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At the Old U.S. Mint one found William Eggleston’s black and white nightclub portraits–single images of characters from 1970s clubs. These works were quite different from the typical photos of his found in most exhibitions. Also on view was An-My Le’s Delta: New Orleans, Louisiana 2011. The artist spent time in Louisiana and visited different Vietnamese communities of the [...]
In case you didn’t get enough of the Biennale through still images and my writing….
Here are two links to video footage of works I found interesting. It’s just like being there yourself. Enjoy!
Arsenale footage on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwAMBHk2vmg
Giardini footage on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSMCtcIYtwQ&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
No time like the present to go see something that has been on my list for quite some time, Kiki Smith and Deborah Gans’s window at the Eldridge Street Synagogue. The synagogue opened in 1887 when hundreds of Jewish immigrants flooded the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It was the first time in the US [...]
On a beautiful summer day in June I headed to Grayson Cox’s studio in Bushwick. Originally from Indiana, Grayson moved to New York for a summer residency at SVA about seven years ago. In college he studied Japanese woodblock prints and actually moved to Japan for two years. He also traveled to China, Germany, and [...]
The Padiglione Centrale is where a large portion of Bice Curiger’s curated show “Illuminations” can be found.
Upon entering the space, Gianni Colombo’s “Elastic Space” reminds me of Gormley’s recent “Breathing Room.” It is made of phosphorescent thread in rectangular forms. It glows in the pitch black room it is installed in and returns to the [...]
The Giardini
The British Pavilion got a lot of press for Mike Nelson’s work, “I, Imposter.” A recreation and expansion of the work he made for the 2003 Istanbul Biennial, Nelson transformed the pavilion into a maze of dilapidated rooms that transported the viewer. As one enters it feels like a real space, not an art [...]
The Arsenale
While the insanity of the Giardini occurred, I chose to begin my viewing at the Arsenale. This is where the large portion of the curated show by Bice Curiger is exhibited.
For the Biennale four artists were invited to create “para-pavilions” (Franz West, SongDong, Oscar Tuazon, and Monika Sosnowska.) These pavilions are large structures of [...]
Venice in Venice was the first show I saw this year at the Biennale. I actually went to a panel discussion with some of the artists: Peter Alexander, Billy Al Bengston, Ron Cooper and Laddie John Dill. The show was curated by Tim Nye and Jacqueline Miro and was put on by Foundation 20 21 [...]
This year’s pavilion (they are designed by someone new each year) is designed by architect Jean Nouvel. The bright red structure makes quite a statement in its natural environs.
Swedish artist Klara Liden was trained as an architect but it is her video and installation work that is on view at the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington [...]
Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), had greater influence on American architecture than any subsequent architect since. Simplicity and scale were key themes in his creations and his villas in the Veneto region of Northeastern Italy as well as his writings have been hugely influential. Before the time of Palladio, architects used Rome as a reference for the [...]