From The Daily Beast:

“I call this period in my life ‘The Golden Age,’ for obvious reasons”, 27-year-old Lina Viktor tells me in the home of her first solo exhibit, Chelsea’s Gallery 151. The London native is a painterly mix of singer M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj, with a cool persona, soft British accent, and unique style—she’s decked in a black bodysuit, quilted baseball hat, and a vintage Versace fanny pack. But it’s the medium in which she’s chosen to create her art that is the most formidable: 24-karat gold. Utilizing patterns and symbolism in a strictly black, white, and gold palette (this is the first exhibit where she introduces a vibrant blue hue to the mix), Viktor’s work is an interesting juxtaposition between medieval regality and contemporary pop culture. Her exhibition, named Arcadia, is a reference to a Greek location or utopia that was known for existing in a golden age, a time of harmony, balance, and beauty in the sense of the universe, she explains. The name, however, clearly has a double meaning, with Viktor selecting gold as her main material for producing her art.

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