-
Henrik Saxgren, Northern Exposures – Hasse Persson
Monday, 3 July 2006 07:56This unique documentary project by the famous Danish photographer Henrik Saxgren on Northern European immigration is open at Hasselblad Center in Gothenburg, Sweden. The opening of "War & Love" will coincide with the onset of Sweden’s Multi-cultural Year 2006. The exhibition will be on tour throughout Scandinavia for the next two years. Henrik Saxgren, Northern […]
-
The Journal: A Eulogy – Jennifer New
Monday, 3 July 2006 07:54Anyone who keeps a journal understands the intensely personal nature of it. In the age of Friendster profiles, live journals, blogs and the generally increased ability to live in public via technology, the space opened by this two-dimensional surface becomes increasingly sacred. But as its value as a personal document increases, so too does our […]
-
Janet Cardiff, Walk in My Shoes – Tianna Lewis
Monday, 3 July 2006 07:48In the traditional use of text, the readers’ field of vision is occupied with a white page lined with black shapes. This minimal of visual stimuli begins to fade off if one reads for any length of time, as the ideas formed by the combination of these marks overwhelm their meaning (or lack thereof) as […]
-
Angus Galloway and Paul Rodecker, Journal Entries – Rebecca Lossin
Monday, 3 July 2006 07:44Angus Galloway and Paul Rodecker have been working on a collaborative drawing project via mail since they moved away from each othe Angus Galloway and Paul Rodecker, Journal Entries Rebecca Lossin Angus Galloway and Paul Rodecker Angus Galloway and Paul Rodecker have been working on a collaborative drawing project via mail since they moved away […]
-
Abraham Lubelski: Publisher/Gallerist/Artist “The Show Has Been Cancelled” – Charles Giuliano
Monday, 3 July 2006 07:40With artist, entrepreneur, publisher, gallerist, Abraham Lubelski, anything that engages his attention and imagination is possible. Five years ago, not long after I launched Maverick Arts Magazine as an eletter, he was one of the first to respond. Abraham invited me to submit Maverick articles for republication on his website and in the print version […]
-
Jenny Holzer, Writing on the Wall – Emily Steinfeld
Monday, 3 July 2006 07:38I saw a crowd was gathered as I approached. Shifting from side to side, milling about, across the street from the NYU Bobst library. This is the site of Jenny Holzer’s second installation in series of projections entitled "For the City." Jenny Holzer, Writing on the Wall Emily Steinfeld NYU Bobst Library where Jenny Holzer?s […]
-
TEXT/ART – Rebecca Lossin
Monday, 3 July 2006 07:35Text is not a new subject for art, nor have its components changed. But it stands as a testament to the limitless nature of a finite set of 26 character–give or take a few accents. TEXT/ART Rebecca Lossin Courtesy of the artist. Text is not a new subject for art, nor have its components changed. […]
-
Francesco Simeti, Woodsy/Woodzee / Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at the Columbia U
Monday, 3 July 2006 07:33Woodsy/Woodzee, an installation by Francesco Simeti at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University, explores the psychological underpinnings of decoration with edgy humor. Francesco Simeti, Woodsy/Woodzee / Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at the Columbia University Daniel Rothbart Detail from Woodsy/Woodzee by Francesco Simeti at The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies […]
-
Jin Shan, “I Am 27 Years Old” / 1918 art space, Shanghai, China – William Hempel
Monday, 3 July 2006 07:30Jin Shan’s exhibition at the 1918 Art Space is called " I Am 27 Years Old." Jin Shan was 27 when he completed the series, and there is one picture for every year of his life. The work is about China and Chinese people, but it is also about people in general, and the way […]
-
Movers and Shakers – Colleen Becker
Monday, 3 July 2006 07:25Like the Collision Machine collective that spawned the latest show at Wooster Arts Space, "Brooklyn Shakers" is more concerned with exhibiting new work by young Williamsburg and Bushwick artists than presenting a cohesive curatorial vision. Luckily, much of the work selected is strong enough to stand alone, even without the imposed structure of a theoretical […]