Flash Art #347

BACKDROP EFFECT is the title of Flash Art International’s summer issue, which explores how artist practices can sometimes serve as serene places of healing, providing viewers with a sense of confidence. We look at how art can foster a restorative process that benefits both artist and audience, creating a symbiotic relationship of empowerment and personal growth.

Covers: Judy Chicago photographed by Joshua Woods / Peter Shire photographed by Jack Bool / Barbara Sanchez-Kane photographed by Luca Grottoli / Brook Hsu photographed by Luis Corzo / Lu Yang; features: Letter from the Editor; Cover Story MY HAND, MY HEART, MY ART. Judy Chicago in Conversation with Pierce Eldridge; Cover Story Green Pill. Brook Hsu by Margaret Kross; Cover Story Ass to Mouth Forever! Barbara Sanchez-Kane in Conversation with Michael Bullock; Cover Story WHERE’S THE ROMANCE? Peter Shire in Conversation with Gea Politi; Cover Story I am Stream of Consciousness. Lu Yang by Emily McDermott; Focus On Los Angeles Things End, People Forget by Ezra Nayssan; Impossible Thinking. Megan Plunkett in Conversation with Gracie Hadland; What is X? Lutz Bacher by Emily Labarge; An illegible World. Sung Tieu by Philipp Hindahl; Critic Dispatch Before We Dreamt in Halves. 60th Venice Biennale by Estelle Hoy; The Curist HOA, Sao Paulo Igi Lola Ayedun in Conversation with Mateus Nunes; Private Eyes. Diamond Stingily by Whitney Mallett; Dreaming Before Language. Sin Wai Kin by Alice Bucknell; Unpack / Reveal / Unleash Present Tense. Win McCarthy by Alex Bennett; Letter from the City The Room is the City by Ghislaine Leung; reviews: Whitney Biennial 2024