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SUE COE – ART OF THE ANIMAL

l00k — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:09:40 +0000

Jasmin Singer from Our Hen House has just put together this great interview with Sue Coe. There is a lot to admire in the process and product of Coe’s work. I am also struck by the inventiveness of Our Hen House and imagine their message of “… a new world for animals” as a glimpse toward our evolution as better humans.

IVORY TOWER – MIAMI

l00k — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:18:59 +0000

Curators Lauren Gentile (Contemporary Wing) and Ginger Shulick (Big Deal Arts) have pulled off a truly beautiful video exhibition. Fifty floors above the city of Miami, the Ivory Tower is a thoughtfully composed taste of pure delight. Seven artists have been brought together to showcase a diverse menagerie of work. Moving room to room in this wonderful space located in the Marquis Residences building was an adventure that held surprises around each corner. If you are in Miami for the art fairs, do not miss this stunning event.

Tiffany Carbonneau, Here and Now, unique projection approximately 20 stories tall, DVD, 22 minutes, 2011.

Phillip David Stearns, Apeiron / Peras V & IV, DVD with bonus material, 21 minutes, edition of 500, 2009.

Nia Burks, Angry Gamers, DVD, 3:03 minutes, edition of 5 + 2 AP, 2011.

Sean Capone, High Rise, DVD, 6 minutes, edition of 10, 2011.

Paul Moakley, Balls Flying Everywhere, DVD, 30 minutes, edition of 25, 2011.

Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky), Ice Sonification, Antarctica Project, DVD, 8:08 minutes, edition of 5 + 2 AP, 2011.

Alex Villar, Breaking into Business, DVD, silent, 9 minutes, edition of 5 + 2 AP, 2011.

View from the Ivory Tower exhibition, 2011.

Ivory Tower
1 – 4 December 2011

GILLIAN WEARING – PEOPLE

l00k — Tue, 17 May 2011 16:10:58 +0000

“People,” from Gillian Wearing, is the first major NYC solo show for the artist since 2003. The exhibit encompasses a wide variety of media and fills both floors of the Tanya Bokandar Gallery on West 21st Street.

Gillian Wearing, Me as Warhol in Drag with Scar, framed bromide print, 63 3/8 x 51 1/2 inches, 2010.

The work collected for this display includes video installations, photographs and sculptures. This diverse array blends seamlessly as the viewer is introduced to one acquaintance after the next.

Gillian Wearing, Gervais, painted bronze on plywood plinth , 15 1/2 x 4 7/8 x 6 3/4 inches, 2010.

Identity skates very thin ice in all of these works. In the shuffle, it can be easy to lose a sense of self when empathy takes root. You can’t hear it in these still images but words are the pure energy that ribbons through all of the media. The Art here is experiential, get to the gallery and make the breakthrough.

Gillian Wearing, Secrets and Lies, video for monitor with sound, 53 minutes, 16 seconds , 96 x 69 x 97 inches, 2009.

Gillian Wearing
People
5 May – 24 June 2011
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
NYC

BLU – BIG BANG BIG BOOM

l00k — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:05:59 +0000

After months of work and hundreds of buckets of paint the latest wall animation from Blu is ready to thrill you. Scroll down to the bottom of this post for the video in its entirety.

Blu, Big Bang Big Boom, still from video, 2010.

“Big Bang Big Boom” is a narrative, frame-by-frame animation that runs a course from the initial big bang that sparked our Universe to a hypothetical end to our own planet.

Blu, Big Bang Big Boom, still from video, 2010.

Despite the potentially alarmist nature of the material, Blu’s sense of play can be felt running through the entire video. This endearing quality is enhanced with a marvelous soundtrack by Andrea Martignoni.

Blu, Big Bang Big Boom, still from video, 2010.

This is the most impressive animation that Blu has done to date. This is saying a lot as there has been some astonishing work in the past. “Big Bang Big Boom” continues to evolve with new ideas in addition to providing a perfect balance of two and three dimensional animation with powerful transitions.

