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LINA IRIS VIKTOR STRIKES GOLD AT SOANE MUSEUM

Apollo, By Lucy Waterson

September 11, 2024

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GOLDEN THREAD

The Times, by Times Editors

July 10, 2024

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LINA IRIS VIKTOR BRINGS HER MYTHIC IMAGININGS

TO SIR JOHN SOANE’S MUSEUM

British Vogue, By Hayley Maitland

July 16, 2024

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WHY LINA IRIS VIKTOR, FAMED FOR HER GOLD-LEAFED PORTRAITS IS EMBRACING ABSTRACTION

Artnet, by Katie White

October 17, 2023

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STEPPING INTO THE EXPANSIVE WORLDS OF BLACK IMAGINATION

The New York Times, by Charlotte Jansen

August 4, 2022

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A “FANTASTIC” NEW SHOW CELEBRATES THE BLACK DIASPORA WITH

MYTH & MAGIC

Artsy, by Emi Eleode

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THE BLACK FANTASTIC

Aperture, by Ekow Eshun

Issue 241 — Utopia | Winter 2020

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GOLDEN TOUCH

British Journal of Photography, by Maisie Skidmore

Issue #7889: Blaze (October 2019)

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21st CENTURY SORCERY / THE NEW ART OF MAGIC

Harpers Bazaar UK, by Frances Hedges (July 2019)

Lina Iris Viktor — Contributing Editor

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EVERYTHING THIS YOUNG ARTIST TOUCHES

TURNS TO GOLD

Artsy, By Tess Thackara (2018)

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ARTIST LINA IRIS VIKTOR NAVIGATES THE ENTANGLED

HISTORY OF LIBERIA AND THE U.S.

Cultured Magazine, by Jasmine Hernandez (2018)

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A TRIBUTE TO CONTEMPORARY WEST AFRICAN CULTURE,

PAINTED WITH 24-CARAT GOLD

AnOther Magazine, by Miss Rosen (2018)

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LETTERS TO LINA IRIS VIKTOR

BOMB Magazine, By Emmanuel Iduma (2018)

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RISING STAR LINA IRIS VIKTOR PROVES TO BE MORE

THAN JUST A CAUSE CELEBRE AT THE ARMORY SHOW

Artnet, By Sarah Cascone & Andrew Goldstein (2018)

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THE BRITISH-LIBERIAN ARTIST PAINTS WITH 24-KARAT GOLD

The Cut/New York Magazine, by Mary Dellas (2018)

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THE ARTIST CELEBRATING BLACKNESS WITH 24-KARAT MAGIC

Hunger (Art & Culture), By Fiona Mahon (2017)

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THE 24-KARAT WONDERS OF LINA IRIS VIKTOR

The Guardian, Art & Design (2017)

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BBC: FOCUS ON AFRICA: 'BLACK EXODUS'

BBC, By Mayeni Jones (2017)

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ON THE MISCONCEPTIONS OF BLACKNESS IN ART

AND PAINTING WITH PURE GOLD

The Root, Short Documentary by Peter J. Rickards (2017) 

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AFROFUTURISM: THE NEXT GENERATION

The New York Times, by Ruth LaFerla (2016)

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RECLAIMING THE RADICAL POWER OF ORNAMENT

IN ART AND FASHION

i—D by S Von Reynolds (2016)

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A CREATIVE CONVERSATION WITH EMMA GILHOOLY

FOR CCQ MAGAZINE

CCQ Art Journal / Issue 9 by Emma Gilhooly (2016) 

 AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ARTIST LINA IRIS VIKTOR

IN HER NEW YORK SPACE - ATELIER LVXIX,

Arteviste, by Flora Alexandra Ogilvy (2016) 

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SIR JOHN SOANE’S MUSEUM GET A GLITTERING NEW TWIST

Financial Times | How To SPend It by, Marion Willingham

July 31, 2024

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THE ARTIST REDEFINING THE SIR JOHN SOANE’S MUSEUM LEGACY

AnOther Magazine, By Alayo Akinkugbe

July 16, 2024

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SPRING AWAKENING: LONDON’S BEST EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW NOW AT PILAR CORRIAS, WHITE CUBE, AND MORE

Whitewall

May 29, 2024

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ON THE LIBYAN SIBYL & BEAUTY AS A TOOL FOR TRUTH

Something Curated, by Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou

March 21, 2023

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A BRUSH WITH . . . LINA IRIS VIKTOR

The Art Newspaper, with Ben Luke

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THE VISIONARY ARTISTS CREATING A BLACK UTOPIA

BBC, by Arwa Haider

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LINA IRIS VIKTOR’S EXPANSIVE IMAGE OF BLACK HISTORY

Elephant, by Holly Black

Issue 44 — Dream On. Art & Optimism in Cataclysmic Times

DARK MARK HAS SUBSTANCE

Juxtapoz, by Shaquille Heath

Fall 2020 Quarterly #215

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NIGHT VISION

Harpers Bazaar Art UK, by Frances Hedges

Women in Art Issue | Autumn 2019

LINA IRIS VIKTOR UNEARTHS A HIDDEN HISTORY

AT THE NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART

The Art Newspaper, by Victoria Stapley-Brown (2018)

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THIS LIBERIAN—BRITISH PAINTER IS FIXING THE

ART WORLD’S HISTORICAL GAPS USING 24K GOLD

Harpers Bazaar Art (Arabia), by Jennifer Copley (2018)

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THE ARTSY VANGUARD | BREAKOUT TALENTS

Artsy, By Artsy Editors (2018)

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THE 20 BEST BOOTHS AT THE ARMORY SHOW

Artsy, By  Scott Indrisek, Alexander Forbes and Molly Gottschalk (2018)

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 LINA IRIS VIKTOR'S MESMERIZING

24-KT GOLD HAND-GILDED ARTWORKS

Galerie Magazine, by Janelle Zara (2018)

The New Guard | Srping 2018

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MARIANE IBRAHIM CHANGES THE ART WORLD ONE

ARMORY SHOW AT A TIME

Forbes, By Addie Wagenknecht (2018)

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EPISODE 1: LINA IRIS VIKTOR

In studio with Sharon Obuobi (2018)

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GOLDEN GIRL

The Times, United Kingdom (2017)

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STRIKING GOLD

House & Leisure SA (Arts), By Layla Leiman (2017)

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A BLACK AND GOLD CHAPEL OF SORTS: ARTIST LINA VIKTOR

PRESENTS HER FICTIONAL DYSTOPIA

twin magazine, by Sarah Roberts (2017)

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ARTIST LINA IRIS VIKTOR CURATED BY DAVID ADJAYE

Wondereur, Photo Documentary by Mambu Bayoh (2017) 

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THE ARTIST PAINTING MODERN NUBIAN QUEENS

True Afica , by Claude Grunitzky (2017) 

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ON THE EDGE OF BLUE HEAVEN

The Sunday Times (SA) | Arts Section, by Rea Khoabane (2016) 

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LINA VIKTOR MAKES OTHERWORLDLY PAINTINGS

FROM STAR MATTER

i—D by Marquita Harris  (2016)

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