Archive Art News from Elsewhere
1599 Items
NM
Art News from Elsewhere
Virtual Biennial
Via artinamericamagazine.com
Jan 31
The “first exclusively online biennial exhibition of contemporary art” launches in April. Led by artistic director Jan Hoet, of Germany’s MARTa Herford, the virtual exhibition costs $80 for access during the first week, but come July, admission is free.
VA
Art News from Elsewhere
Lawn vs. Garden
Via nytimes.com
Jan 30
An Orlando family may face a $500/day fine for planting veggies in their front yard. At the crux of such battles, says artist Fritz Haeg, who’ll be doing the same in the Twin Cities this year, is a rethinking of “our basic value systems and ideas of beauty.”
VA
Art News from Elsewhere
Silver Action
Via guardian.co.uk
Jan 30
For Sunday’s Silver Action event at the Tanks at Tate Modern, artist Suzanne Lacy brings together 400 women over age 60. The hook: titans of 20th century political protest, they’ll gather for “a live, unscripted performance about ageing and activism.”
PA
Art News from Elsewhere
Passings: Butch Morris
Via nytimes.com
Jan 30
New music pioneer Butch Morris has passed away at 65 after a battle with cancer. The inventor of “conduction”—“an improvised duet for ensemble and conductor”—he has worked with an array of artists, from Christian Marclay and John Zorn to Burnt Sugar.
VA
Art News from Elsewhere
Faith in Democracy
Via artinfo.com
Jan 29
Mexico City–based artist Francis Alÿs is skeptical whether democracy—like faith—can be “exported” around the world. It’s one of the themes of his project When Faith Moves Mountains (2002-2003), which is part of the Walker’s permanent collection.
EC
Art News from Elsewhere
Voguing with Cindy
Via myfoxtwincities.com
Jan 29
Cindy Sherman’s art is “directly related to the ballroom scene,” says House of Legion’s Xavier Rucker in a preview of Thursday’s “Pick Your Persona” Cindy Sherman ball at the Walker. “It’s our chance to be not us for a night.”
PA
Art News from Elsewhere
Decoding Mick
Via lifeisnoise.com
Jan 28
Deerhoof drummer Greg Saunier’s favorite album, the Stones’ Tattoo You, poses questions and codes he wants to crack: “Why are these guitars so rough? Why is everything so ragged?” And, of the “sassy” Mick Jagger, “Why is he so excited to be yelling in this part?”
EC
Art News from Elsewhere
Analyzing Artspeak
Via guardian.co.uk
Jan 28
Artspeak, the overwrought overintellectualized language often used to discuss art, has been dubbed International Art English by David Levine and Alix Rule, who’ve set out to map it—“to describe its contours, rather than just complain about it.”
FV
Art News from Elsewhere
Tops at Sundance
Via indiewire.com
Jan 28
The Sundance Film Festival announced its 2013 prizes Saturday, with Ryan Coolger’s Fruitvale and Steve Hoover’s Blood Brother winning top honors. A special jury prize went to Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin’s doc Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer.