Talk

Join us in the department for a conversation with Jeppe Ugelvig, curator, author, and editor of Viscose, a journal for fashion criticism. Jeppe will discuss curatorial and editorial work across media systems, which, despite popular claims of interdisciplinarity, are still stubbornly siloed by industry. In art, design, as well as fashion, modes of practice historically perceived as critical must perpetually negotiate political economies of promotion (of personalities and products) within luxury industries. Basing his analysis in his own navigation of intermediary creative labor (from indie publishing and curating to PR), Ugelvig will reflect on the politics—and promises—of media work in the ever-changing cultural economy.

Doors at 6 p.m.

Talk at 6:30 p.m.

Reception to follow

Jeppe Ugelvig is a curator, historian, and cultural critic based in New York City. He is the author of two books: Fashion Work (2020) and Commodity Ecumene (2024). He is the founding editor-in-chief of Viscose, a journal for fashion criticism and analysis. Viscose has partnered with art institutions globally in pursuit of fashion research, including Leslie-Lohman Museum and Storefront for Art and Architecture. Jeppe’s criticism appears regularly in Artforum, Frieze, and Spike Art Quarterly, where he serves as contributing editor.

Jeppe has staged exhibitions in institutions and museums around the world, and conducted curatorial residencies and fellowships at MMCA Seoul, Delfina Foundation London, and ISCP New York. He most recently co-curated the 2024 public art exhibition “Future Ours” at the United Nations with Hans Ulrich Obrist. Other exhibitions include the two-part “The Endless Garment” at X Museum (Beijing), “Witch-Hunt” at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, and “Phantom Plane” at Tai Kwun, Hong Kong.

Jeppe holds an undergraduate degree in Communication, Curation, Criticism from Central Saint Martins, and an MA degree from the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. He has taught and lectured at institutions such as Central Saint Martins, FIT, NYU, and University of Copenhagen on ranging topics in art criticism, fashion and curatorial theory, and art history.