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Emily Sundblad (born in Sweden in 1977) is a singer, actress, art dealer and painter. She is the founder and director of Reena Spaulings Fine Art, a gallery located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

Background and Education

Sundblad was born in 1977 in Sweden. She received her BFA from Parsons School of Design in New York in 2003, before attending the Studio section of the Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program, which she completed in the spring of 2006.^[1]

Career

In 2005, Sundblad became a founder and co-director of gallery Reena Spaulings Fine Art, meaning she is one of the portrayers of the fictional New York art scene "It Girl," gallerist, and then artist, Reena Spaulings, who appears to helm the gallery.^[2] Spaulings is portrayed by other artists, including co-director John Kelsey, gathered from the collective known as the Bernadette Corporation, which has been producing and releasing film, music, and literature since its creation in 1994.^[3] Reena Spaulings, as an artist, was included in the Whitney Museum's 2006 Biennial^[4] and has also exhibited at the Tate Modern.^[5] Spaulings continues to exist, as a gallery and as an artist, today.

Sundblad, as herself, has also exhibited her paintings internationally and performed at a variety of venues including the Museum of Modern Art in New York.^[6] Sundblad's performances and the characters she sings as are known to be constantly evolving, as the art critic Holland Cotter wrote about her "That's the remarkable thing about her as an artist. As with the winds of change, you never know the direction she will take. She has no signature. For her, art is a float, not an anchor."^[7]

In 2011, Sundblad had her first solo show, !Que Barbara!, both an exhibition of paintings, and inaugural and closing performances at Algus Greenspon in New York. This show also brought about Sundblad's auction debut as she sold the self-portrait she used as her exhibit announcement at Philips de Pury, which sold for $37,500 (with the auction house premium).^[8] With Sundblad's decision to directly send her painting to auction, even before the show's opening, she commented on the current art market and the time between an artist's emergence and day at auction, ^[9] not to mention monetizing her own image.^[10] Sundblad's transformation of the gallery space, and having it act as an entertainment venue for one-time performances, also tested general expectations of art world commerce.^[11] ^[12] Sundblad's performances for "!Que Barbara!" were acclaimed for her soulfulness and potential as a "music phenomenon."^[13]

Selected Exhibitions

2013 : Emily Sundblad, Algus Greenspon, New York, New York.
2013 : Endless Bummer II / Still Bummin’, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, New York.
2013 : Death by Water. Death by Fire (RS), Campoli Presti, Paris, France.
2012 : Danai Anesiadou, Edith Dekyndt, Emily Sundblad, Galerie VidalCuglietta, Brussels, Belgium.
2012 : Context Message, Zach Feuer, New York, New York.
2011 : Lars Bohman Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden.
2011 : ¡Qué bárbara!, Algus Greenspon, New York, New York.
2011 : Where Do We Go From Here? Selections from La Colección Jumex (RS), Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2010 : If you leave me I will destroy you, House of Gaga, Mexico City, Mexico.
2010 : Runaway Train, Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden.
2010 : Don Juan in the Village, curated by Bjarne Melgaard, Lars Bohman Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden.
2010 : Lonesome Cowgirl, The Green Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
2010 : Re-dressing, Bortolami, New York, New York.
2010 : (RS), Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Berlin, Germany.
2010 : Endless Bummer (RS), Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, California.
2010 : Almeria (RS), Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris, France.
2010 : Systems Analysis (RS), West London Projects, London, United Kingdom.
2010 : Signatures (RS), Sutton Lane, Paris, France.
2010 : So Be It (RS), Andrew Roth, New York, New York.
2010 : (RS), Musee D’Art Moderne De La Ville De Paris, Paris, France.
2010 : Looking Back: The White Columns Annual (RS), White Columns, New York, New York.
2010 : The Evryali Score (RS), David Zwirner, New York, New York.
2010 : Pop Life: Art in a Material World (RS), Musée des beaux-arts du Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
2010 : Greater New York (RS), P.S.1, New York, New York.
2010 : Pop Life - Warhol, Haring, Koons, Hirst, … (RS), Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany.
2010 : Sonic Youth etc.: Sensational Fix (RS), CA2M, Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, Madrid, Spain.
2009 : Strip/Stripe, Emily Harvey Foundation, New York, New York
2009 : White Noise, James Cohan Gallery, New York, New York
2009 : Womanneken Pis or Good Cop/ Bad Cop, Galerie Les filles du calvaire, Brussels, Belgium
2009 : Marcel Broodthaers & Reena Spaulings (RS), Art|Basel|Miami Beach - Art Positions , Miami, Florida
2009 : The Belgian Marbles (RS), Sutton Lane, Brussels, Belgium
2009 : (RS), Malmo Kunsthall, Malmo, Sweden
2009 : (RS), Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany
2009 : Pop Life (RS), Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom
2009 : Where Do We Go From Here? Selections from La Colección Jumex (RS), Bass Museum of Art, Miami, Florida

