April 2010
5 posts
JOACHIM KOESTER
b. 1962
stills from Tarantism (2007). 16mm b/w film, 6:31 min., continuous loop
still from To navigate, in a genuine way, in the unknown necessitates an attitude of daring, nut not one of recklessness (movements generated from the Magical Passes of Carlos Castaneda) (2009) 16mm b/w film 3:30 min., continuous loop
Through the choreography of drawings and bodily movements, Koester traces...
AMANDA ROSS-HO
b. 1976
Double Feature (2010), high density foam, fiberglass resin and urethane primer, vacuum metallized in gold Leave Me Alone (Remix) (2008), color photograph Expose for the Shadows, Develop for the Highlights (Perforated Sampler) (2010), Hand drilled sheetrock, wood, latex paint, framed chromogenic color prints, plexiglass, canvas, aluminum hooks
I wish I’d paid attention to...
RASHAWN GRIFFIN
b. 1980
Untitled (Boo Radley) (2006)
detail of A Suit (there was nothing we could do) (2008)
Griffin, a Maryland Institute College of Art and Yale alumni, first came to my attention during the Studio Museum of Harlem’s Frequency show, the “sequel” to their landmark Freestyle show. Frequency also introduced the work of Kalup Linzy, Leslie Hewitt, Hank Willis Thomas, among...
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WHITNEY BIENNIAL 2010
Richard Aldrich, Untitled (2008). Courtesy of Bortolami Gallery, New York
*note: I plan to visit the Biennial again in the next few weeks. It’s important with exhibitions of this scale to have multiple viewings before settling on one’s opinion. The following comments characterize my initial response to the show, which may or may not change with another visit. This is a running...
BRYAN ZANISNIK
Bryan Zanisnik, Remembrance of Things Past (2006). Click still for Quicktime video.
still from The Relation that Relates to Itself (2008)
When I Was a Child I Caught a Fleeting Glimpse performance (2009)
Ten Thousand Meals than Ever Yet performance (2009)
Unfurl Me performance (2008)
Bryan Zanisnik is a Brooklyn-based artist in whose work the familiar and familial figure prominently. A...
