Manchester’s Alexandra Arts celebrated on international stage at Miami Art Basel
From 3rd to 6th December, Alexandra Arts’ founder and Pankhurst in the Park curator, Lotte Karlsen, exhibited work inspired by the history of Moss Side’s Alexandra Park to a celebrity audience at SELECT Art Fair as part of Miami Art Basel.
Alexandra Arts was invited to join a group exhibition curated by feminist collective Milk and Night, in a special residency project by New York’s Gallery Sensei. This incredible opportunity saw Manchester-based Alexandra Arts exhibiting alongside a number of high profile feminist artists, including Guerrilla Girls, in a collaboration that brought feminist art to an international stage.
In addition to Guerilla Girls and Lotte Karlsen, collaborating artists included: Kembra Pfahler, Nancy Azara, Nicole Nadeau, Narcissister, Anne Sherwood Pundyk, India Salvor Menuez, Ange (ThreeAsfour), Bianca Casady, Jemima Kirke, Lola Montes Schnabel, Kara Rooney, Virginija Babusyte-Venckuniene, Amanda Keeley, Coco Dolle, Carol-Anne McFarlane, Mika Azegami-Parlá, Samoa, and Victoria de Lesseps.
Guerrilla-style performances were conducted throughout the fair by Legacy Fatale and Alexandra Arts’ Artist in Residence Go! Push Pops. Special guest performer Hari Nef, also premièred part two of ‘i am your girlfriend’ live at the booth. However, it was when Usher stopped to charge his phone using performance artist Lena Marquise’s vagina phone charger, that a film featuring the booth at Select went viral.
Commenting on the collaboration, Lotte said, “Our stand at SELECT provided great exposure for the work we are doing in Manchester to create a platform for female artists and celebrate the feminist legacy of Alexandra Park. It was fantastic opportunity to participate in the international Art Fair, to solidify connections to the New York scene and carve the way for future collaborations between artists in Manchester and the United States.
The booth at Select Fair is a unique project on the map of Miami Art Basel, the only commercial booth solely dedicated to feminist artists and its various conversations.
Coco Dolle, Founding Director of Milk and Night, said: “We will stand as ambassadors of this feminine consciousness and activate its presence on the art market."
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