AFTER IMAGE 003
Curated by Luiza Lukova
after / time is pleased to announce AFTER IMAGE 003, the third iteration of its annual group exhibition that questions the status and future of the image in the fine arts. AFTER IMAGE 003, curated by Luiza Lukova, features 21 local and national artists each responding through their respective studio practices the state of the question regarding the image, its traces, its inherent non-neutrality, its topography, its relation to space and its possibilities in a mediatized world awash with claims to the concept of the image.
The status of the image in art has invariably been a subject of debate in art criticism, and ever more in recent years. In turn, the image has been fully subsumed into the circulation of production and consumption. Images have become ubiquitous and permeate a daily life wherein propaganda, ideology, advertising, entertainment, and spectacle commingle and implicate each other.
As Contemporary Art in all of its manifestations is saturated with the circulation of images, the question of "What is next, if anything?" and "What strategies might be employed to create the image that is not so implicated?" and "What are the limits, if any, to an artist's genre of artmaking?" have increased in salience. In response, the twenty one artists on view challenge how their image-making might oppose traditional perception and where, in fact, it might insist on it?
“Patterns emerged organically—shadows, distortions, color play, and a tangible mark-making link these disparate works and artists. The visceral desire to push against expected boundaries of visual representation allows these works to appear simultaneously wondrous and meticulously calculated. On view in the gallery space, they present as a unified force eager to call upon symbols and references and turn them on their heads.”
In this third iteration of our annual group exhibition, these 21 artists, with the careful curation of Luiza Lukova, respond to these states of affairs with all their social, political, and aesthetic implications. Foregrounding after / time’s research-forward focus, each of these artists bring to the fore their insights into the image. By turns whimsical, tragic, industrial, poésie concrète, and definitionally-defying, these works of art make us wonder why image provokes beyond itself, why a limitation for one person is an alternate universe for someone else, or to what extent image is inherently open-ended, even with the weight of its history as window, frame, mirror, concept, idea, and representation. Image as the possible and the no-place of utopia. It’s all there, and more.
AFTER IMAGE 003 curated by Luiza Lukova
March 6-30, 2025
Opening Reception: First Thursday, March 6, 2025 6:00-9:00 pm
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday & Thursday 6:00-8:00 pm
Saturday 12:00-5:00 pm
Interview with
WomenCineMakers Magazine
WomenCinemakers offers its over 300,000 readers insight into the work of emerging directors in the short film and experimental cinema sections. Women Producers, Writers and Directors from around the world have the opportunity to present their films to the wide attention of the English-reading audience. With a mixture of newcomers and established directors, our annual anthology has featured more than 400 artists and filmmakers, with many of them competing in international film festivals including the Cannes Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, and the Venice Biennale.
Closing Reception & Artist Talk
Join me on Saturday, November 23rd, from 3:00–5:00 PM at Q.Underground Gallery for the closing reception of my solo exhibition, Fracturing the Symbolic.
At 3:00 PM, I’ll be giving an artist talk, where I’ll share insights into the process, inspiration, and theoretical underpinnings of this body of work. This series explores the shifting boundaries of femininity and domesticity through a dynamic interplay of digital and traditional mediums, reimagining familiar spaces and symbols in flux.
Location
Q-Underground Gallery
1224 Quincy St. NE, Minneapolis, MN
Date & Time:
Saturday, November 23rd
3:00–5:00 PM (Artist Talk at 3:00 PM)
This project was made possible with support from a 2024 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Individuals Grant.
Q.arma Underground
November 8th - November 23rd, 2024
Opening Reception
Friday, November 8th, 6:00-9:00 pm
Q.arma Underground Gallery presents Fracturing the Symbolic, a solo exhibition by interdisciplinary artist Andrea Bagdon. The exhibition explores the shifting boundaries of femininity and contemporary domesticity through a combination of digital time-based media and traditional oil and encaustic painting. Drawing on psychoanalytic theory, the work invites viewers into a space where meaning is in constant flux, revealing the tension between the self and the fragile boundaries that shape experience.
Exhibition Details
Dates: November 8th - November 23rd, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, November 8th, 6:00-9:00 pm
Closing Reception & Artist Talk: Saturday, November 23rd, 3:00-5:00 pm
Gallery Hours: Saturdays and Sundays, 1:00-5:00 pm
Venue: Q.arma Underground Gallery, 1224 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
ST.PAUL ART COLLECTIVE
Announcement:
Join us at the St. Paul Art Crawl – Spring 2024
We are delighted to announce that Ladylike will be participating in the Spring 2024 St. Paul Art Crawl. It's an opportunity for us to connect with the community, share our latest projects, and offer a unique selection of artworks from both new and previous collections for sale.
Event Details: Location: Northern Warehouse, Studio 310 Dates & Times:
Friday: 6 PM - 10 PM
Saturday: 12 PM - 9 PM
Sunday: 12 PM - 6 PM.
We can’t wait to meet you and share the vibrant creativity that the Northern Warehouse brings to the St. Paul Art community.
Minnesota State Arts Board
2024 Creative Individuals Grant
I'm honored to share that I've received a 2024 Creative Individuals Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This $10,000 grant will support the creation of a new body of work and research for a solo exhibition in St. Paul. The exhibition will explore fluid perspectives on the visual language of femininity through experimental video and painting, aiming to offer new insights and experiences.
