AltWeeklies Wire
Blurring the Lines Between Real and Virtual, Art and Worknew
Are oppressive labor laws and expensive real estate getting in the way of your dream of opening your own sweatshop? That's the curious question asked by an introductory video to "Invisible Threads," a 2008 collaborative project by artists Jeff Crouse and Stephanie Rothenberg.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
04-20-2010 |
Art
Atlanta Artists Go Off the Wall With Hip-Hop Designnew
Recent book DEFinition: The Art and Design of Hip-Hop puts hip-hop’s visual legacy in perspective.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Cinque Hicks |
04-13-2010 |
Art
The Science of Signtology: Crafting Pop Art From the Everydaynew
A fan of pop culture and music, Dan Ericson’s paintings on street signs range from musical geniuses like James Brown and John Lennon to sports stars like Tony Hawk and Shaun White. He also captures moments from movies like The Karate Kid and Enter the Dragon.
Boulder Weekly |
Quibian Salazar-Moreno |
04-12-2010 |
Art
Tags: Dan Ericson
Adam Garcia: Designer for Nike, Rhymesayers and Arcade Firenew
Adam Garcia, known back in the day in the Twin Cities as "Snakebird" was an instrumental designer in the hip-hop and street art scenes before moving to Philly in 2006. He's since been recruited by Nike and has managed a Portland move, and yet somehow he still sneaks in a freelance project or two for his hometown people.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jen Boyles |
04-08-2010 |
Art
Tags: Rhymesayers, Adam Garcia
Andy Warhol in the '80snew
Based on a new exhibit -- and despite common perception -- Andy Warhol reached his creative zenith in the 1980s.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Anthony Mariani |
04-07-2010 |
Art
Colorado Museum Looks Into the Offbeat Sides of Conflict and Resolutionnew
Little girls in white dresses and hairbows kick and beat each other. Meanwhile, a man flies a kite. These images explore the nature of conflict and resolution, the theme for the museum's new show.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
03-25-2010 |
Art
Museum Brings Down Final Curtain on Ripleyesque Beginningsnew
When the Arkansas Museum of Discovery announced in January that it would deaccession many of the 14,000 artifacts in its collection, a cry went up. Don't give away our shrunken heads!
Arkansas Times |
Leslie Newell Peacock |
03-25-2010 |
Art
Roger Ballen at the George Eastman Housenew
Dream-sense can be unsettling in its dense, archetypal symbolism, and while some will argue that it's nothing more than the brain defragging the mess of information it must process, it's the sense that most interests Johannesburg, South Africa-based American photographer Roger Ballen, whose work can be seen at the George Eastman House through June 6.
City Newspaper |
Rebecca Rafferty |
03-24-2010 |
Art
Nearly 30 Detroit Ex-Pat Artists Living in NYC Tell Us to Stay Putnew
For any cognizant creative whose finger is on the pulse of this ailing city, the news of one relocating to New York is a cliché. And other places too. Want to move to L.A.? Good luck.
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
03-23-2010 |
Art
Trippy Visuals From the Department of Whoa, Dudenew
SAMA’s Psychedelic art exhibition — years in the making by David Rubin, SAMA’s Brown Curator of Contemporary Art — is well worth seeing. It’s a surefire psychoactive mood enhancer, at the least.
San Antonio Current |
Sarah Fisch |
03-17-2010 |
Art
Eight Questions With Editorial Cartoonist Adam Zyglisnew
Talk about lofty predecessors. When Adam Zyglis became the editorial cartoonist for the Buffalo News in 2004, he stepped into a role once held by not one, but two, Pulitzer Prize winners (Bruce Shanks in 1958 and Tom Toles in 1990).
Tags: Adam Zyglis, Buffalo News
Take a Bow: Rosson Crow and the Boys with the Bad Reputationsnew
Rosson Crow laments the challenges facing a young female artist, of dealers who don’t want to take her seriously and art-world types who expect her to behave a certain way. That boy’s club attitude is one of the main focuses of her latest show.
New York Press |
Danny Gold |
03-04-2010 |
Art
The Busiest Gallery in Wynwood Might Be at the Salvation Army Thrift Storenew
There is something shockingly different about Wynwood's newest art emporium. The works lining the gritty space's windows, walls, and aisles fly out the door in a single day. On Wednesdays, you can snag an original painting or limited-edition framed print for half-off or a hefty discount.
Miami New Times |
Carlos Suarez De Jesus |
03-01-2010 |
Art
Bombs, Burns and Coloring Books: Decoding Graffiti with Kobie Solomonnew
Before getting into the charred thickets of east Detroit, you'll pass the old train yard. In certain areas you'll see stray dogs, vagabonds, curious shutterbugs, countless pounds of broken glass and gnarly graffiti art. It's been that way for decades.
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
02-23-2010 |
Art
Behold, the North American Body Painting Championshipsnew
While it might seem challenging to transform an art largely financed by carnival face-painting gigs into a respected medium, that’s less a concern in cultures outside the U.S. — particularly Austria, the Netherlands, Korea and, yes, even conservative Canada.
Las Vegas Weekly |
E.C. Gladstone |
02-18-2010 |
Art
