article published by VICE
By Kara Weisenstein
Sorry Conservatives, Stormy Daniels as the Virgin Mary Actually Makes Sense
Stormy Daniels is almost unrecognizable as the Virgin Mary. Unlike the garish glare of porn, Nika Nesgoda's photograph of her is soft and stylized.
interview published by artnet news
by Taylor Dafoe
This Artist Took a Photo of Stormy Daniels as the Virgin Mary. Now the 16-Year-Old Work Is Having a Renaissance
Nika Nesgoda’s series “VIRGIN,” on view for the first time now, recreated religious scenes with adult film stars.
article published by TIME
By Susanna Schrobsdorff
The Story Behind This Photo of Stormy Daniels as the Virgin Mary
Sixteen years ago, artist Nika Nesgoda made a series of Cibachrome photographs, in which — taking a page from Caravaggio — she recreated iconic paintings of the Virgin Mary using adult film actors as models.
article published by Page Six
By Richard Johnson
Art exhibit features photo of Stormy Daniels as the Virgin Mary
Stormy Daniels as the Virgin Mary? “Virgin,” a show of photographs by Nika Nesgoda, opens Thursday at the Spur, the Southampton co-working space and social club.
Interview by RTE Radio 1
By Dr. Aaron Rosen
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interview published by Musee
by Nelly Latypova
Woman Crush Wednesday: Nika Nesgoda
What is “Virgin” about?
My VIRGIN series is meant to be a playful look at art history and the tradition of sex worker as artist’s muse.
article published by East Hampton Star
By Jennifer Landes
Nika Nesgoda’s Perfect Storm
If you thought Stormy Daniels was in the midst of a whirlwind, you should speak to Nika Nesgoda. The Amagansett artist and Columbia University graduate student recently discovered that Ms. Daniels, the porn star whose alleged 2006 affair with the president has captured international attention, had modeled for her in 2002 under a different name.
article published by The Southampton Press
Nika Nesgoda’s Controversial ‘Virgin’ Series, Featuring Stormy Daniels, Goes On View In Southampton
Amagansett artist Nika Nesgoda had no intention of pursuing the limelight with her photographic project. After all, the series, in which she used adult film actresses to re-create 15 Renaissance-era religious paintings, many of them depicting the Virgin Mary, is now 16 years old.
article published by Broadway World
by BWW News Desk
SEEKING ENGAGEMENT NSA (NO STRINGS ATTACHED) Exhibition Opens Today at Lyons Weir Gallery
Nika Nesgoda's Virgin series is a photographic compendium that brings elements of church-commissioned paintings by masters such as Caravaggio and Rubens to large-format color slide cibachromes of porn stars as models for The Virgin Mary, serving as "perfect" reflective surfaces for fantasy, redemption, or both.
article published by East Hampton Star
By Jennifer Landes
‘Seeking Engagement’ Finds What It’s After
Many, if not all, of the artists chosen by Beth McNeill for “Seeking Engagement, No Strings Attached” have shown in New York City before, but seeing them together in Lyons Wier’s cramped storefront gallery setting during a hectic opening night in the neighborhood gave the show a certain charge that may not have caught fire in the same way at a venue like Ashawagh Hall.
mentioned by Long Island Exchange
East Comes West as Hamptons Artists Shine in Chelsea
With a new installation organized for acclaimed Chelsea gallery Lyons Wier curator McNeill explores the work of eight East End (Long Island) based artists, Jack Ceglic, Tom Dash, Tapp Francke, Julia Greffenius, Nika Nesgoda, Darius Yektai, Gavin Zeigler and, of course, Jeff Muhs that share an intense investigation of personal identities. Whether entering this arena via perceived or projected indefinites, each artist draws upon popular culture as a reference point to communicate their interpretations of how they view themselves when juxtaposed to the subject matter.