If the figure in art was a barometer to society, how would it read? - - In “Smooth Criminal: The Mad Deep Lit Report” discover what lies beneath the gloss as emerging artist Kate Cooper “employs computer-generated imagery (CGI) to create worlds populated by digital figures. Her protagonists bleed, bruise, and fall ill, displaying a fragility that belies their presumed immortality – and perhaps offers a way of resisting the demand of the digital capitalist economy.”– Statement, The New Museum, New York. Hit the link above for my latest review: - “The image of women is constantly changing..What is my relationship to these images and the way they’re represented? It’s about being agile as they are constantly shifting and performing. It’s not about identification but instead about how we participate in these images.” – Kate Cooper - - - - - - - - - #vernavalencia #digital #crimeandpunishment #katecooperart #womenartists #emergingartists #crime #punishment #contemporaryartmuseum #contemporaryarts #womenartistsofinstagram #artworkdaily #artistoninstagram #emergingartist #artcontemporary #contemporaryartcollectors #cgi #painters #artist #contemporaryabstract #smoothcriminal #video #figure #digitalartist (at New Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-hJBVWnTBj/?igshid=tth3wrvugt6n