Renee Levi: Sovereignty Is Not What I Seek

An interview with artist Renée Levi that investigates the meaning behind her expansive work. Renée Levi is known for her flamboyant, fast, honest, and direct painting. Trained as an architect and visual artist, she often creates monumental, installation-like works, which are always adapted to the spatial context in which they are located. In this interview, Levi talks about the origins of her artistic intention, the place she has conquered in the art world, and her visual language that gradually evolves like a quest for freedom. On Words is a collection of interviews with leading contemporary women artists. In conversation with Julie Enckell Julliard, Federica Martini, and Sarah Burkhalter, they speak about the sources from which they draw inspiration, themes in their work, and their view of the world. The series brings together a wide range of viewpoints and adds a new narrative to polyphonic art history as told by those who actively shape it. Text in English and German. AUTHORS: Julie Enckell is an art historian and a director at HEAD Genève, where she heads the Cultural Development Department. Federica Martini is an art historian and Associate Professor at HEAD Genève, where she directs the MA program CCC Critical Curatorial Cybermedia. Sarah Burkhalter is an art historian and head of the Antenne romande of the Swiss Institute for Art Research (SIK-ISEA) in Lausanne and a member of SIK-ISEA's board. SELLING POINTS: . Renée Levi talks about the origin of her artistic intention, her visual language, and her place in the art world . Renée Levi was awarded the Swiss Prix Meret Oppenheim for art in 2002 . In the On Words series, female artists give personal insight into their work, their experiences, and the meaning behind their art . Each volume in the series offers an interview in the artist's native language along with a full English translation 8 colour illustrations