Marjan Moghaddam - The American Hush: Frieze NY 2022
Artist: Marjan Moghaddam
Title: The American Hush: Frieze NY 2022
Credits: Animation and music by Marjan Moghaddam
I started the #arthacks collection in 2016, as a conceptual Net Art project designed to redefine form for Digital Art, radicalize curation, & democratize the exhibition space, by hacking my art and critical discourse into found and shot exhibition footage while the Art Fairs are in progress. Working within the Memeplex, the collection has grown to hit viral metrics numerous times with the likes of the Kiss and #GlitchGoddess, receive international awards, appear in numerous museum and gallery exhibitions internationally, & sell into top NFT Art collections.
The American Hush happened during a period of authoritarian overreach as part of the Culture Wars. With Free speech and bodily autonomy under attack from both sides, the internet was inflamed with debates for and against this new encroaching erasure of civil liberties. I refer to my original and unique aesthetic in 3dCG figuration as Chronometric Sculpture, which blends the ideals of animation with that of sculpture. I used my #GlitchGoddess, #Lordess, and #GlitchGod figures in addition to other #digitalbodies. I had 3 days to shoot and animate all the shots, posting before the fair ended.
Marjan Moghaddam is a pioneering digital artist celebrated for her groundbreaking 3D CG and digital media work, spanning animation, NFT, Net Art, and more. Her unique creations, like #GlitchGoddess and #ArtHacks, have garnered international acclaim and exhibited at renowned venues such as the Armory Show in NYC and Art Basel Miami. Moghaddam's art has received grants from prestigious institutions, and she's recognized as a prominent speaker in digital arts. Hailed as a "trailblazer" and "First Lady of Animated Painting," she continues to redefine digital art through democratizing exhibition spaces and fostering critical discourse. Moghaddam, a political refugee and immigrant from Iran, holds a tenured professorship at LIU, residing in Brooklyn, shaping the digital art landscape.