One could say that the history of humankind has unfolded between earth and sky, because sitting, standing, lying down—moving or static—the human body takes up space; it informs and activates any environment, physically as well as socially and spiritually.
November 2009
Richard Clements
Milan Richard Clements’s Untitled (Woodpile) (2008) is a stack…see the full review in November’s magazine.
Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood
Stockbridge, Massachusetts Sculptors siting work outdoors can contradict…see the full review in November’s magazine.
John Bjerklie
New York John Bjerklie s ongoing performance/sculpture project…see the full review in November’s magazine.
Wendy Ross
Washington, DC Wendy Ross’s recent exhibition “Back & Forth” featured…see the full review in November’s magazine.
Of Monument and Moment: Huma Bhabha’s Cinema of Decay
Huma Bhabha often cites the influence of Auguste Rodin’s The Burghers of Calais, a work that, like her own, achieves its dramatic effect by joining monumentality and spectacle. Just as there are many ways of seeing Rodin’s tragic yet heroic burghers, Bhabha’s sculptures and installations defy fixed perspectives, their narrative fluidity forming, in almost cinematic
Imperfect Machines and Atmospheres: A Conversation with Andrew Drummond
Since the early 1970s, Andrew Drummond has created individual performance pieces, sculptures, and installations of consistent power, elegance, and invention. His work engages a dynamic multiplicity of visual sensations that transfigure and challenge the viewer emotionally and mentally, almost to the point of lassitude.
Adrian Villar Rojas
Buenos Aires Adrian Villar Rojas likes to be challenged…see the full review in November’s magazine.
Eve Andrée Laramée
Atlanta Eve Andrée Laramée’s seductively beautiful Halfway to Invisible belies…see the full review in November’s magazine.
28th São Paulo Bienal
São Paulo The 28th São Paulo Bienal entered into history…see the full review in November’s magazine.