Exhibitions curated by the Artist & Special Projects

2007 : Skymningsfestivalen, a Compilation of Swedish Music for Radio
2007 : DanieleBologna
2006 : Akademische Grafitti, with Seth Price
2006 : Gone With The Wind, A Reena Spaulings Film
2004-2005 : White Light/ White Heat, Reena Spaulings CD Box Set featuring Barbara Sukowa, Rita Ackermann, Emily Speers Mears, Emily Sundblad, Josh Smith and others
2004-present : A Night of Country: An ongoing country music performance project in collaboration with playwright Richard Maxwell.
2003-present : Reena Spaulings Fine Art, A New York Gallery
2002 : Youʼre Just a Summerlove But Iʼll Remember You When Winter Comes, Co-Curated With Hanna Liden
Ongoing :Lee Williams: An artist-persona created with Jutta Koether

Selected Performances

2011 : Grand Openings Return of the Blogs, Museum of Modern Art New York, July 20–August 1, 2011
2010 : Grand Openings High Liners (GO), Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden, May 26
2010 : Street Performance, Centro Historico, Gante y 5 de mayo, March 10
2010 : Opening Night Performance, GAGA, March 11
2010 : Gene Beery Opening, Algus Greenspon Gallery, September 28
2009 : Betteraves Club: Emily Sundblad and Margaret Lee, November 8
2009 : (GO), Sculpture Center, New York, New York, September 13 – November 30
2008 : Bumbershoot 2008 (GO), The Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, USA August 30 – September 1
2008 : Carrier Waves, Nichts IST AUFREGEND. Nichts IST SEXY. Nichts IST NICHT PEINLICH (GO), Mumok Factory & Museum Modern
2008 : Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, Vienna, Austria, April 12 – April 20
2008 : (GO), Randolph Cliff, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, April 24 & April 25
2008 : Songs For Bjarne, Greene Naftali, New York, New York, February
2007 : I Love Nobody, with Stefan Tcherepnin and Marten Holmberg, Radio Daniele WFMU, Vizcaya, Miami, USA
2007 : Tvillingarna, Tour- Pussycat Lounge NYC, The Mandrake LA and Pasaguero Mexico City, Mexico, October
2007 : Montevideo, with Rita Ackermann and Askar Brickman, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany, May
2007 : The Anita Berber Picture Palace Performance, Bellwether Gallery, New York, New York, March
2007 : Tvillingarna on The Boat Bellman, Stockholm, Sweden, August
2007 : (GO), Tsunan High School, Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial 2006, Nigata, Japan, August
2007 : (GO), Magical Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, August
2007 : JJJE, with Jay Sanders and Josef Strau, New York, New York, May
2007 : Tvillingarna at Ugglan, Stockholm, Sweden, May
2007 : Lee Williams, with Jutta Koether, New York, New York, January
2007 : Meerettich on Ice, Volksbuhne, Berlin, Germany, December

Press

References

^ Cotter, Holland (12 May 2006). "Art in Review; Whitney Independent Study Program" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ Rosenberg, Karen (27 February 2006). "Who Are These People?" (PDF). New York Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ Cotter, Holland (4 February 2005). "Art in Review; Reena Spaulings" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ "Whitney 2006 Biennial; Arts + Artists". Whitney.org. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ Swerdloff, Alexis (21 October 2009). "The Real Deal: Emily Sundblad". Paper Mag. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ "Grand Openings Return of the Blogs". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ Cotter, Holland (2 March 2007). "Art in Review; Reena Spaulings" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ Kley, Elisabeth. "Emily Sundblad: Sunday Painter". ArtNet.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ Westreich, Thea. "Roving Eye: Some Thoughts on Art Market Alternatives". Art in America Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ Bankowsky, John (2011). "Best of 2011: Features Top Ten" (PDF). Artforum. Retrieved 18 June 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ Marshall, Piper (2011). "Emily Sundblad" (PDF). Frieze (141). Retrieved 18 June 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ Westreich, Thea. "Roving Eye: Some Thoughts on Art Market Alternatives". Art in America Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ Bankowsky, John (2011). "Best of 2011: Features Top Ten" (PDF). Artforum. Retrieved 18 June 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[1] Cotter, Holland (12 May 2006). "Art in Review; Whitney Independent Study Program" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

