Johanna Hedva Wins 2021 Adam Reynolds Award for Digital Work Development
Johanna Hedva, a Korean-American artist, writer, and musician, has received the 2021 Adam Reynolds Award from Shape Arts, an organization run by people with disabilities. This award honors the legacy of artist and advocate Adam Reynolds and aims to assist mid-career disabled artists in advancing their projects. Hedva will collaborate with Shape Arts and Hot Knife Digital Media to create a digital piece for their upcoming sound project and installation, GLUT. This work will be featured in the group exhibition Illiberal Arts at Berlin’s Haus der Kulturen der Welt, opening in September 2021. Known for the 2016 manifesto Sick Woman Theory, Hedva’s work often explores themes like mysticism and motherhood.
Key facts
- Johanna Hedva received the 2021 Adam Reynolds Award
- The award is administered by Shape Arts
- It supports mid-career disabled artists with space, time, and money
- Hedva will develop a digital work for GLUT with Hot Knife Digital Media
- GLUT will be part of Illiberal Arts at Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin in September 2021
- Hedva authored the 2016 manifesto Sick Woman Theory
- They released the album Black Moon Lilith in Pisces in the 4th House in January 2021
- Hedva has exhibited at venues including Klosterruine in Berlin and The Institute of Contemporary Arts in London
Entities
Artists
- Johanna Hedva
- Adam Reynolds
Institutions
- Shape Arts
- Hot Knife Digital Media
- Haus der Kulturen der Welt
- ArtReview
- Klosterruine
- Institute of Cultural Inquiry
- The Institute of Contemporary Arts
- Performance Space
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Berlin
- Germany
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York