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Fleisher Challenge: Bograd, Thwing and Steinwachs

The first Wind Challenge of this season began with a bang at Fleisher Art Memorial. Jenny Thwing’s installation “Buried but Breathing” was the most unexpected and original work offered by the three artists–the other two who exhibited are Alana Bograd and Sarah Steinwachs.

Weekly Update – Slought’s emerging artist shows

This week’s Weekly has my review of 1:5:25 at Slought Foundation.  Below is my copy with some pictures. Video is a huge part of the art world and many galleries now include the medium as part of their regular programming.    Shows of all video art are less frequent although they too occur. Slought’s “1:5:25” is an all-video show curated by a team of 5 and presenting works by 25 artists or artist groups.   A veritable dim sum video banquet of stuttering, fast-paced, culture-questioning videos, the show is good but it raises the question:  How much video is too much?