Cristine Brache
Cristine Brache (born 1984 in Miami) is an American artist, filmmaker, and writer of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. Her work spans video, sculpture, and poetry. She has since 2012 been exhibited internationally, in Europe, North America, and Australia. Her debut book, Poems, was published by Codette in 2018.[1][2][3]
Education[edit]
Brache holds an MFA in Fine Art Media from the Slade School of Fine Art in London. She graduated from Florida State University in 2007 with a BFA in Studio Art, and attended Miami Southridge Senior High School.
Career[edit]
From October 28 to November 28, 2018, Brache was a resident artist with Embajada in partnership with Artist Alliance Inc. (AAI) and Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center (The Clemente), in New York City.[4][5][6] Her work has been reviewed positively by the New York Times, Cultured, and the New Yorker.[7][8][9] Her films have screened at Slamdance Film Festival, the Florida Film Festival, and Maryland Film Festival.[10][11]
Her work is in the ICA Miami's permanent collection.[12]
Themes[edit]
The artist often takes her personal and family history as a starting point to explore cultural erasure (of the Caribbean Diaspora), shared histories and trauma, womanhood, and the inevitable power dynamics that accompany these themes. Brache is interested in how people codify their behaviors and appearances for survival and adaptation in oppressive environments. In previous works she's also explored the institutionalization of women’s pain and illness, as well as the ramifications of gaslighting—the pathologization of female emotion and expression. She articulates personal histories of female oppression with the wider context of history and art history.[13] More recently, Brache is interested in the loss of meaning and time, nostalgia, notions of faith, love, and death.[14][15]
Her poetry is described as "unapologetic...often placing the reader in the position of the voyeur, Brache’s poems ambiguously deal with identity, power dynamics, and templates of the female body and psyche."[16]
Personal life[edit]
From 2009 through 2014, Brache expatriated from the United States to squat in the United Kingdom, Europe, Turkey, and Thailand. She eventually moved to China, where she lived for two and a half years.[17][3] In 2016, she married Canadian artist and writer Brad Phillips.[3]
Exhibitions[edit]
Solo exhibitions[edit]
- Bermuda Triangle, Anonymous Gallery, 2022[18][15]
- Commit Me; Commit to Me, Fierman Gallery, 2020.[19]
- Cristine's Secret Garden, Locust Projects, 2019.[20]
- Go to Heaven (with Brad Phillips), Mana Contemporary, 2019.[21]
- Epithalamium (with Brad Phillips), Anat Ebgi, 2019.[22]
- Fucking Attention, MECA Art Fair, Fierman Gallery, 2018.[23]
- I love me, I love me not, Fierman Gallery, 2017.[24]
Books[edit]
- Poems. New York: Codette (2018). ISBN 9780997062038.
Awards[edit]
- 2021: The Ellies Awards, Oolite Arts[25]
- 2019: The Ellies Awards, Oolite Arts[26]
- 2018: South Florida Cultural Consortium[27]
References[edit]
- ^ Uszerowicz, Monica (2019-01-23). "How Words Occupy Space: An Interview with Cristine Brache". Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ "Codette". Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ a b c "Artist-Writers Brad Phillips and Cristine Brache Share More Than a Love of Language". www.culturedmag.com. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ Saad, Shirine (21 November 2018). "With the MECA Art Fair, San Juan's Art Community Rises Again". www.vulture.com. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ "ArtistAlliance - Embajada". www.embajadada.com. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ Selvin, Claire (2018-08-02). "A New Residency Program for Puerto Rican Arts Professionals Begins in New York". ARTnews. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ "Cristine Brache". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ Smith, Roberta; Farago, Jason; Heinrich, Will; Steinhauer, Jillian (2020-07-22). "Four Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Cristine Brache On Spiritual Symbolism, Matriarchy, & Memory". www.culturedmag.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ Christiansen, Kathleen (9 April 2021). "2021 Florida Film Festival: 10 movies with Sunshine State ties". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-11-30). "Slamdance Reveals Full Lineup For 2021 Hybrid Edition, Launches 'Unstoppable' Programming Highlighting Disabled Creators". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Looks can be deceiving - Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami". icamiami.org. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "Foundwork | Guest Curators | Justine Do Espirito Santo". foundwork.art. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "Press Release for Bermuda Triangle". Anonymous Gallery. 2021-02-24.
- ^ a b "Editors' Picks: 15 Events for Your Art Calendar, From a Fascinating Fernanda Laguna Survey to the Badass Art Women Awards". Artnet News. 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "Codette". www.codette.org. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "'We mirror what we see': Holly Childs Interviews Cristine Brache". Cordite Poetry Review. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "Editors' Picks: 15 Events for Your Art Calendar, From a Fascinating Fernanda Laguna Survey to the Badass Art Women Awards". Artnet News. 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ Heinrich, Will (2020-07-22). "Four art shows to see right now". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ Estape, Taylor (2019-01-30). "Inside "Cristine's Secret Garden": Symbols, Santeria, and Resilient Women". Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ "Art Basel in Miami Beach diary: fairgoers go bananas for The Banana and Pope.L offers a message in a vessel". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2019-12-07. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Epithalamium | ANAT EBGI". Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ Hamer, Katy Diamond (2018-12-11). "MECA Art Fair, Old San Juan". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Cristine Brache". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Cristine Brache". Oolite Arts. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "Miami Artists Awarded $500,000 for "The Ellies"". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ "Announcement" (PDF). Miami Dade County. 2018.