We gave our Doberman to my sister-in-law the other day. Her kids had always loved Orenthal. Besides, “Juice” had gone docile on us over the last decade, his sentry instincts replaced by drooling and excessive gas.
September 2006
Alan Rath: Meta Mechanics
We’ve all had about enough of machines. Computers break down; ATMs swallow bank cards; cell phones, MP3s and DVD players inconveniently die in the midst of declarations of undying love. Galleries and museums often seem like the last vestiges of unmechanized culture, packed with objects made, as we like to say, by hand—never mind that
Katy Stone: Embodiments
2005 was a signal year for Seattle artist Katy Stone: her first solo museum exhibition, including a site-specific installation on view for 10 months at the Boise Art Museum (BAM); her inaugural solo appearance in New York, plus one-woman gallery shows in Seattle and Manhattan Beach, California; and a handsome, full-color catalogue of recent work
From Line to Mass: A Conversation with William Tucker
William Tucker had already established a significant career as a sculptor in England when he moved to the United States in 1978. He was included in the seminal “New Generation” exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London in 1964 and represented Britain at the 36th Venice Biennale in 1972.
The Alien Sculpture of Kwang-Young Chun
Historically the mulberry plant has played an essential role in Korean life and culture. Throughout the Jeossun Dynasty (1392–1910) and during the years of the Occupation, mulberry was used to make paper pulp that would eventually be transformed into a strong, translucent paper, suitable for printing, wrapping, or both.
