\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW146692232 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146692232 BCX0\">Installation view of AN EYE FOR AN \u201cI\u201d (2024) at ZOLLAMT MMK Frankfurt am Main, courtesy of the artist <span class=\"TextRun SCXW95827309 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95827309 BCX0\">\u00a9 <\/span><\/span>Frank Sperling<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW146692232 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1764\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/RBX-Game-Oiseau-de-Nuit-c-Nicolas-Dewitte-x-LaM-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago &#8211; A\u00efda Bruy\u00e8re<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChicago | April 14 to September 20, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>&quot;Dancing the Revolution: From Dancehall to Bad Bunny,&quot; curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1764\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1764);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This exhibition is the first to examine the visual, political, and spiritual histories of dancehall and reggaet\u00f3n through the lens of contemporary art. It features work across various mediums by over 40 artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lee &#8220;Scratch&#8221; Perry, and Michael Richards, and French artist A\u00efda Bruyere, who will demonstrate the transcultural reach of dancehall culture, which is very active in Paris. Through various mediums such as publications, installations, printed images, performance, sound, and video, Bruyere will probe the challenges of representing individual and collective identities in public spaces. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A\u00efda Bruy\u00e8re<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Born in Dakar and raised in Bamako, <a href=\"https:\/\/aidabruyere.com\/\">A\u00efda Bruy\u00e8re<\/a> draws inspiration from nightlife culture, femininity, and street aesthetics. A graduate of the Beaux-Arts de Paris, she explores identity and emancipation through publishing, performance, and installations. Her work blends fanzine culture, makeup, dance, and political engagement. She teaches screen printing and regularly leads workshops for teens. A\u00efda has exhibited at the Palais de Tokyo, Saatchi Gallery, and won the Grand Prize at the 64th Salon de Montrouge.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mcachicago.org\/about\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo: A\u00efda Bruy\u00e8re. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW79790247 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79790247 BCX0\"><em>RBX Game. <\/em>Courtesy of the artist. Photo: <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW79790247 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW79790247 BCX0\">Nicolas Dewitte \/ LaM <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW79790247 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW146692232 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146692232 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95827309 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95827309 BCX0\">\u00a9 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ ADAGP, Paris<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1759\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Enrique-Ramirez-Drop-in-the-Desert-stills-for-proposed-video-installation-2025-courtesy-of-the-artist-scaled.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Grand Central Art Center &#8211; Enrique Ram\u00edrez<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSanta Ana | March 6 2027 to June 13 2027\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>&quot;Drops in the Desert,&quot; curated by John Spiak\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1759\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1759);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This project is comprised of a poetic and minimalist short film by artist Enrique Ram\u00edrez set in the desert between the United States and Mexico. The film centers on the act of leaving water in this inhospitable landscape and is inspired by the women who distribute water to migrants crossing the border.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The project is part of Ram\u00edrez\u2019s exhibition at the Grand Central Art Center, where he plans to develop an in-depth investigation on water as a narrative and symbolic axis. This exploration will include interviews with migrants who have crossed the desert and the women who, to this day, distribute water in these territories as an act of solidarity and resistance. At the same time, the project will address the devastating issue of wildfires in California, connecting the scarcity of water in the desert with broader climatic and ecological challenges.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Enrique Ram\u00edrez<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enriqueramirez.net\/\">Enrique Ram\u00edrez<\/a> is a Franco-Chilean artist working between Paris and Santiago who blends video, sound, photography, and installation into poetic, politically charged narratives. His work often centers on the sea as a space of memory and migration. A Venice Biennale participant (2017) and Marcel Duchamp Prize nominee (2020), he is currently in residence at the Villa M\u00e9dicis (2025\u20132026).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grandcentralartcenter.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo: <span data-contrast=\"none\">Enrique Ramirez, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Drop in the Desert<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, stills for anticipated video installation 2025, courtesy of the artist <span class=\"EOP SCXW79790247 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW146692232 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146692232 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95827309 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95827309 BCX0\">\u00a9 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ ADAGP, Paris<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1599\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/artificialis-grasso-image-2.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Mass MoCA &#8211; Laurent Grasso<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNorth Adams | November 7 2026 to January 16 2027\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>&quot;Metaphysical Maze,&quot; curated by Denise Markonish\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1599\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1599);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">This major exhibition by French artist Laurent Grasso will take place at Mass MOCA\u2019s iconic Building 5 space starting in fall 2026. This will be Grasso\u2019s largest U.S. exhibition to date, developed in collaboration with Chief Curator Denise Markonish and MASS MoCA\u2019s art fabrication team. Conceived as an immersive labyrinth, the exhibition will integrate Grasso\u2019s films, sculptures, and paintings, exploring hidden energies, environmental concerns, and humans\u2019 relationship to time. <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Metaphysical Maze<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> will bring together the largest-ever number of Grasso\u2019s films \u2013 including his newest one \u2013 within a single exhibition.