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Here’s what the critics are saying about Alex Israel and Bret Easton Ellis:
“Cinematic . . . alternates between naïve optimism and cynicism via moments of soul-crushing distress.”
—Jan Tumlir, Artforum
“A model of frictionlessness in the marriage of language & art, art & capital, stasis & imperial fall.”
—Vanessa Place, Frog
“I’M GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT KIND OF STAR, splayed across the void above LA’s twinkling horizon as seen from the hills, was considerably more popular on Instagram.”
—Kevin McGarry, Vogue
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Alex Israel / Bret Easton Ellis
Hans Ulrich Obrist interviews the artist and writer about their recent collaboration.
Alex Israel: Freeway
The exhibition Alex Israel: Freeway, presented at Fosun Foundation, Shanghai, is an in-depth survey of the artist’s practice. Curated by Jeffrey Deitch, the exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue featuring a conversation between Israel and Jenny Wang Jinyuan, as well as essays by the artist, Deitch, and cultural critic Sean Monahan. To celebrate the occasion, we are sharing Monahan’s essay, “Teenage Obsolescence.”
Alex Israel: New Waves
An animated, short video by Alex Israel takes viewers on a visual journey through the ideas and imagery behind his latest exhibition in Hong Kong.
Alex Israel and Venus Lau
Alex Israel speaks with curator and writer Venus Lau about New Waves, his latest exhibition in Hong Kong. Israel reveals his spirit animal, discusses his love of Duchamp, and tells Lau about the process behind his newest works.
In Conversation
SPF-18
Alex Israel discusses his feature-length film with Derek Blasberg.
Desire
Diana Widmaier Picasso, curator of the exhibition Desire, reflects on the history of eroticism in art.