James Siena

James Siena's paintings squeeze an unexpected amount of information into tight spaces. The Basque, Catalan, and Castilian songs on his playlist compress a startling range of sentiments from the Iberian peninsula into a short half hour.

Siena is an American contemporary artist based in New York City. His art is typically created through a series of self-imposed constraints also sometimes referred to as visual algorithms —rules Siena decides on before sitting down to work.

Playlist

01 Raimon, Qui Pregunta Ja Respon (Lliurament del Cant)

02 Furnish Time, Fex. Caduc. (Furnishtime)

03 Veneno, Los Delinquentes (Veneno)

04 Mikel Laboa, Haika, Mutil (Bat-Hiru)

05 Negu Gorriak, Oliver Iparra (Oliver North) (Idea Zabaldu)

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