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Sun, Oct 4 2009

Daniel Libeskind’s 17 words of architectural inspiration

Also in: Architecture

Daniel Libeskind builds on very big ideas. Here, he shares 17 words that underlie his vision for architecture — raw, risky, emotional, radical — and that offer inspiration for any bold creative...

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Mon, Sep 28 2009

Brooklyn at the Guggenheim

Also in: Architecture, Contact, News

You might be tired of the whole “Brooklyn writer” thing, but it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. Actually, it is. It’s going uptown. Friday night the Guggenheim museum hosted...

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Sun, Sep 27 2009

Digital Film, Digital Dissident

Also in: Film, News

The New York Times reviews “Ghost Town,” a documentary by Zhao Dayong that looks at the life of a small village near the Chinese-Myanmar border. As the Times highlights, one notable aspect...

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Sat, Sep 12 2009

Last night Gogol Bordello Non-Stop, a documentary about the legendary New York band under the leadership of Eugene Hutz, premiered at New York City’s Cinema Village. Directed by Colombian born Margarita...

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Thu, Aug 13 2009

Yoko Ono: Anton’s Memory

Also in: Art

One of the best things about Yoko Ono’s solo exhibition ‘Anton’s Memory’ at Pallazetto Tito in Venice is that the coldness of her minimalist conceptual work is altered by the old...

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Wed, Aug 12 2009

John Baldessari on Art at the Venice Biennale

Also in: Talks

A Conversation with John Baldessari, Daniel Birnbaum, and Steven Henry Madoff Daniel Birnbaum, curator of the 53rd Venice Biennale, and Steven Henry Madoff talk to John Baldessari about his art, life,...

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Thu, Jul 16 2009

Chinese Artist Xing Xin to Live in Metal Box for 49 Days

Also in: Art, News

Just outside this year’s Venice Biennale someone has welded themselves inside an iron box. Fortunately, the box is equipped with waterproof LED TVs connected to two internal cameras. Xing Xin, a...

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Wed, Jul 1 2009

Domesticating the German Pavilion

Also in: Art, News

The German Pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennale breaks with tradition by exhibiting the work of British-born artist Liam Gillick. When I approached the pavilion, I saw Liam Gillick and my former professor...

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Fri, Jun 26 2009

Suppressing Nationality at the Giardini.

Also in: Art

In the midst of the Venice Biennale media crush, openings and general party reverie, walking into and through the Czech/Slovak pavilion was a much needed respite and a literal breath of fresh air. Roman...

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Sat, Jun 13 2009

The Europe of Strangers

Also in: Art, News

Artists representing their countries at the Venice Biennale face the task of making their work fit into their country’s pavilion. Automatically, the work becomes site and situation specific. While...

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