Sophie Kovel is an artist, writer, and translator who lives in New York.
sophiekovel@gmail.com
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 South Brooklyn Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
On-site, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
CICA Museum, Youth, Gimpo, South Korea
2018 Radial Blur: Where Anxieties and Desires Converge, Louise McCagg Gallery
curated by Vanessa Thill, New York, NY
Construction, Louise McCagg Gallery, New York, NY
Barnard College Open Studios, New York, NY
2017 Telephoto, Postcrypt Art Gallery, New York, NY
Currents, Louise McCagg Gallery, New York, NY
2016 Check, Postcrypt Art Gallery, New York, NY
Furniture Show, Postcrypt Art Gallery, New York, NY
2014 Outlet, Postcrypt Art Gallery, New York, NY
2011 Social Photography II, Carriage Trade, curated by Peter Scott, New York, NY
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PUBLISHED WORK
2019 Eric N. Mack at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn Rail
Amir Guberstein at Fierman, Artforum
2018 Arash Fewzee at Rubber Factory, Artforum
Klara Lidén at Reena Spaulings Fine Art, Artforum
Chrysanne Stathacos at Situations, Artforum
Steve Locke at yours mine & ours, Artforum
Kazuo Kadonaga at Nonaka-Hill, Artforum
Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs at Kindl – Centre for Contemporary Art, Artforum
Journal for Art Criticism, Journalism or Romanticism?
2017 Ratrock Magazine, interview
Echoes Magazine, Picturing
Journal for Art Criticism, Interior Service Only
Ratrock Magazine, artist profile
“Cross my heart” (Translation of Chris Marker’s
“Croix de bois et chemin de fer,” Esprit, Jan. 1951)
“It was a strange thing” (Translation of Chris Marker’s text
from the French edition booklet of La Jetée – Sans Soleil)
PRESS
Social Photography at Carriage Trade: “What Happens When Artists All Use the Same Tool?
A Cell Phone Photo Show Evens the Field,” The Observer
Translation of Chris Marker’s “Cross my heart,” Criterion Collection (The Daily)
Translation of Chris Marker’s “It was a strange thing,” Criterion Collection (The Daily)
CONVERSATIONS
Artcritical, Panel on the 2019 Whitney Biennial, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY
AWARDS, GRANTS & RESIDENCIES
Trestle Projects, Studio Residency, Brooklyn, NY (2018-2019)
CJC Fund, Barnard College, Studio
Barnard Visual Art Department Grant, Studio
Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory (MI-LAB) Residency
Weatherhead East Asian Institute Undergraduate Training Grant, Grant for film production in Japan
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Editorial Assistant at BOMB Magazine, Brooklyn, NY June 2019-Present
Freelance critic at Artforum, The Brooklyn Rail, and other publications, 2018-Present
EDUCATION
Barnard College, Columbia University, B.A. (with Honors & Distinction)