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Laurent Grasso\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Born in France in 1972, <a href=\"http:\/\/laurentgrasso.com\/\">Laurent Grasso<\/a> has developed a fascination with the visual possibilities related to the science of electromagnetic energy, radio waves, and naturally occurring phenomena. Grasso is the recipient of the Meru Art*Science Award bestowed in Bergamo, Italy; the Chevalier de l\u2019ordre des Arts et des Lettres distinction; and the Marcel Duchamp Prize. His work is the subject of a major monograph, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Laurent Grasso: Soleil Double<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, published by Dilecta in 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/massmoca.org\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Special support for this exhibition has been provided by the Visual Artists&#8217; Society ADAGP (Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Auteurs dans les Arts Graphiques et Plastiques)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Photo: Laurent Grasso. <i><span data-contrast=\"none\">ARTIFICIALIS<\/span><\/i>. HD film with sound, 27 minutes, 33 seconds, dimensions variable, edition of 5 with 2 APs (#3\/5)(LG-V.20.1963.3 <span class=\"EOP SCXW79790247 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW146692232 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW146692232 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95827309 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95827309 BCX0\">\u00a9 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York \/ ADAGP, Paris<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1382\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SaodatIsmailova_Zuhra.webp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">San Luis Obispo Museum of Art &#8211; Saodat Ismailova<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSan Luis Obispo | Starting August 2027\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>Solo Project, curated by Emma Saperstein\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1382\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1382);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">iThe exhibition<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 the first museum exhibition of the artist&#8217;s on the U.S. West Coast\u2013will include both existing works and new commissions, offering Ismailova the opportunity to create new projects. While her film work is profound, her new exploration of sculptural and textile works and the commitment to displaying film as objects creates fertile ground for a new exhibition. Rooted in the post-Soviet contexts of Central Asia, Ismailova\u2019s work explores the historically complex region with an emphasis on the experiences of women. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Saodat Ismailova<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Working between Paris and Tashkent, <a href=\"https:\/\/saodatismailova.com\/\">Saodat Ismailova<\/a> is a filmmaker and artist who weaves together myths, rituals, and dreams rooted in Central Asian culture. Her work spans film, sound, installation, and sculpture, blending archival materials and striking imagery to explore suppressed knowledge systems and spiritual memory. Centering female narratives, she crafts poetic stories that reflect on history, environment, and collective consciousness.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sloma.org\/\">Website\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW224242908 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW224242908 BCX0\">Saodat<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW224242908 BCX0\">Ismailova<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224242908 BCX0\">, <\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224242908 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW224242908 BCX0\">Zukhra<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW224242908 BCX0\" lang=\"FR-FR\" xml:lang=\"FR-FR\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224242908 BCX0\">, 2013, HD <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW224242908 BCX0\">video<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224242908 BCX0\"> installation, 30 min., <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW224242908 BCX0\">color<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224242908 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW224242908 BCX0\">stereo<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224242908 BCX0\">. Installation <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW224242908 BCX0\">view<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224242908 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW224242908 BCX0\">Photo:<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224242908 BCX0\"> Studio Hans <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW224242908 BCX0\">Wilschut<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW224242908 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW224242908 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"> Courtesy of San Luis Obispo Museum of Art.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1959\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/006_web-scaled.jpeg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Rhizome &#8211; Ne\u00efl Beloufa<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew York | Spring 2027\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>&quot;Software,&quot; curated by Rhizome, in partnership with Electronic Arts Intermix\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1959\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1959);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hello World<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> explores key works and moments in software art, highlighting emergent aesthetics, influential communities, and transformative moments from the introduction of the personal computer to the present day. The project is structured around select practices\u2014demoscene, language &amp; poetry, glitch and malware, sound and music, money as a medium, other intelligence, and climate hackers\u2014creating links across time and between past and present. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The show features Ne\u00efl Beloufa\u2019s <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">GAS<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, a gamified installation combining sculpture, video, and responsive elements to examine user behaviors and social media algorithms. Using an AI model, GAS will dynamically adjust its content according to the players&#8217; choices, thus imitating the way algorithms distribute information, often reinforcing prejudices and dividing societies. The changes in politics, energy, climate and the economy caused by these different movements will appear in the background.