31 January 2008
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"and please do not, even as a joke, try this at home"
17 January 2008
Ondrej Brody
I don't know much about this person, but he is the only Czech artist-
in residence at De Ateliers in Amsterdam for the 07-08 season.
Video-performance, nods to many other artists and ultimately
nods back to himself...ie this work of his called Artstar.
The main issue here, to take it seriously, is the fear and transparency
of the artist- which Brody emphasizes by his being ridiculed by
the jury- which is itself ridiculed (the hyphenated Japanese name of the
lady art historian trying to quit smoking, the performer from Ostrava
who is offended, the ensuing acrimony...) This is where I think,
"I wish everyone spoke Czech": a few bad translations kill the
nuances, but overall it's pretty hilarious- although the laugh ends in a
head-shaking kind of sadness. And I dare say, a quintessentially
Eastern European species of fatalism.
Also noteworthy are these equally saddening dog-carpets that
comprise the "news" tab of his website. Between Duchamp and
Hirst, and entailing a similar amount of reflection.
in residence at De Ateliers in Amsterdam for the 07-08 season.
Video-performance, nods to many other artists and ultimately
nods back to himself...ie this work of his called Artstar.
The main issue here, to take it seriously, is the fear and transparency
of the artist- which Brody emphasizes by his being ridiculed by
the jury- which is itself ridiculed (the hyphenated Japanese name of the
lady art historian trying to quit smoking, the performer from Ostrava
who is offended, the ensuing acrimony...) This is where I think,
"I wish everyone spoke Czech": a few bad translations kill the
nuances, but overall it's pretty hilarious- although the laugh ends in a
head-shaking kind of sadness. And I dare say, a quintessentially
Eastern European species of fatalism.
Also noteworthy are these equally saddening dog-carpets that
comprise the "news" tab of his website. Between Duchamp and
Hirst, and entailing a similar amount of reflection.
13 January 2008
Al Held sighting
Even though I find a lot of his work somehow unapproachable on a
human level, encountering this Al Held mosaic was a pretty stunning
event...it kind of challenged my notion of complexity within the world
of mosaics. There could very well be about a million little tiles that
make up this piece. (51st- 53rd st. subway, NY)
Turns out there's a database for all NYC subway art, with 211 artists
represented...bringing to mind the Tokyo subway, where travelers
can collect commemorative stamps at some stations (just bring
a notebook, and stamp it with the custom-carved woodblock stamp
located at the end of the platform).
Perhaps this idea of take-it-home-with-you art could migrate
to US subways? It's got to be free, of course (like all the rest of it here...).
07 January 2008
announcement
My father is having a show that opens this week.
Milan Klic @
Reeves Contemporary
535 W 24th Street
2ND Floor
New York, NY 10011
Jan. 10- Feb. 9
opening reception Jan. 10 6-8pm
www.reevescontemporary.com
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