[2] Rosenberg, Karen (27 February 2006). "Who Are These People?" (PDF). New York Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

[3] Cotter, Holland (4 February 2005). "Art in Review; Reena Spaulings" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

[4] "Whitney 2006 Biennial; Arts + Artists". Whitney.org. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

[5] Swerdloff, Alexis (21 October 2009). "The Real Deal: Emily Sundblad". Paper Mag. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

[6] "Grand Openings Return of the Blogs". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

[7] Cotter, Holland (2 March 2007). "Art in Review; Reena Spaulings" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

[8] Kley, Elisabeth. "Emily Sundblad: Sunday Painter". ArtNet.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

[9] Westreich, Thea. "Roving Eye: Some Thoughts on Art Market Alternatives". Art in America Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

[10] Bankowsky, John (2011). "Best of 2011: Features Top Ten" (PDF). Artforum. Retrieved 18 June 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[11] Marshall, Piper (2011). "Emily Sundblad" (PDF). Frieze (141). Retrieved 18 June 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

[12] Westreich, Thea. "Roving Eye: Some Thoughts on Art Market Alternatives". Art in America Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

[13] Bankowsky, John (2011). "Best of 2011: Features Top Ten" (PDF). Artforum. Retrieved 18 June 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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-In 2005, Sundblad became a founder and co-director of gallery Reena Spaulings Fine Art, meaning she is one of the portrayers of the fictional New York art scene "It Girl," gallerist, and then artist, Reena Spaulings, who appears to helm the gallery.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenberg|first=Karen|title=Who Are These People?|url=http://algusgreenspon.com/wp-content/files_mf/1364322579ES_SelectedPressdragged1.pdf|accessdate=18 June 2013|newspaper=New York Magazine|date=27 February 2006}}</ref>  Spaulings is portrayed by other artists, including co-director John Kelsey, gathered from the collective known as the Bernadette Corporation, which has been producing and releasing film, music, and literature since its creation in 1994.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cotter|first=Holland|title=Art in Review; Reena Spaulings|url=http://algusgreenspon.com/wp-content/files_mf/1364322311ES_SelectedPressdragged.pdf|accessdate=18 June 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=4 February 2005}}</ref> Reena Spaulings, as an artist, was included in the Whitney Museum's 2006 Biennial<ref>{{cite web|title=Whitney 2006 Biennial; Arts + Artists|url=http://whitney.org/www/2006biennial/artists.php?artist=Spaulings_Reena|publisher=Whitney.org|accessdate=18 June 2013}}</ref> and has also exhibited at the Tate Modern.<ref>{{cite news|last=Swerdloff|first=Alexis|title=The Real Deal: Emily Sundblad|url=http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2009/10/emily-sundblad.php|accessdate=18 June 2013|newspaper=Paper Mag|date=21 October 2009}}</ref> Spaulings continues to exist, as a gallery and as an artist, today.
+In 2005, Sundblad became a founder and co-director of gallery Reena Spaulings Fine Art, meaning she is one of the portrayers of the fictional New York art scene "It Girl," gallerist, and then artist, Reena Spaulings, who appears to helm the gallery.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenberg|first=Karen|title=Who Are These People?|url=http://algusgreenspon.com/wp-content/files_mf/1364322579ES_SelectedPressdragged1.pdf|accessdate=18 June 2013|newspaper=New York Magazine|date=27 February 2006}}</ref>  Spaulings is portrayed by other artists, including co-director John Kelsey, gathered from the collective known as the Bernadette Corporation, which has been producing and releasing film, music, and literature since its creation in 1994.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cotter|first=Holland|title=Art in Review; Reena Spaulings|url=http://algusgreenspon.com/wp-content/files_mf/1364322311ES_SelectedPressdragged.pdf|accessdate=18 June 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=4 February 2005}}</ref> Reena Spaulings, as an artist, was included in the [[Whitney Museum of American Art|Whitney Museum]]'s 2006 Biennial<ref>{{cite web|title=Whitney 2006 Biennial; Arts + Artists|url=http://whitney.org/www/2006biennial/artists.php?artist=Spaulings_Reena|publisher=Whitney.org|accessdate=18 June 2013}}</ref> and has also exhibited at the [[Tate Modern]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Swerdloff|first=Alexis|title=The Real Deal: Emily Sundblad|url=http://www.papermag.com/arts_and_style/2009/10/emily-sundblad.php|accessdate=18 June 2013|newspaper=Paper Mag|date=21 October 2009}}</ref> Spaulings continues to exist, as a gallery and as an artist, today.
