The Critic as Avant-Garde Artist
by Travis Jeppesen on September 21, 2008
I have to say that I’m a lot more interested now in the prospect of reading Boris Groys’s new book Art Power than I was before reading Brian Dillon’s review of it in the latest issue of Frieze. According to (…)
Robert Hughes is Back
by Travis Jeppesen on September 16, 2008
God, I’ve missed Robert Hughes. Hughes on Damien Hirst: “His far-famed shark with its pretentious title, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, is “nature” for those who have no conception of nature, in whose life (…)
Jeremiah Palecek
by Travis Jeppesen on September 14, 2008
My review of Jeremiah Palecek’s Berlin show is now online – check it out.
One to Watch Out For: Karla Black
by Travis Jeppesen on September 12, 2008
There’s a great essay by Jonathan Griffin in the latest issue of Frieze on Karla Black, an artist previously unknown to me. Check out images of her recent sculpture There Can Be No Arguments, courtesy of Mary Mary Gallery: A (…)
A Report from ABC – Art Berlin Contemporary
by Travis Jeppesen on September 6, 2008
By now, anyone who has resided in Berlin for any length of time can tell you that all of this city’s “major art events” are the same. You tend to see, if not the same artists, then the same sort (…)
Jeremiah Palecek
by Travis Jeppesen on September 5, 2008
Check out footage from Jeremiah Palecek’s recent opening at STYX Project Space in Berlin at his blog. I will be reviewing Palecek’s show for White Hot Magazine in the coming days, so stay tuned!
Gallery Mittwoch
by Travis Jeppesen on September 3, 2008
The Berlin art season officially gets underway tonight with Gallery Mittwoch at the former Friedrichshohe brewery in Friedrichshain: 8 independent galleries presenting dozens of artists in 1 amazing building. Tomorrow: birthday, hangover.
Ricarda Roggan at Kunst-Werke, Berlin
by Travis Jeppesen on September 2, 2008
Ricarda Roggan: Still Life KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin Through September 7th There’s still time to see Ricarda Roggan’s show before it closes, and it’s worth the effort. Although her work might be overshadowed by the fact that Richard (…)
Snatch
by Travis Jeppesen on September 1, 2008
