Archive for the “Reviews” category
You’ll Know What to Do: Vaginal Davis Guides Us into Summer
by Travis Jeppesen on May 26, 2008
The maverick terrorist drag artist Vaginal Davis was recently enlisted by the Berlin art academy at Weissensee to submit a select group of students to a sort of week-long avant-garde boot camp, the result of which was a one-off performance, (…)
Color Theory
by Travis Jeppesen on May 10, 2008
Carsten Nicolai Eigen + Art, Berlin Through June 28th, 2008 The day was a pinkish orange thing, and as I entered the gallery, the orange overwhelmed the pink in a way that was unbearable – especially the heat. It is (…)
While we’re on the subject of aliens…
by Travis Jeppesen on May 1, 2008
I wrote this review for Think Again magazine; I thought I’d include it here because I picked up the book at the Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art show at the Barbican when I was in London. It was actually the (…)
Biennale Blasé
by Travis Jeppesen on April 5, 2008
The problem with this Berlin Biennial – and every one I’ve seen so far, to be honest – is the fact that the curators can somehow never resist falling into the pitfalls of an unhealthy preoccupation with the city itself. (…)
5th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art: 1st Impressions
by Travis Jeppesen on April 3, 2008
Today was the first day of the press preview for the latest installment of the Berlin Biennial, curated by Adam Szymczyk and Elena Filipovic. I generally make it a rule to see a show at least twice before I review (…)
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 (…)
