Princessletthewind
Kunstverein für Mecklenburg und Vorpommern in Schwerin•Jan 31, 2025 — Mar 30, 2025
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With Princessletthewind, the Kunstverein für Mecklenburg und Vorpommern in Schwerin presents the first institutional solo exhibition of American sculptor Nancy Lupo in Germany. For Princessletthewind, a site-specific installation created for the Kunstverein’s spatial context, Lupo builds on her most recent body of work, which engages with forms of “cruel optimism”—a concept introduced by American cultural theorist Lauren Berlant.
Nancy Lupo (*1983, USA) lives and works in Berlin. Lupo studied at the Cooper Union in New York and Yale University in New Haven, and later participated in residency programs at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the Tbilisi Propaganda Residency, and Casa Wabi. Solo exhibitions of her work have been held at galleries and institutions such as MORAN MORAN, Mexico, Kristina Kite Gallery, Los Angeles, Visual Arts Center at the University of Texas, Austin, and Swiss Institute, New York. Her work has also been included in...More
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Princessletthewind
Kunstverein für Mecklenburg und Vorpommern in Schwerin•Jan 31, 2025 — Mar 30, 2025
Press Release
With Princessletthewind, the Kunstverein für Mecklenburg und Vorpommern in Schwerin presents the first institutional solo exhibition of American sculptor Nancy Lupo in Germany. For Princessletthewind, a site-specific installation created for the Kunstverein’s spatial context, Lupo builds on her most recent body of work, which engages with forms of “cruel optimism”—a concept introduced by American cultural theorist Lauren Berlant.
Nancy Lupo (*1983, USA) lives and works in Berlin. Lupo studied at the Cooper Union in New York and Yale University in New Haven, and later participated in residency programs at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the Tbilisi Propaganda Residency, and Casa Wabi. Solo exhibitions of her work have been held at galleries and institutions such as MORAN MORAN, Mexico, Kristina Kite Gallery, Los Angeles, Visual Arts Center at the University of Texas, Austin, and Swiss Institute, New York. Her work has also been included in...More