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Yujin Lee's "Chronos And Kairos" Opens At Morgen Contemporary (Berlin), April 24, 2013

4/17/2013

South Korean artist, Yujin Lee, has a new show opening at Morgen Contemporary (ACKERSTR. 162 10115 BERLIN). Chronos and Kairos opens April 24 and runs until June 1, 2013. There will be a reception with the artist from 7 to 10 p.m., Wednesday, Apil 24.

The focus of the exhibit is how different cultures react to natural catastrophes. Lee composes large scale pencil drawings of clouds and smoke. When you first look at these pieces it is difficult to ascertain what these are drawings of--are they clouds, are they explosions. It almost mimics a human reaction to a rea event. The exhibit also includes chalk drawings and prints with the same subject matter.

William Pope. L Solo Show, "Forlesen" Opens At The Renaissance Society (Chicago), April 28, 2013

4/16/2013

The Renaissance Society (5811 South Ellis Avenueroom 418 Chicago) presents a solo exhibition by William Pope. L entitled Forlesen. The exhibition runs from April 28 through June 23, 2013. There will be an opening reception from 4 to 7 p.m. with an artist talk (5-6 p.m.).

The title of the exhibition comes from a short story by Gene Wolfe and features new work ranging from drawings to sculpture and a video installation. One of the sculptures, Du Bois Machine, is of wood and ten feet high. The video installation is a collection of images taken from bargain bin VHS tapes.

Like the story it takes its name from there is no plot here. There are just disconnected episodes that require you, the audience, to decode them.

For more information head to www.renaissancesociety.org. The Rennaissance Society is at the University of Chicago.

Steve Greene's "Buzzing In My Ears" Opens April 18, 2013 At Frosch&Portmann (NYC)

4/12/2013

Steve Greene's Buzzing In My Ears opens at frosch&portmann (53 Stanton Street, NYC) Thursday, April 18, 2013. The exhibit runs until May 26. Greene's work may not literally buzz in your ears but the imagery of sound is pervasive in his recent work (be they collage or drawing). Noise or silence, sound or its absence feature in his diagrammatic, abstract, list-based work.

It is an interesting approach because what art is there that is judged, sensed by only one sense? We see, we hear, we feel different forms of art but when we see, that sight can evoke the sonic and when we hear something it is just as likely to call to mind an image.

This exhibition is Greene's fourth solo show in NYC and his first featuring works on paper. The Arkansas-born artist lives in NYC these days and recieved his BFA from Pratt.

SAVING SOULS SOCIETY and the Mystery Members-a creative war GAME Postscipt.

4/10/2013

photos by Boyd C. Ogle II

Saving Souls Society was a panel, game, discussion and art project conceived by Camille Iemmolo and held at Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art at the Goshka Macuga Nature of the Beast Rountable.

Iemmolo, inspired by Macuga's round table brought together a number of disparate creative minds--artists, collectors, musicians, advertising genius-types, comedians, teachers and half-assed sort of once upon a time journalists (cough cough) to talk about war, peace and the need for art and humor in a suffering society.

But it wasn't just a discussion.

Everyone received, in the mail, an item and a written theme. And they had to be prepared to discuss this theme in conjunction with the item. The discussion ranged from the personal to the historic and beyond.

There was also a word jumble based on the first letter of each written theme with the prize being $500 to the winner's favorite charity.

This was the sort of project it was virtually impossible to walk out of not thinking. It was also a place where, after leaving, you wanted to go back and ask the participants questions.

Iemmolo is likely using some of the props from this in an art piece in the future. She collected the cardboard pistols that had to be aimed at whoever was speaking. Thankfully she did not collect the hats.

A list of participants will appear here later.

For more on Camille Iemmolo

Xie Nanxing At Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne, Opening April 12, 2013

4/10/2013

A solo exhibit by Xie Nanxing opens at Galerie Urs Meile (Rosenberghöhe 4
6004 Lucerne) on April 12, 2013. The exhibit, The Second Whip With A Brush, features oil paintings from three of the artist's recent series. Thes range from close to abstration and opaque, psychological narrative pieces. All of this forms around what Nanxing refers to as "ashes" or "dust" which is found in all the work.

There will be an opening, with the artist, from 6 to 8 p.m. Visitors are welcome during business hours with appointment.

Tobias Kaspare's "The Bling Ring" At Gallerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Opens April 25, 2013

4/9/2013

Tobias Kaspar's The Bling Ring runs at Gallerie Peter Kilchmann (Zahnradstrasse 21
8005 Zurich) from April 26 through May 25, 2013. There will be an opening, with the artist, from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 25.

For more on Kaspar head HERE.

Tandem Press In Madison, Wisconsin, Having Moving Sale April 27, 2013

4/8/2013

Live in Madison, Wisconsin? Going to be there Saturday, April 27, 2013? Take advantage of Tandem Press moving to a temporary location. To help make the move less painful the fine folks at Tandem are having a sale.

We have written about them at numerous fairs and they always have great prints. If you are in the area and in the market for some art? Checkk the above flyer out.

Andrew Rafacz Gallery (Chicago) Opens "Psychosexual," A Group Show, April 6, 2013

4/4/2013

Andrew Rafacz Gallery (835 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago) opens Psychosexual, an exhibit curated by Scott J. Hunter, April 6, 2013 The exhibit runs until May 25. There will be a reception with the artists from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6.

Psychosexual is about the created but unconscious meaning of physical gestures in art and the eroticism, the intimacy therein. Artists included are; Tom Burr, Rachel Niffenegger, Edmund Chia, John Neff, Matthias Dornfeld, Jayson Keeling, Lutz Bacher, Jutta Koether, Nazafarin Lotfi, Brenna Youngblood, Jeffry Mitchell, Peter Otto and Kirsten Stoltmann.

The gesture, part of the artist’s very self, is made tangible in art and as it is done it projects the artists desires and more. And then it connects with those who view the art.

There will be a catalog in conjunction with the exhibition. This will include essays by Scott J. Hunter, Elijah Burgher and Jason Foumberg.

Scott White Contemporary Presents "String Theory" Art From Unconventional Textiles

4/4/2013

After van Gogh (Self Portrait), 2008

Scott White Contemporary Gallery (7655 Girard Ave Suite 101, La Jolla) presents String Theory by Devorah Sperber, Kumi Yamashita and Cayce Zavaglia. The exhibit runs from April 20 to June 1, 2013. There will be a reception 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2013.

The all-female exhibit is about photorealistic works made using unconventional textiles. You know, the sort of pieces where you look at them, realize what they are made with and do a double-take (hopefully not a "spit-take").

Darbi Gray, 2013

Octavia Art Gallery (New Orleans) Presents "Cuba Connection" Opening April 6

4/2/2013

Octavia Art Gallery (at 4532 Magazine Street, New Orleans) has a new exhibition, Cuba Connection, opening April 6 and running until April 27, 2013. There will be an opening reception 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday April 6.

The exhibit is of work by Cuban and Cuban-American artists including Luisa Mesa, José Antonio Choy, Alex Hernández Dueñas, Piki Mendizabal, Karlos Perez, Victoria Montoro Zamorano and others.

These are artists using different media and with divergent styles. If you are in New Orleans be sure to drop by to see this work. If you have the means bring your checkbook too.