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Tania Franco Klein

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In this Roundtable we are joined by Mexican photographer, Tania Franco Klein, and art curator and writer, William J. Simmons. Tania’s work has been exhibited widely both in solo and group shows across Europe, the USA, and Mexico and has been commissioned by clients like The New York Times, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Vogue and Dior. Will received his BA in Art History and LGBTQ Studies at Harvard University and his book, Queer Formalism: The Return, was  published by Floating Opera Press this March. In 2020, Will curated the special projects section at the Felix Art Fair in Los Angeles, entitled Cruel Optimism, which highlighted themes of gender, queerness, and feminism. He is presently curating a special limited edition zine for King Kong Magazine, and brought Tania on to photograph Yalitza Aparicio for the first issue. Ximena Prieto leads this thoughtful conversation and the three debate many aspects of the art world, from the view of the artist to that of the audience. They start with discussing how Will and Tania’s recent collaboration came about, the inspiration, and the logistics to bring it together during a pandemic. Tania delves into society’s influence on her practice and how self reflection has helped her achieve the intimacy that’s portrayed in her work, and the group considers how the audience's perception can sometimes differ from the intention, and how this can be a fruitful challenge to further hone artistic focus. Ximena wraps up the conversation with a reflective and hilarious round of quick fire questions including ideal 1 am snacks and controversial art &amp; film world opinions...

In this Roundtable we are joined by Mexican photographer, Tania Franco Klein, and art curator and writer, William J. Simmons. Tania’s work has been exhibited widely both in solo and group shows across Europe, the USA, and Mexico and has been commissioned by clients like The New York Times, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Vogue and Dior. Will received his BA in Art History and LGBTQ Studies at Harvard University and his book, Queer Formalism: The Return, was published by Floating Opera Press this March. In 2020, Will curated the special projects section at the Felix Art Fair in Los Angeles, entitled Cruel Optimism, which highlighted themes of gender, queerness, and feminism. He is presently curating a special limited edition zine for King Kong Magazine, and brought Tania on to photograph Yalitza Aparicio for the first issue. Ximena Prieto leads this thoughtful conversation and the three debate many aspects of the art world, from the view of the artist to that of the audience. They start with discussing how Will and Tania’s recent collaboration came about, the inspiration, and the logistics to bring it together during a pandemic. Tania delves into society’s influence on her practice and how self reflection has helped her achieve the intimacy that’s portrayed in her work, and the group considers how the audience's perception can sometimes differ from the intention, and how this can be a fruitful challenge to further hone artistic focus. Ximena wraps up the conversation with a reflective and hilarious round of quick fire questions including ideal 1 am snacks and controversial art &amp; film world opinions...

Tania Franco Klein & William J. Simmons, moderated by Ximena Prieto

Tania Franco Klein (b. 1990) started photography while gaining a BA in Architecture in her home town of Mexico City, which led her to pursue a Masters degree in Photography at the University of the Arts, London.Her work is highly influenced by a fascination with social behavior and contemporary concerns such as leisure, consumption, media overstimulation, emotional disconnection, the obsession with eternal youth, the American dream in the Western world and the psychological impact of these concerns on everyday life.Tania’s work has been reviewed and featured internationally in publications such as ARTFORUM, L.A Times, I-D Magazine, The Guardian, The Paris Review, Aperture Foundation, and The British Journal of Photography, and she has been commissioned by The New York Times, The New Yorker, FT weekend, New York Magazine, Vogue and Dior, among others.Tania has been exhibited widely both in solo and group shows across Europe, the USA, and Mexico, including at Photo London, the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography and the Aperture Gallery in New York City. Her latest exhibition, Proceed To The Route , which showcased a wide selection of her latest work, was presented by ROSEGALLERY and received enthusiastic reviews both in Mexico City (2019) and Los Angeles (2020).She was recently selected by W Mag as one of 9 photographers to follow and has won Sony World Photography Awards in two consecutive years, The Lensculture Exposure Awards,  Lensculture Storytelling Awards, and the Photo London Artproof Schliemann Award as the best emerging artist during the Photo London fair in 2018. Her first publication Positive Disintegration (2019) was nominated for the Paris Photo Aperture Foundation First Book Award. On episode 151, Tania discusses, among other things:The nomadic lifestyleWhy she recreated her old room in her grandmother’s house in her studioThe psychology of capitalismHer book, Positive DisintegtrationThe role of technology in the sense of inadequacyHow the process of doing self portraits came aboutHer use of colourHer approach to exhibition designBookmaking workshops - pros and consThe tendency of some men to dispense advice to female artistsCurrent project, Proceed To The RouteSelling printsWhy she loves doing commissions Referenced:Byung-Chul HanKazimierz Dąbrowski Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter “With photography you have the opportunity to be more absurd and to still make sense and connect with people throughout these bizarre events happening, and that’s what makes it more rich.”