-Sundblad, as herself, has also exhibited her paintings internationally and performed at a variety of venues including the Museum of Modern Art in New York.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grand Openings Return of the Blogs|url=http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1198|publisher=Museum of Modern Art|accessdate=18 June 2013}}</ref> Sundblad's performances and the characters she sings as are known to be constantly evolving, as the art critic Holland Cotter wrote about her "That's the remarkable thing about her as an artist. As with the winds of change, you never know the direction she will take. She has no signature. For her, art is a float, not an anchor."<ref>{{cite news|last=Cotter|first=Holland|title=Art in Review; Reena Spaulings|url=http://algusgreenspon.com/wp-content/files_mf/1364322736ES_SelectedPressdragged.pdf|accessdate=18 June 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2 March 2007}}</ref>
+Sundblad, as herself, has also exhibited her paintings internationally and performed at a variety of venues including the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grand Openings Return of the Blogs|url=http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1198|publisher=Museum of Modern Art|accessdate=18 June 2013}}</ref> Sundblad's performances and the characters she sings as are known to be constantly evolving, as the art critic Holland Cotter wrote about her "That's the remarkable thing about her as an artist. As with the winds of change, you never know the direction she will take. She has no signature. For her, art is a float, not an anchor."<ref>{{cite news|last=Cotter|first=Holland|title=Art in Review; Reena Spaulings|url=http://algusgreenspon.com/wp-content/files_mf/1364322736ES_SelectedPressdragged.pdf|accessdate=18 June 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2 March 2007}}</ref>
 In 2011, Sundblad had her first solo show, ''!Que Barbara!,'' both an exhibition of paintings, and inaugural and closing performances at [[Algus Greenspon Gallery|Algus Greenspon]] in New York. This show also brought about Sundblad's auction debut as she sold the self-portrait she used as her exhibit announcement at Philips de Pury, which sold for $37,500 (with the auction house premium).<ref>{{cite web|last=Kley|first=Elisabeth|title=Emily Sundblad: Sunday Painter|url=http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/reviews/kley/emily-sundblad-algus-greenspon-5-16-11.asp|publisher=ArtNet.com|accessdate=18 June 2013}}</ref> With Sundblad's decision to directly send her painting to auction, even before the show's opening, she commented on the current art market and the time between an artist's emergence and day at auction, <ref>{{cite web|last=Westreich|first=Thea|title=Roving Eye: Some Thoughts on Art Market Alternatives|url=http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-opinion/finer-things/2011-10-07/roving-eye-10072011/|publisher=Art in America Magazine|accessdate=18 June 2013}}</ref> not to mention monetizing her own image.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bankowsky|first=John|title=Best of 2011: Features Top Ten|journal=Artforum|year=2011|month=December|url=http://algusgreenspon.com/wp-content/files_mf/1364323487ES_SelectedPressdragged1.pdf|accessdate=18 June 2013}}</ref> Sundblad's transformation of the gallery space, and having it act as an entertainment venue for one-time performances, also tested general expectations of art world commerce.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Marshall|first=Piper|title=Emily Sundblad|journal=Frieze|year=2011|month=September|issue=141|url=http://algusgreenspon.com/wp-content/files_mf/1364323075ES_SelectedPressdragged.pdf|accessdate=18 June 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|last=Westreich|first=Thea|title=Roving Eye: Some Thoughts on Art Market Alternatives|url=http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-opinion/finer-things/2011-10-07/roving-eye-10072011/|publisher=Art in America Magazine|accessdate=18 June 2013}}</ref> Sundblad's performances for "!Que Barbara!" were acclaimed for her soulfulness and potential as a "music phenomenon."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bankowsky|first=John|title=Best of 2011: Features Top Ten|journal=Artforum|year=2011|month=December|url=http://algusgreenspon.com/wp-content/files_mf/1364323487ES_SelectedPressdragged1.pdf|accessdate=18 June 2013}}</ref>