About
Kira Nam Greene’s work explores female sexuality, desire and control through figure and food still-life paintings, surrounded by complex patterns. Imbuing the feminist legacies of Pattern and Decoration Movement with transnational, multicultural motifs, Greene creates colorful paintings that are unique combinations of realism and abstraction, employing diverse media such as oil, acrylic, gouache, watercolor and colored pencil. Combining Pop Art tropes and transnationalism, she also examines the politics of food through the depiction of brand name food products, or junk food. Recently, Greene started a figurative painting series spurred by the 2016 Presidential Election, Women’s March, #metoo movement and ensuing crisis of conscience, this new body of work aspires to present the power of collective action by women.Instagram Feed
Yearly Archives: 2010
Spaghettini with Shrimps
One of the fastest dinner you can have is seafood pasta. I am very picky about Italian restaurants because most places cannot match what you can whip up in your own kitchen. Unless I am in an amazingly good … Continue reading
Ramp and Sausage Risotto
Ramp, also known as spring onions, ramson, wild leeks, wild garlic, and, in French, ail sauvage and ail des bois, is an early spring vegetable with a strong garlicky odor and a pronounced onion flavor. You can find the ramp in farmer’s markets. There’s nothing … Continue reading
Tom Kha Gai
Ben got sick again. 🙁 He was hoarse and completely congested and miserable, and he had no appetite and was bored with your normal chicken soup. I decided to be adventurous and make Tom Kha Gai (Thai chicken coconut soup). … Continue reading
Bacalhau and Mixed Berry Cobbler
I always look forward to dinner at my friend M.’s. She is a fantastic cook who happens to be Portuguese, and I come to expect Portuguese feasts whenever she has people over. She often makes a version of bacalhau dish … Continue reading
Sake Oyakodon at Sobaya
We went to see Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson at Public Theater last night despite the miserable weather. I am going to post a full review of the play soon, but for now, I have to say the musical was one … Continue reading
Last chance to see “feastiality”
My solo show feastiality closes this Sunday. If you haven’t seen it yet, please check it out before too late. 🙂 A.I.R. Gallery 111 Front Street, #228, Dumbo, Brooklyn Wed. – Sun. 11am – 6pm
Gallery Crawl; Chelsea, 26th Street
Some interesting shows currently up in Chelsea. Here are some that I visited yesterday. Alison Elizabeth Taylor, Forclosure at James Cohan Gallery. Her level of craftsmanship went up a notch compared to the last show. Was not sure whether she … Continue reading
Kira Greene at A.I.R. Gallery in the Korea Daily
My solo exhibition was featured on the culture page in the Korea Daily today. Translation: New York Painter Kira Greene’s Solo Exhibition Painter Nam Kira (American name Kira Greene) is having a solo exhibition “Feastiality”(photo of the work on the … Continue reading
Bulgoggi – Korean BBQ
Alison came to visit us in New York for a blast of art viewing as well as Joao, whom I met in Lisbon last summer at an incredible sardine festival, was in New York before he made his way to … Continue reading
Affordable Art Fair
This weekend A.I.R. Gallery participated in the Affordable Art Fair in New York City, and they displayed a few of my smaller works. On the left is the director of A.I.R. Gallery Kat Griefen.
