David Zwirner: Platform March 2023 Mott Projects is pleased to partner with Platform as one of the featured galleries for March 2023. Platform is the e-commerce destination for new works by today’s most sought-after contemporary artists. At the beginning of each month Platform releases a new limited-time selection of artworks, selected in partnership with David Zwirner and sourced … Read more
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In the Studio: Mario Emes
I get up, I lay down and then I get up again… (ES) Describe your work for us.(ME) Painting, objects, installations. Tell us a bit about your background. Where did you grow up?Born in Austria; grew up in my studio in the South Bronx (149 St. & 3rd Ave) NYC (Ft. Apache). You moved to … Read more
In the Studio: Seany Andrews
Taking a break from preparing for his upcoming solo show at Shit Art Club, Seany Andrews, aka The Mac, sits down with Erik Sommer to talk about Dr. Seuss, universal interconnectivity, gardening, and his new paintings that are no longer paintings. I love my reflection time. (ES) Describe your work for us.(SA)My work is a … Read more
In the Studio: David Hanes
Fresh off his solo exhibition Still Alive, David Hanes sits down with Erik Sommer to talk about acceptance, repetition, the significance of being in-between, and the pleasure of mixing paint from scratch. Art is my constant, and it remains my mode of engaging with a world I often misunderstand and feel disconnected from. (ES) Describe … Read more
In the Studio: Nils Jendri
Nils Jendri sits down with Erik Sommer to talk about hostels, using spray paint as a brush, earning a PhD in philosophy, and dreaming colors. “Painting is to enjoy the pure moment.” (ES) Describe your work for us.(NJ) I usually paint with spray paint. The one brush I have I use sometimes for the first … Read more
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In the Studio: Cindy Phenix
Cindy Phenix sits down with Erik Sommer to talk about conceptual and phenomenal tension, being more experimental with her materials, the ambiguity of narrative, and beginning each painting with her favorite brush. I like to suggest the process my paintings go through, without revealing it completely. (ES) Describe your work for us.(CP) My work is … Read more
In the Studio: Moffat Takadiwa
Moffat Takadiwa sits down with Erik Sommer to talk about cultural identity, the mobilization of material, Tapfuma Gutsa, and the Mbare Art Space. I want to start a dialogue around colonial residue in Africa. (ES) Describe your work for us.(MT) I elevate daily remains of discarded consumer wastes and residue into sculptural forms that engage … Read more