Magazine: Isa Genzken is the most influential artist of 2023
Shortly before her 75th birthday on November 27, the art magazine "Monopol" named Berlin-based Isa Genzken the most influential artist of the year. Genzken is "a role model for younger artists around the world", according to the magazine in its ranking of the 100 most influential personalities in the art world in 2023, published on Tuesday.
"The more their randomly arranged assemblages and installations of shiny everyday materials, designer fashion, mirror foil and adhesive tape become an extension of sculpture in general, the more unmistakable the original will become," writes the magazine in its December issue, which will be published on Friday (November 24).
Artificial intelligence in second place
In second place, "Monopol" does not see a person, but artificial intelligence. "AI permeates every aspect of everyday life and touches the very core of human existence and identity: how are we to distinguish the real from the fake from now on?" says the magazine.
With Rosemarie Trockel ("Monopol": "Can feminism be more clever?") in 8th place, Hito Steyerl ("The themes of the present on the screen") in 10th place and the choreographer and theater maker Florentina Holzinger ("Projects guarantee great evenings") in 14th place, "Monopol" has other famous female names high up in the ranking.
Museum makers include Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung from the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin (5th), Max Hollein (7th), Director of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, and Klaus Biesenbach (12th), Director of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
Isa Genzken's influence in the art world extended beyond her 70s, earning her the title of the most influential artist of 2023 by "Monopol" magazine. her work, often featuring everyday materials like mirror foil and adhesive tape, received critical acclaim, leading "Monopol" to declare that her pieces were becoming an extension of sculpture itself.
Genzken's achievements in the art world were recognized with numerous awards and accolades, further solidifying her position as a trailblazer and role model for younger artists worldwide. Even the prestigious "Monopol" magazine acknowledged her significance, placing her at the top of their annual list of the 100 most influential personalities in the art world.
Source: www.dpa.com
