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The Global Minotaur

Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:02:36 +0000

"The Left, with Marx its original prophet, has always warned
that, as a system, capitalism strives to turn us into automata and
our market society into a Matrix-like dystopia. But the closer it
comes to achieving its aim, the nearer it gets to its moment of
ruin, very much like the mythical Icarus."

Review of the Alibis: Sigmar Polke Retrospective

Joseph Nechvatal — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 12:58:42 +0000

Christof Kohlhöfer and Sigmar Polke,The Whole Body Feels Light and Wants to Fly… / Der ganze Körper fühlt sich leicht und möcht

Review of the Alibis: Sigmar Polke Retrospective at the Museum Ludwig (Koln)
http://hyperallergic.com/214765/sigmar-polkes-dreamy-trippy-art-went-dee...

Parreno's Marquees

Steven Kaplan — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:40:38 +0000

I've been advised that Parreno's marquee pieces deserve further discussion. They are, certainly, the dominant visual element of the H{N)Y P N(Y}OSIS installation at the Park Avenue Armory, marking the outline of Danny the Street and providing much of the illumination in the Drill Hall. The films and musical interludes might alternate, turning on and off in random sequence, but the marquees abide like sentinels or referees, providing strict framing of the playing field, defining the rules of the game.

Reflections on H{N)Y P N(Y}OSIS, Philippe Parreno's installation at the Park Avenue Armory, June 10, 2015

Steven Kaplan — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:59:20 +0000

When the circus comes to town, we are accustomed to a certain hierarchy of presentation. First there is the sideshow, often an allee lined with various attractions that are transitory and ephemeral: small, spicy, tender morsels that serve to whet our appetite for the main course, where the real business of the circus -- marching elephants, dancing bears, lion tamers, jugglers, tightrope walkers, aerial acts, the flying trapeze and such -- gets done under the Big Top.

Review of the Bruce Nauman mini-retrospective at the Fondation Cartier

Joseph Nechvatal — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 15:58:30 +0000

View of “Carousel (Stainless steel version)” (front) and “Anthro/Socio (Rinde Facing Camera)” (rear) at Bruce Nauman, Fondation
Review of the Bruce Nauman mini-retrospective at the Fondation Cartier
http://hyperallergic.com/197824/make-step-repeat-bruce-nauman-is-out-of-...

Aufruf zur Alternative, Joseph Beuys 12/1978

Sun, 15 Mar 2015 18:59:43 +0000

Aufruf zur Alternative

Joseph Beuys 12/1978

Erstveröffentlichung in der Frankfurter Rundschau am 23. 12. 1978

EXPERIMENTAL INTERMEDIA ANNIVERSARY

Thu, 12 Feb 2015 22:43:07 +0000

EXPERIMENTAL INTERMEDIA

The Forty-first Anniversary of EI performances at 224 Centre Street, The Forty-sixth Anniversary of the Founding of Experimental Intermedia, the Forty-sixth Anniversary of the 224 Centre Street loft, and, not least, The Twenty-fifth Annual Festival with no fancy name, Part Two (or B)

The Artist as Debtor: A Conference about the Work of Artists in the Age of Speculative Capitalism, Cooper Union F 1/23/15 1-9 pm

Steven Kaplan — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:37:03 +0000

The Artist as Debtor: A Conference about the Work of Artists in the Age of Speculative Capitalism

http://artanddebt.org/

Friday, January 23, 2015
1-9pm

The Great Hall, Cooper Union
7 East 7th Street
New York NY 10003

LIVESTREAM: www.stopmotionsolo.tv

Art Review of Hike, Hack, Hic et Nunc

Joseph Nechvatal — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 16:10:13 +0000

Pierre Clément, “Off the hook” (2014) installation

Art Review of Art Review of Hike, Hack, Hic et Nunc at XPO Gallery, Paris
http://artillerymag.com/hike-hack-hic-et-nunc/

Video of ZKM lecture on "Immersion Into Noise"

Joseph Nechvatal — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 09:39:25 +0000

ZKM lecture on "Immersion Into Noise"

Video of ZKM lecture on "Immersion Into Noise" from 27.10.2012
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