Avelina Lésper Explained

Avelina Lésper
Birth Name:Avelina Lésper
Birth Date:May 5, 1973
Birth Place:Ciudad de México, Mexico
Occupation:Art criticism
Employer:Milenio
Website:http://www.avelinalesper.com/

Avelina Lésper (May 5, 1973) is a Mexican writer, historian, columnist, and art critic. She is the author of the book The Fraud of Contemporary Art and is an opponent of the "conceptual" trend of contemporary art, which she calls "vip" (Video art, Installation art and Performance art).

Studies and career

She is a Literature graduate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and a graduate in art history from the Polytechnic University of Łódź in Poland.

She constantly writes articles on her personal website, newspaper, and specialized art magazines; several of these articles have been narrated by herself for TV and on her own YouTube channel. Since 2009, she has published the column "Casta Diva" in the cultural supplement Laberinto of the Mexican newspaper Milenio and has been a recurring contributor to the radio program Dispara Margot, Dispara, since 2014. Likewise, she is director of the "Milenio Arte" collection, which brings together multiple plastic artists who have created works in Mexico.

Lésper is known mainly for her book The Fraud of Contemporary Art, which contains strong statements that have led to opinions for and against her thesis. The controversial critic argues that much of installation, video art, performance and found art is not art, "it's garbage", maintaining that contemporary art is in crisis.

She is seen by many to be a staunch defender of figurative art. However, on several occasions she also recognizes the work of artists such as Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Gabriel Macotela, Manuel Felguérez, among other artists belonging to abstract, non-figurative currents.

Position regarding contemporary art

In July 2018, Avelina Lésper published a photograph on her blog in which she posed next to graffiti located on 4 Poniente Street on the corner of Periférico Sur, near the Sala Ollin Yoliztli in Mexico City; on it you could read the phrase "Avelina Lésper, I dont' care a damn!". Based on this situation, critics called on the authors of graffiti to maintain a dialogue about what these interventions imply and what their artistic value is based on, as well as why they should remain on the streets of the city. The debate was called for Saturday, August 4 at the Museum of Mexico City.

During Lésper's interventions, whistles and complaints were heard from the public. At the end of the event, and once outside the museum, the art critic was intercepted by a person who attacked her by smashing a cake in her face.

On February 8, 2020, she caused the accidental destruction of the work Nimble and Sinister Tricks (To be Preserved with Out Scandal and Corruption) by the artist Gabriel Rico, exhibited at the OMR Gallery stand of the 17th edition of Zona Maco that is being held. at the Citibanamex Center in Mexico City. She stated that it was an accident that happened when trying to place a soda can on the piece. The OMR Gallery indicated that it would not take legal action against Lésper.

Published work

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-11-18 . Avelina Lésper - YouTube . www.youtube.com.
  2. News: August 2, 2017 . Martínez, Viridiana . es . Milenio . El Milenio visto por el Arte llegará a Toluca .
  3. Web site: June 22, 2019 . MVS Radio . Dispara Margot, Dispara - 281014 .
  4. News: June 16, 2019 . Sánchez Medel, Leticia . August 21, 2014 . Milenio . El arte, motivo de conversación: Avelina Lésper .
  5. Web site: August 2, 2017 . August 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803045319/http://www.elmalpensante.com/cadalibro/27/el_fraude_del_arte_contemporaneo . El Malpensante . dead . www.elmalpensante.com.
  6. Web site: August 2, 2017 . August 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803005202/http://www.revistaarcadia.com/impresa/arte/articulo/diatriba-contra-avelina-lesper-la-escritora-de-el-fraude-del-arte-contemporaneo/48038 . Halim Badawi . www.halimbadawi.com . es . Diatriba contra Avelina Lésper . dead . www.revistaarcadia.com.
  7. Web site: August 2, 2017 . Casa Editorial El . es-CO . Tiempo . 'En este sistema, cualquier cosa es arte' . El Tiempo.
  8. Book: August 2, 2017 . Lésper, Avelina . 9789585894228 . es . Fundación Malpensante . El fraude del arte contemporáneo: cuatro ensayos críticos . 2015.
  9. Web site: August 2, 2017 . August 12, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180812115053/https://www.panamericana.com.co/el-fraude-del-arte-contemporaneo/p#.WYIRIIQ1_cc#.WYIRIIQ1_cc . es . Libros: El fraude del arte contemporáneo, Avelina Lésper, Novela universal . www.panamericana.com.co.
  10. News: August 2, 2017 . August 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803005941/http://fahrenheitmagazine.com/arte/avelina-lesper-critica-justa-o-sin-fundamento/ . Esquinca, Julenne . December 16, 2015 . es-ES . Fahrenheit Magazine . Avelina Lésper ¿crítica justa o sin fundamento? .
  11. Web site: August 2, 2017 . La soledad de Avelina Lésper - [esferapública] [esferapública] ]. esferapublica.org.
  12. Web site: August 2, 2017 . Semana . La crítica mexicana lanza en la Filbo El fraude del arte contemporáneo, donde emite ásperos juicios que tienen fanáticos y detractores. La polémica está servida. . La crítica mexicana lanza en la Filbo El fraude del arte contemporáneo, donde emite ásperos juicios que tienen fanáticos y detractores. La polémica está servida..
  13. News: 2 August 2017 . 9 July 2017 . es-ES . El Semanario Sin Límites . Guayasamín por Avelina Lésper El Semanario Sin Límites .
  14. Web site: March 1, 2017 . Castro, Ernesto . Lésper entrevistada por Ernesto Castro . .
  15. Web site: June 29, 2013 . Avelina Lésper . Milenio Diario . Manuel Felguérez entrevistado por Avelina Lésper .
  16. Web site: March 25, 2017 . Multimedios Laguna . Lésper entrevistada en Cambios . .
  17. News: June 22, 2019 . Recillas, Angélica . September 21, 2018 . Avelina Lésper, del "Me la pelas" al pastelazo . Etcétera.
  18. News: August 12, 2018 . es-MX . El Sol de México . Avelina Lésper vs grafiteros: los reta a debatir sobre arte .
  19. Web site: Agreden a Avelina Lésper en la CDMX Animal Político . August 12, 2018 . www.animalpolitico.com . es-ES.
  20. Web site: February 10, 2020 . Ap . February 9, 2020 . es . Avelina Lésper admite que destruyó obra de Zona Maco por "accidente" - Cultura - La Jornada . www.jornada.com.mx.
  21. Web site: February 10, 2020 . Avelina Lésper admite que destruyó obra de Zona Maco por "accidente" . www.msn.com.
  22. Web site: February 17, 2020 . es-ES . Galería OMR no tomará acciones contra Avelina Lesper tras "accidente" . ELIMPARCIAL.COM.
  23. Web site: Tiempo . Casa Editorial El . 'En este sistema, cualquier cosa es arte' . September 14, 2017 . El Tiempo . es-CO.

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