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ne\u00efl Beloufa\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ghebaly.com\/artists\/neil-beloufa\/\">Ne\u00efl Beloufa<\/a> is a French-Algerian filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist. His multifaceted practice addresses themes of geopolitics, technology, urbanism, and ideology through layered projects that combine video, sculpture, social participation, and often dynamic processes like sensor activation or algorithmic control. His dynamic, participatory installations have been exhibited globally, including at MoMA, Palais de Tokyo, and the Venice Biennale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rhizome.org\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo: NE\u00cfL BELOUFA, HUMANITIES, INSTALLATION VIEW, 2024. Courtesy of the artist. 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A Retrospective<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> will present over 200 works from the renowned artist\u2019s diverse career, spanning from her early intermedia works in the 1960s to participatory and relational art in the 2000s. This comprehensive exhibition is the first to fully showcase the breadth of Knowles&#8217; practice, offering new audiences a chance to experience her groundbreaking contributions to art. Key performance highlights will include <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Celebration Red<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> a participatory event where the public is invited to contribute red objects, affirming the everyday nature of art. Other performances will include <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Make a Salad<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> or <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Make a Soup<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Identical Lunch<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Simultaneous<\/span><\/i> <i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bean Readings<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, all part of a weekend event in November 2025. These performances, rooted in the Fluxus movement, will be reactivated during the exhibition, allowing the public to engage with Knowles\u2019 work in a dynamic, communal context.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alison Knowles<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aknowles.com\/\">Alison Knowles<\/a> studied at Pratt Institute and Syracuse University, where early influences from John Cage and Marcel Duchamp led her to embrace chance operations and found objects. A founding figure in Fluxus, she pioneered participatory art with works like <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Make a Salad<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f(1962) and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Identical Lunch<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (1969). Her interdisciplinary practice spans event scores, sound works, artist\u2019s books, printmaking, and large-scale installations, such as <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Big Book<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">House of Dust<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2014sculpture built upon one of the first computer-generated poems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mamc.saint-etienne.fr\/fr\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW7324771 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7324771 BCX0\">Peter Moore, The Big Book, Something Else Gallery, New York, 1966; color photograph. \u00a9 Northwestern University<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1139\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/c-Nydia-Blas-courtesy-of-the-artist-1-e1749485157454.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Friche La Belle de Mai &#8211; Nydia Blas &amp; Joshua Dudley Greer<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarseille | March 14 2026 to May 3rd 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>&quot;En route,&quot; curated by Maria L. Kelly\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1139\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1139);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This exhibition explores the work of American photographers Nydia Blas and Joshua Dudley Greer, alongside French artists (and Villa Albertine residents) <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/fr\/residents\/yohanne-lamoulere\/\">Yohanne Lamoul\u00e8re<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/fr\/residents\/geoffroy-mathieu\/\">Geoffroy Mathieu<\/a>. The selected works offer a unique perspective on the cities of Marseille and Atlanta, each shaped by their histories and urban landscapes, with a focus on marginalized communities. The exhibition highlights how the artists responded to the rhythms of daily life in unfamiliar environments, exploring cultural regeneration, social challenges, and the impact of geography and history on these southeastern capitals.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nydia Blas<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/galeriegomis.com\/artists\/148-nydia-blas\/biography\/\">Nydia Blas<\/a> is a visual artist and Assistant Professor at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Blas uses photography, collage, video, and books to explore themes of sexuality, intimacy, and identity through a Black feminine lens. Her work has been commissioned by major publications like <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The New York Times<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. She recently released her first monograph, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Love You Came from Greatness<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> with ITI Press.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Joshua Dudley Greer<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jdudleygreer.com\/\">Joshua Dudley Greer<\/a> is a photographer and educator at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. His work has appeared in publications such as <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The New York Times<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Atlantic<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Le Monde<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Greer has received grants from the Maryland State Arts Council and the Aaron Siskind Foundation, and has published two monographs: <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Somewhere Along the Line<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (2019) and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Makeshift City<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (2024).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lafriche.org\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo: Courtesy of the artist. