sasha mills
[MA Thesis] Time and Time, Again: Paying Attention to Christine Kozlov.
Paying close attention to three of conceptual artist Christine Kozlov's works, I loop between their time of creation and the present moment, working through my troubling relationship to the legacy of an artist who was not interested in being encircled within art history. Please contact me if you would like to read a copy.
[Class Paper] Oil and Legibility: Reading Aesthetics in Tanoa Sasraku's Watchlist
Reading Turner-prize nominated artist Tanoa Sasraku's 2025 work through the infrastructures that enabled its production, focusing particularly on the contrast between beauty and danger in her portrayal and use of oil.
See a conversation with the artist produced as part of this research here.
[Class Paper] Across Bodily Boundaries: A reading of Vladimir Shevchenko’s Chernobyl: Chronicle of Difficult Weeks
Scholarship on Shevchenko’s documentary, one of the few pieces of media to be produced and preserved that shows the direct aftermath of the Chernobyl Nuclear disaster. Explored bodily boundaries, conceptions of human vs. landscape, and the visual representations of radiation, with attention to the material qualities of Shevchenko’s work.
[Class Paper] Memory, recall, and Daria Blum’s I’m So Disappointed In You
Scholarship on living artist Daria Blum’s ongoing performance series. Focused on issues of memory and recall in performance theory, with attention to how this interacts with institutional infrastructures. Incorporated Blum’s voice through an interview and commentary on the essay, present in footnotes.
Read a conversation with the artist produced as part of this research here.


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