Purple Magazine
— The New York issue #39 S/S 2023
Ser Serpas
INTERVIEW AND PORTRAITS BY OLIVIER ZAHM
SER SERPAS IS A POLITICAL ARTIST FROM NEW YORK WHO BRINGS THE STREET INTO THE GALLERY AND SOMETIMES RETURNS
THE COMPONENTS OF THE WORKS TO WHERE SHE FOUND THEM.
OLIVIER ZAHM — Ser, when did you decide to pursue a career in art?
SER SERPAS — I started about six years ago, but before that, I was writing poetry.
OLIVIER ZAHM — So, we can still say that you’re a young artist.
SER SERPAS — Yes. I have a few more years. [Laughs]
OLIVIER ZAHM — So, what attracted you to New York? You moved here five years ago, right?
SER SERPAS — No, in 2013. I went to college here at Columbia, uptown. And I came because I met Hari Nef on Tumblr. I was in LA, and I was very attracted to her and her life in the city.
OLIVIER ZAHM —…
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SER SERPAS, UNTITLED, 2019, OIL ON CANVAS, 26 2/3 X 26 2/3 INCHES, COURTESY OF PRIVATE COLLECTION, PHOTO FLAVIO KARRER
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SER SERPAS, SINCE THE DAY I MET YOU, 2017
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SER SERPAS, UNTITLED, 2019, OIL ON CANVAS, 18 1/2 X 18 1/2 INCHES, COURTESY OF PRIVATE COLLECTION, SWITZERLAND, PHOTO FLAVIO KARRER
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MIXED MEDIA IN PLASTIC BAG