Kaari Upson – Untitled (Kiss) 2008

Louisiana Postcard with the work Untitled (Kiss) 2008, in connection with Louisiana's exhibition Dollhouse – A Retrospective with artist Kaari Upson. The exhibition is the first retrospective museum exhibition of Upson's works after her death.

___

At her untimely death from cancer in 2021, aged 51, Kaari Upson was widely regarded as one of the most significant and versatile American artists of her generation with a practice spanning sculpture, drawing, performance, film and painting. Though her career was cut short, she has left behind a rich, intense and strongly personal body of work that revolves around identity, body, relationships, emotions, illness and loss.

In spite of her relatively short career, she is regarded today as an artist who is well on her way to achieving the status of a modern classic. Upson’s work continues to resonate in contemporary art and forms a kind of bridge between the younger generations and some of the iconic figures from the past – names such as Louise Bourgeois, Claes Oldenbrug, Lynda Benglis, Mike Kelley and Cindy Sherman.

Dimensions: A5 (14.8 cm x 21 cm)