Sculpture In So Many Words

Stopped by the Nasher Sculpture Center to see "Sculpture In So Many Words" Text Pieces 1960-1980.  For pack rats of art invitations, hand-outs, art magazines, posters or whatever related to art, this is for you!

 

On wall, L to R, Robert Morris - Exhibition announcement  poster, Leo Castelli, 1968

Carl Andre - Al, Fe, Zn exhibition poster, 1967

Floor: Carl Andre, Fe Zn, 1975

James Lee Byers [The perfect Kiss], 1975

 

 

Nasher Sculpture Center

September 29, 2012 - January 13, 2013
 Idea as work of art: that is the radical proposition examined in Sculpture in So Many Words: Text Pieces 1960–80. Comprised of text sculptures from the 1960s and 1970s, this exhibition sheds fresh light on the intellectual foundations underpinning much of contemporary art.

Chris Powell

Bret Slater

A Painter's Journey

Stopped by the MAC to see Roger Winter's retrospective (or purge) and "Painter's Journey" that included students of Roger Winter.  I took a couple of photos of the only interesting work at the MAC.

Francisco Moreno at Oliver Francis Gallery

Oliver Francis Gallery opened the second solo exhibition of gallery artist Francisco Moreno, Dormant Subversion, on October 6th. In his paintings, and "paint-stallations", Moreno confronts anxieties about the role of painting in the information age. Using media saturated iconography and news headlines as source material, Moreno explores the contradictions of American identity, raises questions about the value of labor, and considers how living in the media age of shapes our understanding of personal and collective history.

Oliver Francis Gallery
209 S. Peak Street
Dallas, TX 75226
817 879 8231
Exhibition on display through November 3.

Daniel Kurt studio works

Stopped by the old Plush Gallery to see Daniel Kurt's works from the studio.

 

Michael Wynne and I stopped by Brookhaven College on Thursday evening for the (mid-)  exhibition reception for Chris Powell.  What a stunning exhibition.  Met Chris for the first time and had an opportunity to talk with him about his work and new studio.  Michael and Chris have known each other for a while and both were represented by Foster Goldstrom in the 80's.  The exhibition is up until September 26th so there is plenty of time to visit and spend some time with this exhibition.

 

 

Complete exhibition checklist:

 1. three folding chairs - found objects, plaster

2. yellow dog, blue cup - ceramic

3. this is not a step - found objects, plaster, straw

Chris Powell: This Is Not A Step

Brookhaven College - Forum Gallery

August 20 through September 26, 2012

where is the power

Made it through the road construction, college kids darting around heavy traffic to the Fort Worth Contemporary Arts at TCU and it was worth the trouble.   The current exhibition "where is the power" was curated by Terri Thornton and includes Valeska Soares, Mona Hatoum, Chris Powell, Liam Gillick, Robert Kinmont, Richard Wentworth, Alejandro Cesarco,  Fred Sandback, Cornelia Parker, Josiah McElheny, Glenn Ligon, Kris Pierce and one of my most favorite artists John Wilcox.

 

Valeska Soares "Love Stories II", 2008 and in foreground "twin", 2006-11 by Chris Powell 

LtoR, "Condition Report", 2010 by Glenn Ligon and "Tender", 1988 by John Wilcox 

Untitled by Fred Sandback

 

Fort Worth Contemporary Arts

where is the power

curated by Terri Thornton

August 25-October 27, 2012



Rachel de Joode

I missed the opening and the opportunity to meet Rachel de Joode but was able to make it to Oliver Francis Gallery today. This exhibition by Rachel de Joode evolves around the notion of space in relation to the art-object.  The works deal with space-in-itself, the object-ness of space, sensual space, art-documentation as the art-piece, the real vs. the unreal, facades, gravity, and time.

The installation of these two pieces in the middle gallery was genius.  This is what I expect to encounter when visiting art galleries.  

"Dimensional Drawing Of A Real Arm Holding A Cigarette Ash Noodle”, An ash-swirl held up in the air by a papier-mâché arm. This sculpture is based on an automatic drawing, a scribble turned into 3-dimensions.

“Statue Being Unveiled: Myself Standing Upside Down in 2 Dimensions” (2012), 7-feet tall cutout photo, mounted, placed in a clay base

“Crushed Big Space-In-Itself ” & “Crushed Small Space-In-Itself”, 2 faux canvasses with an image from the Hubble telescope printed on it, the canvasses are wetted, deflated and covered in acrylic


Check out the exhibition....call the gallery before you make plans to visit.

Read the BerlinArtLink interview for this exhibition.

Rachel de Joode Real Things - Explorations in Three Dimensions 11 August - 8 September

Ann Stautberg studio visit

Dick Higgins

Named after the late Fluxus artist, Dick Higgins, Dick Higgins is a collaborative group.  Presenting interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and non-disciplinary ideas, the collective acts as artist, curator, gallery and work of art.

Elegance | Violence

Stopped by the Art Car Museum a couple of weeks ago to visit my friend Jim Hatchett and to see the current exhibition.  The exhibition was Elegance | Violence a 30-year survey of Perry House's work occupied the entire museum. 

The exhibition will be on view through 9/2/2012.

“Perry House: Elegance/Violence” is an exhibition that includes paintings from House’s enormous body of work spanning more than 30 years. Perry House, long-time Houston artist and art educator at Houston Community College Central Campus, is a dedicated painter, devoting several hours each and every day to perfecting his craft. House’s ‘alternate reality landscapes’ are neo-expressionist, straddling the line between abstraction and realism with their nearly recognizable forms and figures. The works are allegorical in imagery, yet ambiguous in interpretation. They are, at the same time, both beautiful and disturbing. “Elegance / Violence” will include both recent and older works and reveal House’s venerable quest for balance. 

ABOUT PERRY HOUSE: Perry House received his M.F.A. in 1971 from California College of Arts in Oakland. In 1985, House’s work was included in an exhibition titled “Fresh Paint: The Houston School”. Curated by Barbara Rose and Susie Kalil, “Fresh Paint” marked the first time that the Museum of Fine Arts Houston devoted a large show to local painters. Also included in this historically important group show were legendary Houston painters Ron Hoover and Dick Wray. Over the years, House was represented by William Graham, Davis/McClain, and Inman Galleries. At the same time, House was also an instructor at Houston Community College Central Campus, a career from which he has recently retired after 30 years. Perry House’s retirement plans are to continue painting every day. Perry House is currently represented by Dan Allison.   - Art Car Museum