About the Creative Individuals Grant
This program provides support to help individual artists and culture bearers develop or sustain their creative practices and meaningfully engage with Minnesotans. Grantees may use funds to support their creative practice and meaningfully connect to and engage with audiences, participants, students, and/or communities during the grant period.
LADYLIKE EXPERIMENTAL ART PROJECT PRESENTS
Anomalies
Centered around expanded media and digital art forms, this exhibition, featuring artists from the Twin Cities, reimagines digital spaces as dynamic, feminized environments. Embracing experimental aesthetics and technological exploration, "Anomalies" sheds light on our data-influenced society’s layered intricacies.
Co-Curated By: Juleana Enright
Featuring Artists:
Shawna Lee. Ellen Muller. Ivonne Yanez. Andrea Bagdon. Dustin Steuck. Sarah Maricha White. La.dy.like Duo.
Franconia Sculpture Park's
5 Minute Film Festival 2o23 Negotiations Screening
September 2nd, 8:30 pm
I'm thrilled to announce the screening of my video, "Negotiations", at Franconia Sculpture Park's renowned 5 Minute Film Festival.
About the Festival: Franconia Sculpture Park's 5 Minute Film Fest celebrates the creativity of artists from Minnesota and Wisconsin, showcasing diverse works spanning video art, film, documentary, animation, and experimental media. As part of the Film @ Franconia series, selected videos, including "Negotiations", will be presented during an atmospheric outdoor screening.
Esteemed jurors for this event include Jess Reyes, Alyssa Freitas, and Ashlyn Diaz. Join us in this visual celebration and exploration on September 2nd.
Unapologetically femme
Artist Panel: May 25th
6 pm - 9 pm
The Artist Panel Discussion features a conversation with exhibiting artists: Andrea Bagdon, Katayoun Amajadi, Alonzo Pantoja, and Kelsi Sharp. Artist Panel Discussion will offer attendees an intimate insight into the creative processes of these talented artists and their interpretations of femininity.
MPRNEWS ARTS AND CULTURE
Beyond the singular experience
La.dy.like asks what it means to be unapologetically femme
By: Sam Stroozas | April 28, 2023
LA.DY.LIKE EXPERIMENTAL ART PROJECT PRESENTS:
UNAPOLOGETICALLY FEMME
A Defiant Celebration of the Complexities of Femininity.
Curated By: Bo An Young
Unapologetically Femme brings together a multi-disciplinary group of Twin Cities-based female, femme, and queer-identifying artists. Through various mediums, the exhibition explores the multifaceted nature of femininity and the ways in which it intersects with other identities and experiences. Through their work, these artists challenge the notion that femininity is a static, inherent characteristic and invite our audience to consider how it is an ever-evolving system. We are excited to present this exceptional exhibition and showcase the talent of local artists in the Twin Cities community.
FEATURING ARTISTS
Katayoun Amajadi, Andrea Bagdon, Hannah Chatham, Paola Evangelista, Spencer Legendre-Gillespie, Lora Hlavsa, Alonzo Pantoja, Anika Schneider, Kelsi Sharp, and Sarah Maricha White.
“This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.”
La.dy.like experimental art project receives 2023 mrac grant for arts access
St. Paul interdisciplinary artists and educators launched Ladylike’s experimental art project: Andrea Bagdon (she/her) and Spencer Gillespie (she/they). Bagdon and Gillespie debuted their collaborative artwork in a self-titled exhibit at the St. Paul LUA Gallery in July of 2022.
Ladylike’s mission is to collaborate with and give a platform to female, femme, and queer-identifying artists to grow a broader audience for their work and expand a creative dialog with the Twin Cities arts community.
Grant funding for the Ladylike Exhibits 2023 program will support continuing exhibitions, curatorial opportunities, and educational workshops featuring local female, femme, and queer-identifying artists.
“This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.”
LA.DY.LIKE duo-Exhibition
La.dy.like’s first collaborative exhibition features evocative paintings, mixed media, and haunting experimental videos by St. Paul-based artists Andrea Bagdon and Spencer Gillespie, shown at the Lowertown Artist Gallery for the month of July. Exploring themes of femininity and its relationship to the female-identifying psyche through traditional and digital imagery, Bagdon and Gillespie present sights and sounds that invite you into their world of feminine aesthetics. Click on the link for event details!
Andrea Bagdon’s paintings featured in
New American Paintings issue No. 156
“New American Paintings is a juried exhibition-in-print. Each museum-quality issue results from a highly selective juried competition and presents the work of forty painters. Thousands of artists enter our competitions every year, but only a limited number make it through the jurying process. We work closely with renowned curators in order to select those artists whose work deserves to be seen by a wider audience.” - www.newamericanpaintings.com
CICA Museum New Media Art Conference
2021
The CICA New Media Art Conference 2021 aims to celebrate art in the digital age and share thoughts and ideas on new forms of art and culture in relation to emerging technologies and trends including artificial intelligence, virtual/augmented reality, social media, and art in the time of pandemic.
Video and Painting: A Disobedient Mediation
My research presentation discusses the feminist origins of experimental video and how video offers a disobedient mediation to disrupt the traditional canon of painting.