News Latest issue of Nicola Midnight St. Claire On September 11, the newest issue of the Nicola Midnight St. Claire came out. In this installment, there are some articles on Katie Murken’s installation Continua as well as Bodega’s show Mobile Device. There is also a video “centerfold” and a curious take on a relic from 9/11 on display in the Penn Museum’s show Excavating Ground Zero: Fragments from 9/11. And in breaking news ...this just in from Matt Kalasky, editor of the Nicola: “Tonight at 7 PM in Temple Gallery the editors of the Nicola Midnight St.Claire will be presenting ... More » »
Here’s a few pictures from last night’s Re-task up at FLUXspace. The event was packed and there were a lot of really creative things being made and a lot of very good energy. I have more photos at flickr.
This week’s Weekly has my review of Growing Up Girl at the Open Lens Gallery. Here’s the link to the art page and below is the copy with some additional pictures. I have more photos at flickr.Dream GirlsThree photographers document the introverted world of the girl child. People have been taking pictures of children since the dawn of photography. Lewis Carroll captured Alice Liddell in dress-up garb in the 1860s. In the 1980s Sally Mann photographed her children as they roamed the woods, often nude, like a trio of feral preteens. The idea of children as wild yet innocent, wise ... More » »
“Cut&Paste” is an exhibit about collage and reinvention. Images, both still and video, are taken out of their context and manipulated into something new: a reflection of the artists’ own imagination. Five artists, Anita Allyn, Ellie Brown, Kent Latimer, Eric Lendl, and Caroline Shields participated in the exhibit at Falling Cow Gallery. Ellie Brown’s Found Book Collages Ellie Brown’s found book collages tell a story about her sexuality. All but one of the pages inside are glued together; the inside cover features a collage of mixed media, which represents the story within. Apparently, each book represents a past relationship, and ... More » »