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by Aldrin Valdez
lément Bagot, steven bindernagel, Ajit Chauhan, Gustavo Diaz, Curtis Mann, Justin McAllister, Todd Norsten, William Powhida, Jonathan Rider, Rebecca Salter, Mathias Schmied, Lauren Seiden, Julianne Swartz, Jill Sylvia, Ana Tiscornia, DANIEL ZELLER at Josee Bienvenu Gallery June 30th, 2011 - September 3rd, 2011
Posted 8/21/11

Formally, what the sixteen artists of microwave, eight have in common is the use of grids or grid-like structures in creating works of detailed complexity. The grid can be seen as a means of arranging sensory and abstract experiences into a system of information that the human mind can absorb and understand. In this light, a traditional painting can be defined as a locus of visual and tactile data contained on the surface of a tabular rectangle. A ledger is a grid format that arranges informati... [more]

"Illiterature" at Arena 1 Gallery, Los Angeles Times
by Mark Carter
Pamela Birmingham, Vuk Cosic, Linda Ekstrom, Wolfgang Herbold, John Himmelfarb, Linda Hutchins, Michael Joaquin Grey, Yael Kanarek, Stephanie Lempert, Stefana McClure, Dan Miller, Greg Milne, Megan Murphy, Larissa Nowicki, Mike Patten, Ed Ruscha, Duston Spear, Mark Lawrence Stafford, Jill Sylvia, Masako Takahashi, CODY TREPTE at Arena 1 Gallery February 14th, 2009 - March 21st, 2009
Posted 7/20/10

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/03/review-illitera.html [more]

An Intimate Journey
by pescadorarte
Lynne Avadenka, Matthew Barney, IAIN BAXTER&, Christian Boltanski, Campbell, Sir Anthony Caro, Vija Celmins, Ed Fraga, Susan Goethel, Jane Hammond, Chido Johnson, Dennis Michael Jones, R.B. Kitaj, David Lambert, Ronald Allen Leax, Donald Lipski, Kathleen McShane, Eric Mesko, Sabrina Nelson, Matthew Shlian, Kiki Smith, Michael E. Smith, Jill Sylvia, Stella Waitzkin, Kara Walker, Peter Williams at OUAG - Oakland University Art Gallery January 8th, 2010 - April 4th, 2010
Posted 1/20/10

In an era where our relationship with books seems to be drifting away, where most of reading has become mechanistic and a means of acquiring information and conditioned by the quickness of the ever-changing technology, the Art of the Artist Book takes us on an other-worldly journey to a place where the book is treated as a precious and aesthetic focal point for sharing intimate feelings, inspiration, dreams, social commentary and memory. The artwork in this exhibit is excitingly diverse in terms... [more]