Archive for February, 2009

Community seems to be an overarching theme in this week’s To Do List. There are now two strolls to look forward to, as well as multiple group exhibitions with strong showings from local artists. »

The Atlanta Contemporary’s large gallery is currently home to “Make Room,” three artists’ take on dwelling and space as a jumping off point for art. Of the three artists in the show, two were included in last year’s Whitney Biennial, and all are past the point of emerging, having found major gallery representation in... »

If “graveyard” doesn’t come to mind when you think of places to view art, it certainly may after a visit to Oakland Cemetery. From gravestones and monuments to sculpture and architecture, this Grant Park attraction contains a small cross-section survey of art history. »

Perhaps it’s best to call Spruill Gallery’s “Go Figure” an exploration of the human form, amputated. The six artists who make up the collection depict their subjects uncomfortably close and (just as uncomfortably) contorted. A sense of unease pervades the gallery, from Meyer and Mazza’s rough-painted surfaces to Brian Novatny’s tumbling picture-perfect suburbanites. »

The new shows at Jackson Fine Art prove to be simultaneously quirky, humorous, and disturbing. Vee Speers‘ “The Birthday Party” is the gallery’s main exhibit, with an additional room devoted to “The Fall River Boys,” a series of photographs by Richard Renaldi that chronicles the buildings and the people he met in a... »

It’s that time again when we tell you the best ways to spend your weekend and upcoming week. »

Public art is a tricky thing. The line between satisfying the general public and maintaining artistic integrity is difficult to successfully straddle. Isamu Noguchi’s Playscape manages to do both with flying colors. The playground/sculptural landscape at Piedmont Park allows art to become useful in everyday life. Somewhat sadly, it is the only playground Noguchi... »

BurnAway’s Ben Grad, Susannah Darrow, and Jeremy Abernathy follow up Monday’s post with additional mini reviews of works in the ART PAPERS Auction. I’m completely bowled away by Ken Lum’s combination of text and photograph in What an Idiot. In forcing one interpretation of the work on his viewers, Lum’s also invited rebellion—the pointless rebellion... »

Emory just announced that the Briony Fer lecture “Eva Hesse: Sub-objects and Studiowork” originally scheduled for tomorrow night has been postponed due to illness. The new lecture date will be announced as soon they have one. Visit Emory’s website for updates on the schedule. »

Jonathan Ciliberto reviews Oglethorpe University’s fantastic exhibition of contemporary Tibetan art: One large monochrome photograph, (by Lois Conner), shows a number of Tibetan artists standing in front of the Potala, the previous home of the Dalai Lamas and the emotional heart of Tibet. Standing between the artists and the Potala is some scaffolding: leftover from... »