Tania Franco Klein (b. 1990) started photography while gaining a BA in Architecture in her home town of Mexico City, which led her to pursue a Masters degree in Photography at the University of the Arts, London.Her work is highly influenced by a fascination with social behavior and contemporary concerns such as leisure, consumption, media overstimulation, emotional disconnection, the obsession with eternal youth, the American dream in the Western world and the psychological impact of these concerns on everyday life.Tania’s work has been reviewed and featured internationally in publications such as ARTFORUM, L.A Times, I-D Magazine, The Guardian, The Paris Review, Aperture Foundation, and The British Journal of Photography, and she has been commissioned by The New York Times, The New Yorker, FT weekend, New York Magazine, Vogue and Dior, among others.Tania has been exhibited widely both in solo and group shows across Europe, the USA, and Mexico, including at Photo London, the Thessaloniki Museum of Photography and the Aperture Gallery in New York City. Her latest exhibition, <a href="https://www.taniafrancoklein.com/proceed-to-the-route" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Proceed To The Route</a> , which showcased a wide selection of her latest work, was presented by <a href="http://www.rosegallery.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ROSEGALLERY</a> and received enthusiastic reviews both in Mexico City (2019) and Los Angeles (2020).She was recently selected by W Mag as one of 9 photographers to follow and has won Sony World Photography Awards in two consecutive years, The Lensculture Exposure Awards,  Lensculture Storytelling Awards, and the Photo London Artproof Schliemann Award as the best emerging artist during the Photo London fair in 2018. Her first publication <a href="https://bensmithphoto.squarespace.com/asmallvoice/Positive%20Disintegtration" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Positive Disintegration</a> (2019) was nominated for the Paris Photo Aperture Foundation First Book Award. On episode 151, Tania discusses, among other things:<ul><li>The nomadic lifestyle</li><li>Why she recreated her old room in her grandmother’s house in her studio</li><li>The psychology of capitalism</li><li>Her book, <a href="https://vimeo.com/350303751" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Positive Disintegtration</a></li><li>The role of technology in the sense of inadequacy</li><li>How the process of doing self portraits came about</li><li>Her use of colour</li><li>Her approach to exhibition design</li><li>Bookmaking workshops - pros and cons</li><li>The tendency of some men to dispense advice to female artists</li><li>Current project, <a href="https://www.taniafrancoklein.com/proceed-to-the-route" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Proceed To The Route</a></li><li>Selling prints</li><li>Why she loves doing commissions</li></ul> Referenced:<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byung-Chul_Han#Bibliography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Byung-Chul Han</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimierz_D%C4%85browski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kazimierz Dąbrowski</a></li></ul> <a href="https://www.taniafrancoklein.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/taniafrancoklein/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/franco.klein.photography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/taniafrancok" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <blockquote>“With photography you have the opportunity to be more absurd and to still make sense and connect with people throughout these bizarre events happening, and that’s what makes it more rich.”</blockquote>

151 - Tania Franco Klein

Platicamos con Tania Franco y Diego Klein sobre el mejor concierto que han ido, porqué hay gente con la noción de la realidad tan jodida y su pasión por el arte y su profesión.

Platicamos con Tania Franco y Diego Klein sobre el mejor concierto que han ido, porqué hay gente con la noción de la realidad tan jodida y su pasión por el arte y su profesión.

Plan Astral / Episodio 6 / Noción de la realidad feat. Tania Franco Klein & Diego Klein