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THE EMPTY CITY
The Empty City, featuring the work of Yun-Fei Ji, was organized by the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and curated by Shannon Fitzgerald. The exhibition was on display June 4, 2004 – August 15, 2004. Support for the exhibition was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Regional Arts Commission St. Louis and the Arts & Education Council. BOOKS AT PROVISIONS Globalization and Cultural Trends in China Liu Kang A critical study on globalization and cultural trends in post-revolutionary China. One China, Many Paths Chaohua Wang, ed. The opinions of economists, historians, philosophers, and writers on modern China…
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ERACE-ING ART HISTORY
Titus Kaphar’s “Visual Quotations” series is comprised of meticulously crafted paintings deriving from the portrayal of black people in 18th and 19th century Western painting. The original paintings, by artists such as Copley, Delacroix, Blake, and Eakins, were selected for their relevance within the “canon” of Western art history, and for the compositional theme of black and white people portrayed in close proximity. In each painting Kaphar has removed from the composition all white figures and all remnants of the original painted environment. What remains is the black figure on a white ground, in compositional isolation. Each large painting is…
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HALL OF MIRRORS
The portraits by Brett Cook featured in Hall of Mirrors, made with gold paint pen on black paper, depict artists and writers who inspired and enacted social change both through their artistic practice and their lives. Cesar Chavez, Mahatma Ghandi, Alice Walker, and His Holiness The Dalai Lama are just a few of the many influential people Cook has drawn in this series. Cook’s early work, often displayed on abandoned buildings and in other public spaces, strove to create “public art” that gave voice to the community it resided in and the people who saw it every day. Though Hall of…
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WHERE WE COME FROM
For the project Where We Come From, Emily Jacir posed a seemingly simple question to Palestinians around the world. “If I could do something for you, anywhere in Palestine, what would it be?” Jacir then used the relative freedom of movement allowed by her American passport to fulfill and document the requests. The tasks are largely simple, everyday activities, from visiting family in Gaza to walking the streets of Nazareth. The requests and their outcome (some were impossible to fulfill) are documented in text panels, photographs and video. Jacir’s work crosses disciplines and harnesses techniques from conceptual and performance art…
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ILLEGAL ART
Illegal Art features the work of Kembrew McLeod and Eric Doeringer. The exhibition was on display April 26, 2003 – June 7, 2003. In 1998, McLeod trademarked the phrase “Freedom of Expression” and created a zine with that title. He enlisted a friend, Brendan Love, to pose as the publisher of an imaginary punk rock magazine also called “Freedom of Expression”, whom he then pretended to sue. McLeod hired a lawyer and didn’t let her in on the hoax. Shortly thereafter, the Daily Hampshire Gazette ran an interview with McLeod. He played it straight, telling the paper, “I didn’t…
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ROOTS & UPROOTS: CHRONICLES OF SUSTENANCE AND DEFIANCE
Roots and Uproots: Chronicles of Sustenance and Defiance features the work of Hollis Chatelain, Carmen Lomas Garza, Virginia Harris, Deborah F. Lawrence, Judith Lowry, Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith, Roger Shimomura, Inez Storer, and Renee Stout. The exhibition was on display March 15, 2003 – April 19, 2003.
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HUNGRY HEADS
Hungry Heads features the work of Mildred Howard, Lisa Kokin, Meridel Rubenstein, Joyce Scott, Pat Owec, and Melissa Zink. The exhibition was on display September 6, 2002 – November 16, 2002. BOOKS Belonging: Los Alamos To Vietnam-Photoworks And Installations Meridel Rubenstein, Olga Zaferatos Karras La gente de la luz: Portraits from New Mexico Meridel Rubenstein Joyce J. Scott Kickin’ It With the Old Masters Joyce Scott
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RENEGADE PORTRAITS
Renegade Portraits features the work of Amalia Amaki, Mildred Howard, Lisa Kokin, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Joyce Scott, Tabitha Vevers, and Melissa Zink. The exhibition was on display June 3, 2002 – July 30, 2002.
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CONSEQUENCES OF EMPIRE
Consequences of Empire features the work of Hung Liu, Judith Lowry, Jaune Quick-to-See-Smith, Meridal Rubenstein, Betye Saar, Penny Sisto, and Renee Stout. The exhibition was on display March 1, 2002 – May 28, 2002. BOOKS Unthinking Eurocentrism: Multiculturalism and the Media Ella Shohat and Robert Stam Implicating Empire: Globalization and Resistance in the 21st Century World Order Stanley Aronowitz Borrowed Power: Essays on Cultural Appropriation Bruce Ziff and Pratima V., eds Against the Megamachine: Essays on Empire and its Enemies David Watson Between Fear and Hope: Globalization and Race in the United States Andrew L. Barlow Betye Saar: Extending the…
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