ROBERT KOCH - CATHARINE CLARK

LENORE PEREIRA & RICH NILES COLLECTION

PAULE ANGLIM - ROOT DIVISION

04.14.12, Part I

(with assistance from Mairead O'Connor and RWM)



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Robert Koch Gallery: Robert Heinecken and Edmund Teske - Experimental Photomontage.

Comment by AB: A plethora of photomontage compositions dating from the 1960s through the 1980s by two accomplished photographers, Robert Heinecken and Edmund Teske, both also former teachers of photography at UCLA, and both demonstrating mastery of photographic medium and related techniques. Stop on by.

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Catharine Clark Gallery: Nina Katchadourian - Seat Assignment.

Review by RWM: Fun to see the edgy work here as usual. It may make one wonder who is being talked about in Nina Katchadourian's not-only-personal mega dramaS. The great video of her singing along to Heavy Metal music will be remembered as well as her troubled lookS for self-portraitS which pose questions. The memorable work will amaze nonetheless.

Comment by AB: Since March 2010, Nina Katchadourian has been taking photographs and videos with her cell phone made exclusively during air travel, often incorporating available materials into her compositions such as paper towels, a neck support, paper toilet seat covers, articles of clothing, peanuts, magazine illustrations and the like. Her self-portraits striking Old Master poses are particularly entertaining. Her current oeuvre includes some 2500 still images and videos made during the course of over 40 different flights. Thank you Nina Katchadourian for upgrading the quality of all my future air travel. Special added bonus-- a rare Kenneth Baker sighting. This one's definitely worth a visit.

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The private gallery of Lenore Pereira and Rich Niles: Femmescapes.

Artists: Louise Bourgeois, Andrea Bowers, Jeanne Dunning, Ann Hamilton, Mary Daniel Hobson, Nina Katchadourian, Lisa Kokin, Lynda Lester-Slack, Ann Mandelbaum, Ana Mendieta, Marilyn Minter, Shirin Neshat, Chikako Okada, Marlo Pascual, Amalia Pica, Liza Ryan, Kiki Seror, Kiki Smith, Oriane Stender, Sarah Sze, Nicola Tyson, Sue Williams, Francesca Woodman.

Comment by AB: Lenore Pereira and Rich Niles are noted collectors of art exclusively by women artists. For this exhibition, students in the Mills College Museum Studies Workshop, also all women, select artworks from the Pereira/Niles collection. The resulting Femmescapes "explores the relationship of a woman's place in the environment, woman as environment, and the environment as woman."

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Paule Anglim Gallery's off-site space: Contemporary Arts Center.

Artists: A. Cuadro, B. Chippendale, D. Johnson, J. Geller, M. Kilgallen, R. Potes, A. Curry, B. Daniel, E. Jones, J. Lazcano, N. Ackerman, S. Simikich, A. Kopps, B. McGee, E., Lyle, J. Leonard, O. Shepard, T. James, A. Linton, C. I. A., F. Deiana, J. Nelson, O. Todd, T. Pushinski, A. McCarthy, C. Johanson, G. Thompson, K. Zimmerman, P. Kirkeby, A. Ross, C. Lux, J. Ackerman, L. Flippen, P. Valmorbida, A. Sonnenberg, C. Rojas, J. Bender, M. Cross, R. Kaye, B. Blurr, D. Marshall, J. Canham, M. Gonzales, R. Neri,.

Review by Mairead O'Connor: There is something very special about this exhibition. Barry McGee shares with us a hand picked selection of paintings, photographs and various other items. The space is small and the overall feeling is intimate. This artwork is not a simple commodity, but rather a part of McGee's life.

Comment by AB: More of a happening than an art show, the smallish gallery is crammed with art arranged and displayed as only Barry McGee knows how, live bands play on the building's roof, and the outer walls of the building are emblazoned with spray paint and banners expressing an intensity of sentiments.

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Root Division: Cultivar. Curated by Bill Basquin & Amy Cancelmo.

Artists: Tamara Albaitis, Finn Cunningham, Food Adventure Club (Beth Pickens), Joolie Geldner, Johunna Grayson & Greta Snider, Patricia Hewett, Karrie Hovey, Monica Martinez, Daniel McCormick, Max Miller, Laura Parker, Leah Rosenberg, Annie Sprinkle & Elizabeth Stephens, Melinda Stone, Temescal Amity Works (Susanne Cockrell & Ted Purves), Thought for Food (Lisa Mishima, Yvonne Mouser, Randall Stowell), Elia Vargas, Dawn Weleski.

Review by RWM: Yummy confections which defy expectations. All sorts of delicious art and edibles on display for a show and repast that will be remembered not solely for it's culinary delights. Easy to have been a food critic this night with all manner of surprises. Appetizing for the palate as well as the mind.

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