Comments on: Book of the living

By: roberta

roberta — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:00:07 +0000

thanks for the heads up, Louise! Sounds interesting.

By: Louise

Louise — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 02:35:01 +0000

Hi Roberta: Hope you can get to see my most recent project opening this Sunday, April 10th. Best, Louise

Future Perfect: Re-Constructing the 1939 New York World’s Fair
April 10 – August 14, 2011

Opening Reception
Sunday, April 10, 2011 3:00 to 6:00pm

“To Exhibit Fastest Fighting Plane at New York World’s Fair,” 1938

Vintage gelatin silver print

Gift of Irene Feldman, 2006.14.47WF39

http://www.queensmuseum.org/future-perfect-re-constructing-the-1939-new-york-world%E2%80%99s-fair

By: MATTHEW ROSE

MATTHEW ROSE — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:36:00 +0000

A Book About Death : The Movie…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7nOFqIsSQ0

By: Michael Andre

Michael Andre — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:07:03 +0000

Matthew’s wonderful show is really an encyclopedia of 21st century mail art. At the original Harvey opening I read about 9/11 and the death of John Cage, Emily Harvey and my mother. It was webcast. Matthew worked on an article about Emily for the Times back when she was very ill. We were in regular correspondence; we read together in Paris, for instance, just as the evil W was re-elected. In any case, the article on Emily appeared. For some reason I thought of the article as her obituary. Some time later I was at a book party for Richard Kostelanetz. On the way out there was Emily and she looked fine. I was stunned. “But Emily,” I said, “I thought you were… I thought you… ” Yes? she said. “In Venice,” I said, and left.

By: matthew rose

matthew rose — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:38:36 +0000

Louise is an art star, art hero and a great friend of this project. She took it upon her own initiative to create yet another version of this show and worked non-stop to get it right. That was always an inherent aspect of A Book About Death – that the artist’s owned this project, this exhibition, an exhibition that was (in its first incarnation at the EHF in NYC) free. You walked in and worked for a bit and then walked out with the entire exhibition. MoMA, among other institutions, now has a complete set of the works. As of now, artists are organizing in Mexico, Montreal, Belgium, São Paulo, Brazil – and I just received a note from China – to put together new variations with community initiatives for this project. Oh..and one artist, Angela Ferrara is putting the finishing touches on a YouTube video showing all the artists’ works in about 9’45 … MR

By: Louise Weinberg

Louise Weinberg — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:29:02 +0000

Thanks, Roberta. I am still installing cards from the call I sent out.
I’d love to be able to send you a few jpegs from our wonderful installation? If so, let me know how to contact you. Louise

By: roberta

roberta — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:47:22 +0000

Hi Louise, thank you for the clarification on who your exhibit is dedicated to. I hope people are participating and enjoying!

By: Louise Weinberg

Louise Weinberg — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:25:08 +0000

I am the curator of the exhibition, Selections From A Book About Death, at the Queens Museum of Art. Our exhibition is dedicated to Moki Cherry, Minnie Weinberg and Nancy Spero. There will be a closing party on the 15th from 3 to 6pm.