This episode, we are thrilled to be joined by the artist Frieda Toranzo Jaeger. Based in Mexico City, Frieda is known for her captivating works exploring technology, capitalism, and gender. Her art frequently delves into themes of digital interfaces, luxury cars, and the commodification of desire, challenging traditional notions of painting.

Frieda’s distinctive style incorporates elements of abstraction and figuration, using vibrant colors and fragmented compositions to create dynamic tension. Her practice is known for its engagement with a rich array of territories, including embroidery traditions, mural painting, and Western religious altars. Much of this helps to envision a future that embraces queer freedom, ecological communion with nature, and the creation of joyful and convivial spaces.

In 2022, her work was the subject of a solo survey exhibition at MoMA PS1, Queens. And in 2024, Frieda was the subject of a solo exhibition at Modern Art Oxford in the UK. That same year, she was included in the 60th International Art Exhibition, curated by Adriano Pedrosa. And, most recently, she had a solo presentation at Bortolami here in New York.

Some artists discussed in this episode:

• Lucas Cranach the Elder and Lucas Cranach the Younger
• ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power)
• Jutta Koether
• Lari Pittman
• Caravaggio
• Caspar David Friedrich

Frieda is represented by the following galleries Bortolami Gallery and Trautwein Herleth.

https://www.bortolamigallery.com/artists/frieda-toranzo-jaeger

https://trautweinherleth.de/artists/friede-torenzo-jaeger/