England Ulrich Ruckriem, Untitled, 1998. Stone, 10 pieces in all. Two views of site-specific project. Artranspennine98 was a ragbag of roughly 40 projects, 50 artists, and 30 sites that took place throughout the notional transpennine region in Great Britain, which spans Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, and Hull.
Jyung Mee Park
Washington, DC Corcoran Gallery of Art First impressions are rarely so misleading as in the case of an initial encounter with Jyung Mee Park’s sculpture. On entering her recent installation, one glimpses crystalline perfection: quartz-facetedsurfaces glowing with an almost cold, internal light.
Mona Hatoum
Basel Kunsthalle The Kunsthalle is, arguably, Basel’s emptiest exhibition space-and that means something in this capital of minimal art. The admission charge is more than that of the Kunstmuseum (medieval to modern) and Museum fur Gegenwartskunst (contemporary) combined, but a visit to the Kunsthalle generally lasts less than an hour.
Bamboo Masterworks
Japanese Baskets from the Lloyd Cotsen Collection New York The Asia Society ln this unique and handsomely installed exhibition, the Asia Society presented a selection of 80 superbly crafted and beautifully formed bamboo baskets borrowed from a collection of about 900 works assembled by Lloyd Cotsen, a retired American corporate executive who recognized their singular
Marina Paris
Rome Galleria De Crescenzo & Viesti On the wall opposite the entrance to Marina Paris’s exhibition, “Taglia Unica,” hung 20 items of children’s clothing, at regular intervals. All painted in the same blue, the garments were plumped and contoured, as if recently worn; paint was irregularly applied; fat drops leaking from the texture of the
Tim Hawkinson
New York Ace Gallery Critical appraisals of Tim Hawkinson usually revolve around his image as a bizarro California inventor dude, puttering away on his strange thingamabobs. There’s no doubt that Hawkinson is often dazzlingly inventive; his ambitious work over the last decade has rightly earned him a reputation as a singular tinkerer.
Gabriel Orozco
New York Marian Goodman “What l’m after is the liquidity of things”-so begins a brief article about his films by the Mexican conceptual artist Gabriel Orozco, who likes to improvise with objects off the street. His ironic, casually subversive sensibility was available to the viewer in his second solo show at Marian Goodman, titled“Free Market
Steven Brower
New York Lombard/Freid Gallery Steven Brower, Steam Plant (Boiler and Steam Engine), 1999. Aluminum, brass, copper, and steel, 16.5 x 4.5 x 11 in. and 6.25 x 15 x 15 in. The information kiosk at the entrance to the Lombard/Freid Gallery is the tip-off.
Julie Speidel
Seattle Foster/White The 12 sculptures Julie Speidel assembled for her seventh solo exhibition in Seattle since 1987 affirmed a growing power over a variety of materials but, more importantly, indicated a conquest over all three dimensions that was not always present in her earlier work.
Marcos Ramirez (Erre)
San Diego The Museum of Contemporary Art Located amidst the bustle of downtown city streets, Marcos Ramirez’s 14-foot Acorazado asserts a commanding presence. Painted camouflage gray, the massive sculpted heart blends with the metallic tones of the city environment, while appearing as an unexpected surprise.
