New Museum's 'Life on Mars' exhibition faces criticism for geographic and gender representation
The New Museum's 'Life on Mars' exhibition includes several artists who also participated in the 2008 International, like Mark Bradford, Cao Fei, and Susan Philipsz, among others. Out of the 39 featured artists, nearly one-sixth are familiar faces, raising questions about how well global diversity is represented. Notably, only twelve of the artists are women, with the majority coming from the U.S. or Europe. This exhibition, which marks the museum's first showcase of sound art, runs until November 3. Meanwhile, David Carrier examines the curatorial and political aspects of 'Manifesta 10' in St. Petersburg, while David Cohen led a conversation featuring Jason Farago, Seph Rodney, and Karen Wilkin.
Key facts
- The exhibition 'Life on Mars' features 39 artists
- Nearly one-sixth of artists overlap with the 2008 International exhibition
- Only twelve women artists are included
- All but seven artists are from the US or Europe
- The New Museum's first sound art exhibition runs through November 3
- Eungie Joo of the New Museum served on the advisory committee for the 2008 International
- David Carrier reports on 'Manifesta 10' in St. Petersburg
- David Cohen hosted Jason Farago, Seph Rodney, and Karen Wilkin
Entities
Artists
- Mark Bradford
- Cao Fei
- Thomas Hirschhorn
- Matthew Monahan
- Manfred Pernice
- Susan Philipsz
- David Carrier
- David Cohen
- Jason Farago
- Seph Rodney
- Karen Wilkin
- Eungie Joo
Institutions
- New Museum
- artcritical
Locations
- St. Petersburg
- United States
- Europe