Evidence at Mercer Union

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In one breath children's art is celebrated. The crayon marks as an unspoilt freedom, eden not yet subject to the cultural regulatory capture. This is the raw art, ore for artistic refinery, later on scatlogic nappies of adult canvas wipes, ART. Which this exhibition is at pains to distance itself, by bringing the raw stuff itself to market. But this is the paradox of how art means. Because the exhibition still begs the light, needs legitimation, the names of consecrated artists to perform the ritual of valorization. This is like asking artists to make flowers mean. And do flowers mean?

Brian Belott, Rhoda Kellogg at San Francisco City Hall, the genius whose diapers we exchange, An object absorbing all artistic abuse.

Ulrike Müller at Meyer Kainer

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I like when shapes have a gender. When they are “becoming.” Abstraction congealing a being. When they move toward codifying identity, which are icons. When Shapes like embryos. Placental.

Also, what a press release.


see too: Martín Soto Climent at Proyectos Monclova