Tag: Contemporary Art
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Session 4 – AFFECTIONS AND TRANSGRESSIONS OF THE BODY IN CONTEMPORARY ART(14-16 April, 2026 – International Colloquium Politics and Narratives of the Body)
This year again, I am honored to organize a session entitled: Session 4 – AFFECTIONS AND TRANSGRESSIONS OF THE BODY IN CONTEMPORARY ART at the International Colloquium Politics and Narratives of the Body (14-16 April, 2026).
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Session – TRANSPARENT FLESH: REIMAGINING THE MEDICAL IMAGE IN CONTEMPORARY ART(8-10 April, 2026 – ASSOCIATION FOR ART HISTORY 2026 ANNUAL CONFERENCE)
This year, I am honored to organize a session entitled: Transparent Flesh: Reimagining the Medical Image in Contemporary Art at the ASSOCIATION FOR ART HISTORY 2026 ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
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The Body without Organs of Cindy Sherman: A Reinterpretation of Corporeality in Contemporary Art (December 2024)
Cindy Sherman deconstructs representations of the body through unsettling photographic stagings. In my article “The Body without Organs of Cindy Sherman,” published in Políticas y narrativas del cuerpo 2 (Politics and Narratives of the Body 2), I explore how her work challenges identity, materiality, and bodily vulnerability in contemporary art.
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Bodily Science Fiction in the Hyperrealistic Work of Patricia Piccinini (February 2024)
Patricia Piccinini’s hyperrealistic sculptures blur the boundaries between the living and the artificial. In my article “Bodily Science Fiction in the Hyperrealistic Work of Patricia Piccinini,” published in Imaginaires du corps, sensualités imaginées (Imaginaries of the Body, Imagined Sensualities), I explore how her work redefines sensuality and the perception of the body in the biotechnological…
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![[Re]visit of the Exhibition Création[tiret]Recherche: A Reflection on Art Between Materiality and Immateriality (October 5, 2023)](https://jessicaragazzini.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2J2R_C-R-02-scaled.jpg)
[Re]visit of the Exhibition Création[tiret]Recherche: A Reflection on Art Between Materiality and Immateriality (October 5, 2023)
On October 5, 2023, I led a workshop-conference at the Cégep de l’Outaouais around the exhibition Création[tiret]Recherche. This meeting explored the tensions between materiality and immateriality in contemporary art, questioning the role of process, research, and immaterial forms in artistic creation. An interactive reflection on the evolution of media and artistic practices.
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Exposing a Meat Dress: The Cases of Jana Sterbak and Lady Gaga (October 2023)
Far from being just a piece of clothing, the meat dress challenges the boundaries between fashion, art, and performance. In my article “Exposing a Meat Dress: The Cases of Jana Sterbak and Lady Gaga,” published in Exposer l’exposition (Exposing the Exhibition), I explore how these works reinvigorate questions about the body, consumption, and reconstruction in…
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Human, more than human: Representing the Body Under Technological Influence (September 2023)
This article explores the representation of the body under technological influence in contemporary art. Through the analysis of artworks and an interview with philosopher Maxime Coulombe, it examines the transformation of the body between hybridization and dystopia. How does art reflect the tensions between posthumanism, biotechnology, and the imaginary of the augmented body? A reflection…
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Yann Pocreau, Colorful Fantasies: A Luminous Exploration of Memory (May 2023)
Yann Pocreau’s exhibition Colorful Fantasies explores light as a catalyst for memory and fiction. Through reworked anonymous images, the artist recreates idealized landscapes where saturated colors alter our perception of memory. This article analyzes how Pocreau transforms these snapshots into visual archetypes, thereby questioning the link between light, perception, and collective memory.
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Unveiling Survival Through the Monstrous: My Presentation on David Nebreda (November 18, 2022)
On November 18, 2022, during the conference “Monster(s) on Screen(s). The Sequel”, I explored “Le corps monstrueux de David Nebreda – une tentative photographique pour la survie” (“The Monstrous Body of David Nebreda – A Photographic Attempt at Survival”), analyzing his self-portraits as expressions of pain and isolation, and their impact on our perception of…
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Steve Giasson Talks to Others: A Discussion on Otherness and Appropriation in Art (March 8, 2022)
On March 8, 2022, I participated in the discussion Steve Giasson Talks to Others as part of his exhibition at the Carleton University Art Gallery. Along with Jean-Michel Quirion, Mélanie Boucher, and Didier Morelli, we explored the concept of artistic appropriation, the identity of the author, and reinterpretation in contemporary art, in dialogue with Steve…