A Homecoming of Sorts, Cristina BanBan Brings "La Matrona" to London

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A Homecoming of Sorts, Cristina BanBan Brings "La Matrona" to London

"It’s funny," Cristina BanBan told us in her Winter 2023 cover story, "I don’t have a clear memory of me playing with toys, but I do remember always drawing and carrying a sketchbook and crayons October 16, 2023
Cristina BanBan and the Not So Simple "FIGURA" @ Perrotin, Tokyo

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Cristina BanBan and the Not So Simple "FIGURA" @ Perrotin, Tokyo

As I was looking at the new works of Cristina BanBan, the Winter cover artist who seems to be entering an even newer phase of experimentation with her figurative works, I was showstopped by the two l July 10, 2023
The Winter 23 Cover Story: Cristina BanBan's "Big Energy"

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The Winter 23 Cover Story: Cristina BanBan's "Big Energy"

Cristina Ban Ban paints women, she doesn’t paint waifs. Friends gather to drink, dance, work, and lounge, but they’re not Taylor Swift’s curated posse. Entry into the group is personhood, an ap December 12, 2022
Issue Preview: Winter 2023 with Cristina BanBan, Pat Phillips, Joan Brown, Stipan Tadić and more

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Issue Preview: Winter 2023 with Cristina BanBan, Pat Phillips, Joan Brown, Stipan Tadić and more

“… painting Central Park is a challenge because there's so many paintings of it and everyone has their own personalized visual. But I thought if I just paint it in my own way, it's going to be un November 25, 2022
Cristina BanBan: Mujeres @ Skarstedt, NYC

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Cristina BanBan: Mujeres @ Skarstedt, NYC

Skarstedt is delighted to announce our upcoming exhibition, Cristina BanBan: Mujeres. Featuring a suite of new work, the exhibition marks BanBan’s first show with the gallery since the an November 08, 2022
Cristina BanBan Creates an Echo of the Past @ Perrotin, Paris

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Cristina BanBan Creates an Echo of the Past @ Perrotin, Paris

As Cristina BanBan has emerged more into the spotlight, her works are getting more and more faded, as if time has taken over and she returning to a previous century. In the process, the works seem mo March 28, 2022
Cristina BanBan's Elegant "Melancolía" @ Perrotin, Shanghai

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Cristina BanBan's Elegant "Melancolía" @ Perrotin, Shanghai

When I spoke with Cristina BanBan this past summer, I was struck by something she said. " I can only say that my work reflects what is happening in my life, because it’s something I do every d September 23, 2021
Cristina BanBan: The Nuance of Memory

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Cristina BanBan: The Nuance of Memory

Think about the last time you cried. Oh, there are myriad reasons. Life can be upsetting,  life makes us feel nostalgic. We cry out of sadness and happiness, sometimes at the same time. We cry w June 07, 2021
Preview: Summer 2021 with Danielle Mckinney, Cristina BanBan, Jenna Gribbon and MADSAKI

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Preview: Summer 2021 with Danielle Mckinney, Cristina BanBan, Jenna Gribbon and MADSAKI

I doubt I’m the only one who has ever daydreamed their life into some sort of movie scene just before the ending credits are run. I think it’s natural for a “a dreamer,” a category in which I May 19, 2021
Cristina BanBan: Del Llanto @ 1969 Gallery and albertz benda, NYC

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Cristina BanBan: Del Llanto @ 1969 Gallery and albertz benda, NYC

Think about the last time you cried. Oh, there are myriad reasons. Life can be upsetting,  life makes us feel nostalgic. We cry out of sadness and happiness, sometimes at the same time. We cry w May 05, 2021
Miami Is A Beach: Cristina BanBan's New Work as Part of 3-Person Show @ 1969 Gallery, NYC

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Miami Is A Beach: Cristina BanBan's New Work as Part of 3-Person Show @ 1969 Gallery, NYC

If we can't go to Miami, let's make a little Miami come to us. In our heads at least. Cristina BanBan has been one of our favorite emerging artists over the past few years, and her work in the n December 03, 2020
Cristina BanBan Criss-Crosses the Globe with New Pop-Up Solo @ Woaw, Hong Kong

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Cristina BanBan Criss-Crosses the Globe with New Pop-Up Solo @ Woaw, Hong Kong

The understandable cancellation of Art Basel Hong Kong back in early February was a harbinger for the global avalanche of postponed art events to come. We’ve chronicled the various ways artists hav May 20, 2020
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