DREAD SCOTT – MONEY TO BURN

l00k — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:49:36 +0000

On Tuesday, June 22, Dread Scott performed “Money to Burn” in New York City’s financial district. The project was made possible, in part, by the Franklin Furnace Fund.

Dread Scott, Money to Burn, still from video, 2010.

The artist meandered among the midday money manipulators bellowing “Money to Burn!” The repeated outcry was presented generally as a statement and then to individuals in the form of a question. Scott burned several of his own bills and then those from interested bystanders. The crowd soon attracted the attention of police and they began also to gather around the performance. Eventually, the law swooped in and put an end to the interaction issuing the performer a citation for disorderly conduct.

Dread Scott, Money to Burn, still from video, 2010.

The action raised a lot of questions that offer no simple answers. It is interesting to note, however, that it is very easy to land a court date in this country. Here is video of the interplay as released by Dread Scott.

KATSU – NEW VIDEOS

l00k — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:39:41 +0000

KATSU, Tagging Over Picasso, still from video, 2010.

Two great new videos of KATSU sprucing up some national pride. KATSU is perhaps best known for his use of a manipulated fire extinguisher to paint large areas in public spots.

NARI WARD – LIVESUPPORT

l00k — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:38:43 +0000

An exhibition of sculpture, video and mixed media from Nari Ward is on view at Lehmann Maupin in NYC. “LIVESupport” is the first solo show for the artist with the gallery.

Nari Ward, Sick Smoke, ambulance, smoke machine, halogen lights and vinyl, 2010.

Much of Nari Ward’s work involves various manifestations of the silhouette. The clever delineations serve to contain or isolate forms that marry a strong visual aesthetic with rigorous concepts.

Nari Ward, Riot Gate Skull side view, stencil ink, metal gates, shoe tips and laces and vinyl, 2010.

Difficult times often inspires art that deals with the need for recovery. It can be a chore sifting through the desperate and insincere in this genre. Much of the work says little more than “We’re broke” but Nari Ward has left room for the mind to wander. Despite his high contrast palette and efforts to contour boundaries these works achieve an intriguing ambiguity that will continue to be respected when things turn around.

Nari Ward, Church State, stencil ink, church pews, wheel chair wheels, 2010.

Nari Ward
LIVESupport
25 February – 24 April 2010
Lehmann Maupin
NYC

JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT – THE RADIANT CHILD – TRAILER

l00k — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:04:38 +0000

During Art Basel Miami Beach we caught a screening of the rough cut for this remarkable film (covered here). Since then, director Tamra Davis and crew have shown the finished piece at the Sundance Film Festival.

Tamra Davis, Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, still from video, 2010.

Big fans of Basquiat will leave theaters with the feeling of seeing an old friend after a long time apart. Artists will have difficulty calming the immediate desire to paint.

Tamra Davis, Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, still from video, 2010.

It seems that since our viewing the legendary Adam Horovitz and Mike Diamond have been brought in to handle the music. Nice. No news on a release date yet but I will keep you updated as more information is made available. In the meantime, check out the trailer below. Thanks to doghed for the link.

DAVID LYNCH – NEW PAINTINGS

l00k — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:21:20 +0000

This just in from the David Lynch Foundation. Scroll down to watch the new video they put together for, “David Lynch: New Paintings,” an exhibition held during the last part of 2009 at the William Griffin Gallery in Santa Monica, California. The video contains segments of interviews with Laura Dern and Roger Corman among others. Lynch himself discusses the core foundation of the creative mind.

David Lynch, Change the Fuckin’ Channel Fuckface, mixed media, 2009.

David Lynch, I Burn Pinecone Throw in Your House, mixed media, 2009.

David Lynch, painting detail, mixed media, 2009.

VIDEO – CLYFFORD STILL MUSEUM – GROUNDBREAKING CELEBRATION

l00k — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:35:08 +0000

Our good friend, Paul Humphrey, accompanied us to the Groundbreaking for the Clyfford Still Museum and shot this great video of the action.

Clyfford Still Museum
Groundbreaking Celebration
14 December 2009
13th Avenue and Bannock Street
Denver, Colorado