Laura Kimmel (formerly Laura Weyl) is a New York-based filmmaker, photographer, and multi-media artist. She studied Media Arts and Sciences at Wellesley College as well as Cinematography and experimental animation at the Academy of Art San Francisco. Her provocative works explore sexuality, the female body and urban landscape. Whether capturing the energy of an abandoned building at dawn with fellow artist and muse Oracle (“GHOST” photo series) or snapping a synergistic rare polaroid of Snoop Dogg at The Box (where she serves as the Director of Visual Identity), Laura sings magic into the universe with effortless ease. Her analog image manipulations create visceral, poetic visual worlds. Kimmel’s recent foray into Public Art saw the artist masterminding two large-scale murals in the Soho neighborhood of London (a 2-year installation on Walker’s Court and a permanent installation on Bourchier Street). Both murals collage current photographs of Soho taken by the artist with photos taken over the past two centuries. If you follow @metametagasm on Instagram, you know Laura has long-time spirited the feminist-free-the-nipple battle front, having her account removed and images censored many times. Laura’s [censored] collaboration with the artist Olek (pictured) is a self-portrait of the artist pregnant with her son Moses, a new work currently on view at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City as part of “Please Touch, Body Boundaries” till August 1st.
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