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Julia Sinelnikova: Crystal Veil


September 23 - September 29,2021

"ABOUT Julia Sinelnikova is an interdisciplinary artist who works with holograms, performance, and digital culture. Their light installations have been exhibited internationally, and they have performed widely as The Oracle of Vector Gallery. They have received commissions from NYC Parks Department, NYC Department of Transportation, Pace University, Contemporary Art Museum of Houston, Michael Madden (Maroon 5), Barry L. Skolnick (Gilbertsville Expressive Movement), Refinery29, GIPHY, Webster Hall, and Norte Maar. Heavily inspired by electronic music, Sinelnikova has designed sculptural sets for performers including Lee Burridge, Machinedrum, The GZA (Wu Tang Clan), Peaches, Juliana Huxtable, and Aurora Halal. Selected profiles of their work have appeared in The New York Times, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, VICE, Artnet, Huffington Post, The Creators Project, PAPER Mag, and The New Criterion.   Sinelnikova has presented their work at the Contemporary Art Museum of Houston, The Oulu Museum of Art, and Williamsburg Art & Historical Center. They have also exhibited site-specific installations for Miami Art Week / Art Basel annually since 2011. In 2020 The Contemporary Art Museum of Houston (CAMH) commissioned the artist to create a body of sculptures and video artworks for their forthcoming gala. They are also a singer-songwriter and DJ, and in 2020 performed on a live FM radio show in Upstate New York, as well as released their debut streaming single under the pseudonym ORACLE666. In 2021 they released their debut music video on the Houston Chronicle and Get Out! NYC Magazine. They hold an MFA in Sculpture from Queens College (CUNY) and a BFA in Sculpture from The Fashion Institute of Technology (SUNY). They live and work in Brooklyn."

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