Entering the Pod: Ann Lislegaard and 2001

12May09

It is easy to forget the elevator at the Henry Art Gallery if it is not typically essential to your visit.  The elevator’s history may not be as rich as the wall dissected by Jen Graves, but this structure has encased its own share of memorable, often subtler works.  Currently, Ann Lislegaard’s sound installation Science [...]

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Double Down

06Jan09

The entrance to Double Down: Two Visions of Vegas at SFMOMA is marked by silver wall text atop a blue vinyl sign, imitating the atomic, neon glamour of Las Vegas in the era of the Stardust resort and casino.  Leading visitors towards this sign is a wall lined with 15 photographs of sparse, post-industrial landscapes from [...]

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Tags: architecture, contemporary art, double down, economy, glitz, landmarks, las vegas, lewis baltz, olivo barbieri, replica, scale, sfmoma, souvenir, video art

Gender Performances

07Dec08

WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution is a monumental exhibition.  Many excellent and thoughtful reviews have articulated the impact, the astute curation, and the excitement.  The aspect of the exhibition I found particularly striking was the simultaneous meaning and accessibility of the thematic organization.  What could have so easily been dominated by jargon and an [...]

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Tags: bella swan, feminism, film, from reverence to rape, gender, modern art, molly haskell, performance, sex and the city, twilight, vancouver, vancouver art gallery, video art, wack! art and the feminist revolution, woman's film, wonder woman

Video and the Dark

30May08

The Getty Center’s California Video is an amazing retrospective considered through the lens of a place intimately involved this medium, both artistically and in the mainstream. Walking through the galleries painted black and lined with primitive and contemporary televisions showing a collection of highly influential works by artists such as John Baldessari, Chris Burden, [...]

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