Avelina Lésper

Avelina Lésper
Avelina Lésper in 2018
Avelina Lésper in 2018
Born
Avelina Lésper

May 5, 1973
Ciudad de México, Mexico
OccupationArt criticism
EmployerMilenio
Websitehttp://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.[citation needed]

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.[1] Since 2009, she has published the column "Casta Diva" in the cultural supplement Laberinto of the Mexican newspaper Milenio[2] and has been a recurring contributor to the radio program Dispara Margot, Dispara, since 2014.[3] Likewise, she is director of the "Milenio Arte" collection, which brings together multiple plastic artists who have created works in Mexico.[4]

Lésper is known mainly for her book The Fraud of Contemporary Art,[5][6][7][8][9] 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.[10][11][12][13]

She is seen by many to be a staunch defender of figurative art.[14][15][16][17] 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.[18][19][20]

Position regarding contemporary art

Debate on graffiti at the Mexico City Museum, August 2018.

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;[21] 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.[22]

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.[23]

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.[24] She stated that it was an accident that happened when trying to place a soda can on the piece.[25] The OMR Gallery indicated that it would not take legal action against Lésper.[26]

Published work

  • Lésper, Avelina. El fraude del arte contemporáneo.[27] Bogotá: Panamerica Formas e Impresos, 2016.

References

  1. ^ "Avelina Lésper - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  2. ^ Martínez, Viridiana. "El Milenio visto por el Arte llegará a Toluca" (in Spanish). Milenio. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "Dispara Margot, Dispara - 281014". MVS Radio. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Sánchez Medel, Leticia (August 21, 2014). Milenio (ed.). "El arte, motivo de conversación: Avelina Lésper". Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  5. ^ "El Malpensante". www.elmalpensante.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  6. ^ Halim Badawi. "Diatriba contra Avelina Lésper". www.revistaarcadia.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  7. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "'En este sistema, cualquier cosa es arte'". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  8. ^ Lésper, Avelina (2015). El fraude del arte contemporáneo: cuatro ensayos críticos (in Spanish). Fundación Malpensante. ISBN 9789585894228. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  9. ^ "Libros: El fraude del arte contemporáneo, Avelina Lésper, Novela universal". www.panamericana.com.co (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  10. ^ Esquinca, Julenne (December 16, 2015). "Avelina Lésper ¿crítica justa o sin fundamento?" (in European Spanish). Fahrenheit Magazine. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  11. ^ "La soledad de Avelina Lésper - [esferapública] | [esferapública]". esferapublica.org. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  12. ^ Pablo Jato (September 21, 2016), Entrevista con Avelina Lesper, retrieved August 2, 2017
  13. ^ Ernesto Castro (March 1, 2017), Avelina Lésper en diálogo con Ernesto Castro, retrieved August 2, 2017
  14. ^ 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. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  15. ^ ADN Opinión (February 5, 2016), Avelina Lésper, crítica de arte, retrieved August 2, 2017
  16. ^ Aldo Nadezh Hinojosa (September 1, 2012), Avelina Lésper - Conferencia magistral, retrieved August 2, 2017
  17. ^ "Guayasamín por Avelina Lésper | El Semanario Sin Límites". El Semanario Sin Límites (in European Spanish). 9 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  18. ^ Castro, Ernesto. "Lésper entrevistada por Ernesto Castro". YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  19. ^ Avelina Lésper. "Manuel Felguérez entrevistado por Avelina Lésper". Milenio Diario. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  20. ^ Multimedios Laguna. "Lésper entrevistada en Cambios". YouTube. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  21. ^ Recillas, Angélica (September 21, 2018). "Avelina Lésper, del "Me la pelas" al pastelazo". Etcétera. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  22. ^ "Avelina Lésper vs grafiteros: los reta a debatir sobre arte" (in Mexican Spanish). El Sol de México. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  23. ^ "Agreden a Avelina Lésper en la CDMX | Animal Político". www.animalpolitico.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  24. ^ Ap (February 9, 2020). "Avelina Lésper admite que destruyó obra de Zona Maco por "accidente" - Cultura - La Jornada". www.jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  25. ^ "Avelina Lésper admite que destruyó obra de Zona Maco por "accidente"". www.msn.com. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  26. ^ "Galería OMR no tomará acciones contra Avelina Lesper tras "accidente"". ELIMPARCIAL.COM (in European Spanish). Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  27. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "'En este sistema, cualquier cosa es arte'". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved September 14, 2017.
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