Prospect 2-New Orleans
The Prospect 2 biennial runs from Oct. 22, 2011 to January 29, 2012. Founded in 2008 by curator Dan Cameron after Hurricane Katrina, it was created in an effort to help revitalize the city. I was so sad I didn’t make it to Prospect 1 as I heard it was amazing. 42,000 people [...]

And more…
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

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 [...]

I had no idea what to expect entering Frank Lloyd Wright’s rotunda on the evening of April 14th. On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster created a site-specific staged audience experience in the museum’s rotunda, inspired by this historic event and wherein the audience played a role. Gavin Bryars’s The Sinking [...]

Upper East Side L & M
Once again L & M Arts has put together a museum quality show highlighting works from the 1950s-1970s by German artist Günther Uecker. He uses nails, chairs, tables and other everyday objects to create both static and kinetic sculpture. Part of the Zero Group who attempted to disassociate themselves with [...]

Well, it’s Sunday and I am finally feeling human again. There were a few days that I was simply running on fumes from all of the Armory week madness. So much to see, so little time. Almost too much to see so that after awhile, everything started to blur together. But I will attempt to [...]

At my last art networking breakfast I met a man who introduced me to The Secret City www.thesecretcity.org. It is an organization with monthly interactive programs that foster a supportive community of artists.
The next service is on Sunday, January 30th 11:30 am at Dixon Place (http://dixonplace.org/index2.html), which is on Chrystie just above Delancey. The guest [...]