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW7324771 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7324771 BCX0\">\u00a9 Nydia Blas<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1202\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Katya-Kirilloff-Can-of-Worms-2022-Colored-pencil-on-paper-5.5-x-8.4375-inches-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Les Bains-Douches &#8211; Katya Kirilloff<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlen\u00e7on | November 27 2026 to February 14th 2027\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>&quot;Can of Worms,&quot; curated by Sophie Vinet\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1202\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1202);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Katya Kirilloff&#8217;s upcoming solo exhibition at Les Bains-Douches will present a new body of work informed by her collaborative and curatorial approach. Les Bains-Douches, known for supporting emerging and alternative artists, dovetails with Kirilloff&#8217;s close involvement with the independent art space Freddy, founded by her partner, Joshua Abelow, in 2014.\u00a0 Both spaces amplify experimental artists who fall outside of traditional institutional circuits. The exhibition also connects with Les Bain Douches&#8217; educational initiatives, particularly their media programs for schoolchildren. Kirilloff\u2019s work, which explores global commodity dynamics, offers visitors an opportunity to engage critically with the processes of production and circulation in a globalized world.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Katya Kirilloff<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contemporaryartlibrary.org\/artist\/katya-kirilloff-39749\">Katya Kirilloff<\/a> (b. 1976) is a photographer and artist based in Harris, New York. Kirilloff has had solo and dual exhibitions at venues including Gene\u2019s Dispensary in Los Angeles, Parapet Real Humans in St. Louis, and Romantic Acquaintances in Great Barrington, MA. Her recent group exhibitions include <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">OPaf 6<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at Gene\u2019s Dispensary and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shoot for the Stars<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Long Island City. Her work has been featured in various publications, including <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">KCRW<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Contemporary Art Daily<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Artnet<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bainsdouches.net\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW241218322 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241218322 BCX0\">Katya Kirilloff, <\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW241218322 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241218322 BCX0\">Can of Worms<\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW241218322 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW241218322 BCX0\">, 2022, Colored pencil on paper, 5.5 x 8.4375 inches. 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She will conduct in-depth research with artist No\u00e9mie Goudal, establishing a critical foundation for a future exhibition and accompanying catalogue.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rachel Adams<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/curatorsintl.org\/about\/collaborators\/7303-rachel-adams\">Rachel Adams<\/a> is Chief Curator and Director of Programs at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. She previously held curatorial roles at UB Art Galleries, Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, and Arthouse at the Jones Center. Adams holds an MA from SFAI and a BFA from SAIC, focusing her research on the intersections of contemporary art, architecture, performance, and new media. She has organized major exhibitions, such as <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wanderlust<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paul Mpagi Sepuya: Drop Scene<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Introducing Tony Conrad<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (co-curated), and has worked with artists like Ragnar Kjartansson, Stephanie Syjuco, and Ekene Ijeoma. Her writing appears in <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Artforum<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Art Papers<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Modern Painters<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and multiple exhibition catalogues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo: <span class=\"TextRun SCXW7324771 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7324771 BCX0\">\u00a9 Robert Duncan<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__content -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"articles__item\" id=\"item_1511\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-small article-small--reverse article-small--limit-title-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3H7A9341-2-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Naz Cuguo\u011flu<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__head -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article__excerpt\" style=\"display: block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br>&quot;Raving into Future&quot;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.article__excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"seemore\" id=\"more1511\" onclick=\"toggleDescs(1511);\">See more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Research for this project will focus on the intersections of rave culture, sonic worldbuilding, and contemporary art practices within France, particularly among artists from the Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA) region and its diaspora. This aligns with <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cuguo\u011flu<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019s upcoming exhibition<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Raving into the Future<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Naz Cuguo\u011flu<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nazcuguoglu.com\/about\">Naz Cuguo\u011flu<\/a> works as a curator of contemporary art at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, where her work explores themes of intersectional identities and diasporic experiences. In 2024, she was appointed to co-curate the inaugural American Pavilion at the 15th Gwangju Biennale and received the Andy Warhol Foundation\u2019s Curatorial Research Award. Her curatorial experience includes exhibitions and programs at documenta fifteen, the 15th Istanbul Biennial, the Taiwan Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale, the 4th Istanbul Design Biennial, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, and Haus der Kulturen der Welt. She has previously held roles at institutions, such as KADIST, The Wattis Institute, de Young Museum, and SFMOMA. Her writings have appeared in <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Art Asia Pacific<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hyperallergic<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. 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