Beam, 2017, graphite on paper, 40 × 27.5 inches. Images courtesy of the artist.
Twig, Leaf, Petal, 2015, graphite on paper, 61 × 44.5 inches.
After, 2017, graphite on paper, 40 × 27.5 inches.
Follow the Train Tracks, 2015, graphite on paper, 61 × 44.5 inches.
Lisa, 2017, graphite on paper, 40 × 27.5 inches.
Moth, 2016, graphite on paper, 61 × 44.5 inches.
Artist Laura Bruce was born in New Jersey and has lived in Berlin since 1990. Most recently, her work has been included in Passion: Fan Behavior and Art at the Ludwig Museum, Budapest, and small things:good things at Alexander Ochs Private, Berlin.
Two drawings, Working Drawing and Jug and Dish, and two earthenware jug and dish sets by Andrew Lord.
Making drawings of Instagram posts during COVID-19.
Originally published in
Featuring interviews with Milford Graves, Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, Meredith Monk, Jim Hodges, Lucy Dodd, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Jlin, Cate Giordano, Don Mee Choi, Christian Hawkey, and Friederike Mayröcker.
Work that is just about the technical or conceptual, personal or political, is fine; it meets the world with what’s in fashion. But there’s something else bordering on magic, that brings an artwork home, makes it land and resonate. You can’t really teach that so much as conjure it.
Kara Walker
