LOOK INTO MY OWL

There are a couple of weeks left to catch “PROTECT PROTECT” an exhibit from Jenny Holzer at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

The exhibit holds work from the mid nineties to the present covering the full range of media that Holzer has explored. The most recent of her programmed L.E.D. installations “Thorax” (above) has been constructed at the museum. There is an audio description of the work by David Breslin available for download or as an .mp3 stream at the MCA website.

Several pieces from the “Redaction Paintings” series are also included in the show. The imagery is taken from declassified government documents many of which contain hand prints from detainees accused of war crimes which have been censored by Jenny Holzer.

The exhibit also stepped into the public realm when it opened back in October. Holzer’s large projections graced the exterior of the MCA as well as several key spots on the Chicago skyline.

“PROTECT PROTECT” is a traveling exhibition headed this Spring to the Whitney Museum of American Art in NYC and Fondation Beyeler, Basel next Winter. Other U.S. and European venues are to be confirmed, so keep your ears to the ground.

Jenny Holzer
PROTECT PROTECT
25 October 2008 – 1 February 2009
Museum of Contemporary Art
Chicago

Here’s a reminder to check up on the awesome force that is Specter. He’s one of the key components in the elevation of the street to fine art. These works are all dependent on the spaces they occupy. The thoughtful, site specific projects have a huge impact on people that notice them on the street or find them online. A basic disruption of reality occurs in Specter’s visions, therein lies the power.

Check the Specter website for much more.

At 7AM Eastern, the landscape of NYC was altered drastically. Forget the cost, forget how far the scaffolding would reach if the pipes were placed end to end… forget the details and enjoy the spectacle. Get out New York! An artist has invited you to explore your city. Go see all four waterfalls.

Olafur Eliasson
The New York City Waterfalls
26 June – 13 October 2008