Current Resident: May 1, 2024–Aug 31, 2024
Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport of Austria
Studio #218
Artist
Sarah Bechter
Sarah Bechter explores the complexities of painting, blurring the lines between the private and the public, and challenging surface norms. Her canvases go beyond mere projection surfaces, sparking discourse among themselves. Employing a wide range of techniques and references, Bechter questions the validity of her creations. She engages viewers by hinting protagonists and objects, evoking a mysterious and dream-like atmosphere.
Sarah Bechter has exhibited work at Belvedere 21; Kunsthalle Sankt Gallen; Kuenstlerhaus Bregenz, all in Austria, among others.
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Current Resident: Feb 1, 2024–Jan 31, 2025
Mondriaan Fund
Studio #219
Artist
Antonis Pittas
Antonis Pittas’ work revolves around current social and political issues, marked by a profound connection to history. He creates spatial installations that respond to specific contexts, drawing inspiration from architecture, design, art history, the performative aspects of installation art, and its social dynamics. At the core of Pittas’ practice is the question about the relationship between the past and present. His practice delves into significant historical moments of destruction, decay, and resistance, playing a pivotal role in shaping his artistic narrative.
Antonis Pittas has exhibited work at Museum for Contemporary Art – Eindhoven – Van Abbemuseum, The Netherlands; Centraal Museum, The Netherlands; and National Museum of Contemporary Art Αthens (ΕΜΣΤ), Greece, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
Residents from Greece
Raffaela Naldi Rossano
![Raffaela Naldi Rossano, Warp, video installation, mixed media, variable duration, 2022. Co-commissioned and co-produced by LIAF and TBA21 Academy. Developed in the context of a residency on the research vessel Helmer Hanssen. View at Fantasmagoriana, LIAF 2022, curated by Francesco Urbano Ragazzi.
Photo Kjell-Ove Storvik. C.sy the Artist](https://iscp-nyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2-500x350.jpg)
Current Resident: Sep 1, 2023–Aug 31, 2024
OCA - Office for Contemporary Art Norway
Studio #220
Artist
Sandra Mujinga
Sandra Mujinga uses speculative fiction in the Afrofuturist tradition to investigate economies of visibility and disappearance. Her works examine questions of self-representation, preservation, appearance, and opacity through an interdisciplinary approach in which she typically reverses established identity politics of presence. Mujinga’s works deviate from a completely anthropocentric approach to understanding the ephemeral world we now occupy; as a result, the artist draws inspiration in how animals create survival tactics and adapt to hostile surroundings.
Sandra Mujinga has exhibited work at Museum of Modern Art, New York; Venice Biennale, Venice; and Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, among others.