December 17th, 2010
Art News Headlines: December 17, 2010
Tags/ Posted by Laura LawsonWe all kept grinding our respective pestles into the assigned mortars, despite the lack of intrinsic beauty.continue reading this poem
In the news: Ludovico Carracci’s ‘The Vision of Saint Francis’ acquired by The Art Institute of Chicago; New ‘Art Exchange’, the first stock exchange for art; Bonhams to auction Eric Clapton’s guitars and amps; European Commission to charge high tax on video and light works at UK galleries and auction houses; Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer celebrating 103 years by opening museum: The Oscar Niemeyer Foundation outside Rio de Janeiro.
November 16th, 2009
Bill Viola’s Bodies of Light
Tags/ Posted by Chip SchwartzYou marvel at mosslight & owl-screech, question if keening is important—the dirge of bees swarming at the windowsills, the roosters that only crow at night.continue reading this poem
Upon entering the dimly lit James Cohan Gallery, one room beckons with a low, droning sound as mottled static scurries across the walls. The degraded image quality of the photographic art hearkens to pre-digital times, while the immersive video projections play out in continuous loops.
