Amelia Ishmael is an artist, curator, music journalist, scholar, and lecturer specializing in black metal, contemporary art, and art criticism. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and New Media from the Kansas City Art Institute and a Master of Arts in Modern Art History, Theory, and Criticism from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has contributed to publications, including One+One Filmmakers Journal, Art in Print, Newcity, ArtSlant, Art Papers, Review, Art21, Cacophany, Becoming the Forest, and FNews Magazine.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] She is the co-editor of and a curator for the interdisciplinary journal Helvete: A Journal of Black Metal Theory, which specializes in black metal theory, and is the editor for the radio publication Radius.[1][9] Her curated exhibitions include "Black Thorns in the Black Box" (with Bryan Wendorf) and "Black Thorns in the White Cube".[10][11]

Ishmael first encountered metal music at the age of 14, when she was living in Florida.[12] A friend from her art class introduced her to the band Six Feet Under, and shortly afterward another friend gave her a compilation of songs by Arcturus, Emperor, Cradle of Filth, Samael, and Pink Floyd.[1] This piqued her interest in black metal, and when she relocated to Kansas City in the late 1990s she attended shows by the local black metal band Descension.[12] During her undergraduate studies she created sound and multimedia art installations, basing many of them off of themes from the Odyssey.[10] For her Master's thesis she wrote on black metal in contemporary art, work in which her installation "Black Thorns in the White Cube" was grounded.[10][12] The piece explored how contemporary artists draw upon the languages, iconography, and narratives of black metal – what Ishmael calls the "mythology" of black metal.[10][11] Reviewers, along with Ishmael herself, noted that some prior exposure to the black metal music scene was helpful for understanding the exhibition.[11][12]

Selected publications

Exhibitions

  • "Black Thorns in the Black Box" (with Bryan Wendorf) - 2011[1]
  • "Black Thorns in the White Cube" - 2012[1]
  • "Prelude: The Breath of Charybdis" – 2013[9]
  • .blacK~SSStaTic_darK~fuZZZ_dOOm~glitCH. – 2013[1]
  • "The Night is No Longer Dead; it has a life of its own" – 2013[1]
  • "Prelude: The Breath of Charybdis"[13]
  • DIVINITUSSSANIMALUSSSACRÉUSSSORGANUSSS (with support by Michelle Puetz and Peter Margasak) – 2014[14]
  • "Eccentricities and Disorientations: Experiencing Geometricies in Black Metal" (with Elodie Lesourd) – 2015
  • "Bleeding Black Noise" – 2016[15][16]
  • "I Am the Sun" – 2016[17]
  • "Only The Truth Disguised in a Dream" – 2019[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Walschots, Natalie Zina (January 31, 2013). "Girls Don't Like Metal Interviews Amelia Ishmael". Canada Arts Connect. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Isé, Claudine (November 21, 2011). "New Guest Blogger: Amelia Ishmael". ART21 Magazine. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Ishmael, Amelia (July 10, 2012). "Review: Ivan Lozano/Johalla Projects". Newcity. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Amelia Ishmael". FNews Magazine. School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  5. ^ Doran, John (October 12, 2017). "Becoming The Forest Zine Launches With Gig". The Quietus. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "Amelia Ishmael". Art in Print. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "Amelia Ishmael". ArtSlant. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  8. ^ Degroot, Jillian (May 16, 2016). "Interview: Rhys Chatham". Cacophony. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Radius is pleased to announce that Amelia Ishmael". Radius. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  10. ^ a b c d Reaves, Kelly (March 27, 2012). "Portrait of a Curator: Amelia Ishmael". Newcity. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  11. ^ a b c Judd, Jason (Spring–Summer 2012). "Black Metal". BITE Magazine (4): 8–9, 16–17.
  12. ^ a b c d Bembnister, Theresa (February 7, 2012). "Holdin' on to black metal at the Paragraph Gallery". The Pitch. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  13. ^ "Prelude: The Breath of Charybdis". ameliaishmael.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  14. ^ "Charlemagne Palestine – 'BUULLODDYYY SCROOOZZMICSSS!!!'". Michelle Puetz. March 14, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  15. ^ "Bleeding Black Noise screening". Chicago Reader. March 8, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  16. ^ "Bleeding Black Noise: Group exhibition curated by Amelia Ishmael in the Sector Project Space". Sector 2337. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  17. ^ "I AM THE SUN". ameliaishmael.com. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  18. ^ "26th Chicago Underground Film Festival". cuff2019.eventive.org. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
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