Sophie Kovel is an artist, writer, and translator based in Los Angeles and New York.
sophiekovel@gmail.com
Columbia University, MFA Candidate, New Genres (remote through 2021)
Barnard College, Columbia University, B.A. (with Honors & Distinction), New York, NY
School for Poetic Computation, New York, NY
Conversations
2019 Artcritical, Panel on the 2019 Whitney Biennial, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY
Awards, Grants & Residencies
2020 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2018 CJC Fund, Barnard College, New York NY
2018 Barnard Visual Arts Department Grant, New York, NY
2017 Mokuhanga Innovation Laboratory (MI-LAB) Residency, Fuji-Kawaguchiko-cho, Japan
2017 Weatherhead East Asian Institute Fellowship, Columbia University
Selected Group Exhibitions
Current: The Collaborative Center for Storm, Space & Seismic Research, July 2020
2019 Social Photography VII, Carriage Trade, curated by Peter Scott, New York, NY
2019 On-site, Trestle Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Radial Blur, Louise McCagg Gallery, Barnard College, New York, NY (curated by
Vanessa Thill)
2018 Construction, Louise McCagg Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Telephoto, Postcrypt Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York, NY
2017 Currents, Louise McCagg Gallery, Barnard College, New York, NY
2016 Check, Postcrypt Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York, NY
2016 Furniture Show, Postcrypt Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York, NY
2014 Outlet, Postcrypt Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York, NY
Selected Publications & Published Work
2020 Bouchra Khalili: The Radical Ally, BOMB Magazine (Issue #151)
2019 John Giorno: DO THE UNDONE, Sperone Westwater, Brooklyn Rail
2019 Mrinalini Mukherjee: Phenomenal Nature, Met Breuer, Frieze (Issue #205)
2019 Kawita Vatanajyankur, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Artforum
2019 Chim↑Pom, Art in General, Artforum
2019 Corita Kent, Andrew Kreps Gallery with kaufmann repetto, Brooklyn Rail
2019 Eric N. Mack, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn Rail
2019 Amir Guberstein, Fierman, Artforum
2018 Arash Fewzee, Rubber Factory, Artforum
2018 Klara Lidén, Reena Spaulings Fine Art, Artforum
2018 Chrysanne Stathacos, Situations, Artforum
2018 Steve Locke, yours mine & ours, Artforum
2018 Kazuo Kadonaga, Nonaka-Hill, Artforum
2018 Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs, Kindl – Centre for Contemporary Art, Artforum
2018 Journal for Art Criticism, Journalism or Romanticism?
2017 Ratrock Magazine, Columbia University, interview
2017 Echoes Magazine, Columbia University, Picturing
2017 Journal for Art Criticism, Interior Service Only
2017 Ratrock Magazine, Columbia University, artist profile
2017 “Cross my heart” (Translation of Chris Marker’s “Croix de bois et chemin de fer,” Esprit, Jan. 1951)
2017 “It was a strange thing” (Translation of Chris Marker’s text from the French edition booklet of La Jetée – Sans Soleil)
Professional Experience
Editorial Assistant at BOMB Magazine, Brooklyn, NY June 2019-Present
Freelance critic at Artforum, The Brooklyn Rail, Frieze, and other publications, 2018-Present