January 8, 2010 at 3:02pm
“Idea Bank is a monthly catalog of ideas. Presented as efficiently as possible, contributors hope to strip away superfluous information & artistically clarify the pith of an idea - with a blatant disregard for its quality.” Ironically enough, this line opens a 522-word manifesto on a project that speaks well enough for itself, as-is.
July 6, 2009 at 11:29am
Looks like Paweł Althamer had one hell of an Independence Day.
“Common Task” is a documented group activity, social sculpture, and a documentary in the convention of science-fiction … On the 4th of July over 150 participants of the project will arrive in Brussels on a golden Boeing 737 designed by the artist. Their first stop in the city will be Expo 58. A model of an atom will be a starting point of the visit to the European Parliament and meetings with the residents of the city.
Paweł Althamer
Common Task, 2009
Open Art Projects
ul. Górnośląska 41/4
00-484 Warszawa
July 5, 2009 at 11:13pm
Excruciating.
June 21, 2009 at 5:29pm
Conrad Shawcross’s, Pre-Retroscope VI: Gowanus Journey opened last night at Cabinet’s space on Nevins Street. On Friday, I ran the second half of my previous Art in America interview, where he discussed the project, which originated in London.
+ Pre-Retroscope: Conrad Shawcross Charts the Gowanus Canal (Art in America)
See also:
+ Control: A Conversation With Conrad Shawcross (Art in America)
+ Cabinet (website)
April 10, 2009 at 4:00pm
Just over a hundred words into “‘Jesus’ Saves,” his review of the New Museum’s Generational for New York Magazine, Jerry Saltz delivers a eulogy for my undergraduate class (MICA, ‘02):
It’s a cool school, admired by jargon-wielding academics who write barely readable rhetoric explaining why looking at next to nothing is good for you. Many of these artists have sold a lot of work, and most will be part of a lost generation. They thought they were playing the system; it turned out that they were themselves being played.
Saltz has hope for the new kids on the block. Maybe he’s right, but do note that we’re younger than Jesus, too.
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‘Jesus’ Saves (Jerry Saltz, NY Magazine)
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Young Artists, Caught in the Act (Holland Cotter, NYT)
Ryan Trecartin video still courtesy of the New Museum, the artist, and Elizabeth Dee, New York
January 26, 2009 at 12:12am
“Clandestine Construction Company International (Clancco), a corporation founded in 1968 and based out of New York, is an interdisciplinary project which explores, investigates, and examines the relationship between art and law through architectural-sculptures, performances, writings, interviews, and an internet website/blog, all made available in different material and digital formats.”
January 12, 2009 at 12:58am
To wit: Nayland Blake’s Restraint Chair at Location One.
Nayland Blake: Behavior
2 December - 14 February
Location One
26 Greene Street/ NYC
