Texts
This is a selection of published texts, articles and essays written by Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy. They appear in chronological order, with the most recently published appearing at the top of the list. Articles appear here sans images; there may be slight variations from these texts to their print version. Please note that blog entries are not archived in this section; they remain on the blog and can be browsed there by date, tags or by terms through the website’s search engine.
Storytelling — on the work of Michael Rakowitz
Commissioned by “Afterall,” for the journal’s section ‘Contextual Essays’, this text addresses storytelling in contemporary art through the work of American artist Michael Rakowitz.
Pratchaya Phinthong + Danh Vo
One of several articles featuring artists to watch in 2009, published by “Modern Painters” as the magazine’s annual eMerging series–this year’s focus is collaboration.
Introducing Kateřina Šedá
A feature article published by “Modern Painters” about the work of this young Czech artist.
Thinking Locally and Globally in Beijing
Published by “Artinfo,” this is an article about the fifth edition of the China International Gallery Exposition (CIGE), a contemporary art fair in Beijing, China.
Class Action
Published by “Modern Painters,” this feature article is about the sixth Mercosul Biennial in Porto Alegre, Brazil, which became known as the ‘pedagogical biennial’.
Adriana Lara
As part of “Modern Painters” magazine’s annual Introducing emerging artist series.
War Music
About sound in recent works by Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla, this article was published in “Arte al Día Internacional” magazine.
A Case for Ethical Cynicism
Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy interviews Luis Camnitzer for “Artwurl.”
“Hey Rod, it’s me”
Toasting Agency’s “Pacemaker” publishes a short tale about the Seventh Annual Look-Alike Convention, a performance by Matthieu Laurette at Dia in New York.