Photographer and Author Maryam Eisler @ LONGHOUSE RESERVE
AUGUST 22 - AUGUST 31 2024

During the lockdown of 2020, Maryam Eisler brought together 164 of the world’s most influential artists, interviewing and photographing them over video calls to create a unique series of portraits and accompanying insights. Like 21st century miniatures, each of Eisler’s portraits is contained within the frame of the mobile phone. Each screen shot is a portal into the world of the artist. We see glimpses of homes and studios that had also become spaces of confinement during the pandemic. Renowned for her captivating photographs of artists, Eisler also elicits their ideas, philosophies, and survival strategies in what is a unique art historical record. Embracing different generations and geographies, Confined Artists – Free Spirits is a definitive survey of the artists of our time, at once personal, political, and poetic.

“Maryam Eisler is one of my most favorite people in the art world, a visionary woman who has defied all descriptions as devoted artist, patron, editor and publisher. Her online conversations in lockdown felt comforting, and were a reminder of artists’ need for a community, especially in a time of crisis’
~Shirin Neshat, artist

‘This summer project will bring together the beauty, synergy, and passion of Maryam and LongHouse. Maryam is an extraordinarily insightful artist, friend, humanitarian, and writer who possesses the insight to sensitively document this challenging period.’
~Pamela Willoughby, Independent Curator

MARYAM EISLER PANEL WITH SHIRIN NESHAT
& MICKALENE THOMAS

Moderated by Max Blagg
22 AUGUST

MARYAM EISLER PANEL WITH ERIC FISCHL, HARPER LEVINE
SHEREE HOVSEPIAN and JOEL MESLER

Moderated by Maryam Eisler
28 August