Hebel_121, Basel, Switzerland
Launches New Web Site
posted December 27, 2006


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Founded 1998, Hebel_121 is run by MS artist Daniel Göttin and artist Gerda Maise.  Their new web site includes an archive of all past exhibitions with images and other information.

 

Minimalism and After
Tradition and Tendencies of Minimalism from 1950 to the Present
New Acquisitions for the DaimlerChrysler Collection 2000-2006
posted December 22, 2006


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Conceived by Renate Wiehager of the DaimlerChrylser Collection, this new publication provides a much needed, more thorough overview of reductive art  practices — in both Europe and the United States — than previously published.  300 works by 150 artists, including MS artists Hartmut Böhm, Sylvan Lionni, Jan van der Ploeg, and Michael Zahn.  Buy this book.

 

Tropicália: A Revolution in Brazilian Culture
The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, New York
thru Jan. 28, 2007
posted December 20, 2006


Hélio Oiticica, detail of Tropicália (1967)
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Tropicália is an incredible exhibition — the first comprehensive survey of one of the most significant chapters in modern cultural history, a period beginning in the late 1960s when daring experiments in Brazilian art, music, film, architecture and theater converged. The exhibition features artists Lygia Clark, Antônio Dias, Nelson Leirner, Hélio Oiticica, and Lygia Pape, among many others.  Don't miss it.

 

Jan van der Ploeg
Kunstvereniging Diepenheim, The Netherlands
thru Jan. 31, 2007
posted December 20, 2006

 
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George Ortman at Mitchell Algus Gallery
by Jim Long
posted December 20, 2006


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In The Brooklyln Rail, New York artist Jim Long reviews George Ortman's exhibition at Mitchell Algus Gallery, which included 14 pieces spanning 48 years. "If you weight a piece of string and submerge it in a glass of water saturated with dissolved sugar, over a period of hours you’ll see crystals, “rock candy,” start to form..."

 

Interview with Rossana Martínez
by Perry Garvin
posted December 15, 2006


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MS artist Rossana Martínez is currently a resident artist at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Workspace program.  Interview by Perry Garvin, Digital Projects Manager, LMCC.

 

Lena Valetine Haber
posted December 15, 2006

October 9, 2006.  7:07pm.  6 pounds 2 ounces.  A masterpiece of reductive art.  New baby daughter of MS artist Lynne Harlow and rock star / marathon runner / technologist Nich Haber.  Congratulations!

 

A labyrinth into which I can venture —
Kosuth at Sean Kelly, by Joan Waltemath
posted December 15, 2006


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MS artist Joan Waltemath takes on Joseph Kosuth's recent installation "a labyrinth into which I can venture (a play of works by guests and foreigners)" at Sean Kelly Gallery, New York.  Polonius, Hamlet, Foucault, and more.

 

Robert Yasuda at Elizabeth Harris Gallery
by Michael Brennan
posted December 15, 2006


Robert Yasuda, Coco-Palm (2006)
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MS artist Michael Brennan discusses Robert Yasuda's recent exhibition Elizabeth Harris Galley, New York.  "Radical luminosity on eccentrically shaped supports..."

 

All's Fair: In Miami for the Art
by Joanne Mattera
posted December 15, 2006


Sarah Morris at Hetzler Gallery (photo credit: Joanne Mattera)
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In her blog, artist Joanne Mattera reports on her trip to Art Basel Miami Beach, as well as six other satellite fairs (out of twelve), and gives an overview of abstract work of interest.  "Imagine Costco on steriods and filled with art..."


 
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