Ilana Savdie, Drawings

Ilana Savdie, Thirty-Seven Counts, 2023, pen and ink and acrylic on paper and Ilana Savdie, Trismus, 2023, pen and ink and acrylic on paper (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York) © Ilana Savdie
a conversation with Angelica Arbelaez, Rubio Butterfield Family Fellow, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Steven Zucker

[@sentatsantilis2591]

I had the same responses viewing these drawings-initially beautiful, then disturbing & uncomfortable upon closer inspection. Very powerful analysis of these works. 🙏🏼

[@alluba4867]

Reminds me a lot of a work like Slaveship or D*rkytown Rebellion

[@oltedders]

At first glance, her images look like some kind of exotic plant we've never seen before.

[@Yodakaycool]

gorgeous

[@Sasha0927]

Fresh Smarthistory? I knew today was a good day! ❤❤ What a first impression those initial images of the Whitney made (0:06) - taking me right back to the modern art playlist... I'd love to stand before those pieces and experience them more fully (just as I would "Vir Heroicus Sublimus"). And then another major impression was made seeing Savdie's work! An immediately eerie, otherworldly, and uncomfortable feeling. Dr. Zucker's breakdown of "Thirty-Seven Counts" didn't help that! lol. Really amazing stuff - I watched the whole thing and am still sitting here like 🥴 May have to give it another go sometime.

[@johnmartlew5897]

Harold Towne comes to mind.

[@pietrosb4542]

i was not familiar with this painter. very interesting and insightful video.

[@akamal92]

These make me think of grotesque jarlequins, for some reason.