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Avery Singer (b. 1987, New York) creates satirical paintings that dissolve the boundary between analog and digital production. Named by her parents — artists Janet Kusmierski and Greg Singer — after painter Milton Avery, she studied at the Städelschule in Frankfurt (2008) and received her BFA from Cooper Union in 2010. Singer's process is distinctive: she constructs blocky, greyscale figures and abstract geometries using 3D-modelling software (SketchUp), then transfers the compositions onto canvas via airbrush and computer-controlled printers. The result combines early internet aesthetics with elements of Constructivism, Futurism, and Cubism — paintings that look simultaneously historical and born-digital. She was included in the 2015 New Museum Triennial, the 13th Biennale de Lyon, and the 2019 Venice Biennale. Her work is held by the Whitney Museum, MoMA, Tate Modern, and the Yuz Museum. She is represented by Hauser & Wirth worldwide in collaboration with Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin.
Singer was the second-highest sale achiever under 35 at auction when Happening (2014) sold for $5.25M at Sotheby's — a record that placed her alongside Raqib Shaw in the ultra-contemporary pantheon. Her process (3D modelling → airbrush → canvas) is genuinely novel — no other artist working at her level uses this pipeline, making her work instantly recognizable and impossible to imitate convincingly. Whitney, MoMA, Tate Modern, and Venice Biennale provide the institutional floor. Hauser & Wirth representation ensures global collector access and long-term market support.
Her large-scale greyscale compositions are the most sought-after — the interplay between digital construction and physical execution is most visible at scale. Earlier works (2012-2016) with more explicit internet aesthetics carry art-historical significance as the period that defined her language. Colour works, while rarer, command premium prices. Primary through Hauser & Wirth or Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler offers strongest provenance.
Secondary market has been extremely active — $5.25M auction record attracted speculative interest. Some works have appeared at auction within 2-3 years of primary purchase, which can signal flipping. The greyscale palette means condition issues (scuffs, marks) are more visible than on colour works. Verify authenticity carefully — the airbrush technique is difficult but not impossible to approximate.
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