Maya Man

Why this artist matters now

<p class="large">Maya Man is an artist focused on contemporary identity culture on the Internet. Her websites, generative series, and installations examine dominant narratives around femininity, authenticity, and the online performance of the self. She is the creator of the browser extension <a href="https://glanceback.info/"><em>Glance Back</em></a> and the Art Blocks curated collection <em>FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT</em>. She has exhibited internationally at bitforms, NYC; SOOT, Tokyo; Verse, London; HEK, Basel; and the online platform Feral File. She has been invited to speak about her work at The New Museum, NYC; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; and MOCA, Los Angeles. Her artwork has been featured in <em>Art in America</em>, <em>Document</em>, <em>Vogue</em>, <em>Dazed</em>, among other publications. She currently runs a DIY space out of her studio in Soho called HEART. She is online at <a href="https://mayaontheinter.net/">mayaontheinter.net</a>.</p>

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