The “Lost” Art of Art Criticism
by Travis Jeppesen on March 31, 2008
In a recent editorial addressing the endless debates over criticism’s role in the current art world, Damon Willick argues that such debates often reduce the so-called crisis to a binary opposition – Greenbergian formalism vs. postmodernism. Proponents of the former (…)
IN MEMORIAM: Jan Jakub Kotík (1972-2007)
by Travis Jeppesen on March 29, 2008
In December, the Czech Republic lost one of its most promising young artists to cancer. I first came into contact with Jan Jakub Kotík when I was commissioned to write an essay on his work by Umelec. I did not (…)
Four Films by Mark Ther
by Travis Jeppesen on March 27, 2008
1. I Will Get You Out and Chop You Up in Midair (2007) Plants. Flowers. I don’t know the names of any of them. A chair in a garden, an assortment of tools. The chirping birds are so bored, can’t (…)
Mark Ther’s Television Commercials
by Travis Jeppesen on March 26, 2008
Mark Ther is a Prague-based video artist. These are some of this television commercials. His work is the subject of an essay in my forthcoming book, Disorientations. Tomorrow, I’ll be writing about four of his recent films.
New Kid on the Bloc
by Travis Jeppesen on March 25, 2008
Jon Campbell Galerie Deschler, Berlin Through March 29, 2008 At Galerie Deschler, hidden away down in the basement, a young American painter by the name of Jon Campbell is having his first solo exhibition in Europe. It’s rare to (…)
On the Expulsion of the Friendless Warrior
by Travis Jeppesen on March 22, 2008
Why do we read art magazines? Sorry, but it’s a question that needs to be asked every now and then, as the answer seems to change over time according to one’s position, status, and relationship to the rest of the (…)
