The Ghost of Ghost Modernism

I am currently participating as a guest of Artcodex in Ghost Modernism - Transparent Studio at Bose Pacia, Brooklyn. The show will travel to The Hague, Netherlands at Quartair Gallery.

I have not experience the final version of the show in person in Brooklyn, nor will I experience the Hague show. This is an experiment in being a guest of a group, but not being a guest; I will be a ghost of the show.

Documentation of all of this and more coming soon.

If you are in the Netherlands I hope you can make it. Let me know how it is!

Fine Artist of the Month: List of words related to the idea of dimensions for Al Held

Each month I am adding to an on-going series of writings and works about Fine Artists who work(ed), or are primarily working in the NYC area. This month I produced a text work: A list of linked words related to the idea of dimensions for former NY Fine Artist, Al Held.

physical quantity, mass, length, time, electric charge, absolute temperature, special relativity, spacetime, manifold, metric tensor, unfolding, eigenvalue, physics, philosophy, surface, plane, cylinder, sphere, latitude, longitude, analytic philosophy, m-theory, f-theory, dematerialising, creative geography, euclidean space, antechamber, diegetic, tesseract, projection, antichamber, tardis, quantum field, string, quantum mechanics, function space, configuration spaces, connected, manifold, locally homeomorphic, differentiable manifolds, tangent vector space, geometric topology, tangent space, regular point, hyperplanes, fractal dimensions, complexity, pattern, fractal, scale, space-filling, orthonormal basis, cardinality, special relativity, general relativity


Al Held: Alphabet Paintings is on view at Cheim & Read (547 West 25th Street, Chelsea, Manhattan) through April 20

PR Vacation/holiday/safety stop PT. 2

Above is a video I took while on vacation in Puerto Rico. It consists of a turtle ascending to breathe while I was about 25 feet underwater scuba diving.

I do not consider this as my Fine Art, like I have said before for other videos.

It is also available in color here.

Vacation/holiday/safety stop - Ghost Modernism

Last year I posted about taking a break from the usual posts. Below are some images from in and around San Juan, Puerto Rico and also a bonus image (photo by Brian Higbee) from Ghost Modernism show, Spectral In-sourcing, installation on view right now. As always these images are available in color.

Below is a recent image from the Ghost Modernism installation in Brooklyn of Spectral In-sourcing

Ghost Modernism - Transparent Studio at Bose Pacia, Brooklyn

Next week I will be participating as a guest of Artcodex in Ghost Modernism - Transparent Studio at Bose Pacia, Brooklyn. The show will travel to The Hague, Netherlands at Quartair Gallery.

I will be showing the adjusted, new EL wire work, Spectral In-sourcing, based on the installation, In-sourcing. Note that I am unable to be at the opening on March 7th. I should be making some other appearances in the space throughout the month.

Special shoutout to Brian Higbee for helping install the work.

Below are some images of the installation process of Artcodex and a link to a video of my son doing some chalk drawings on the Ghost Modernism Venn diagram. As always these are available in color.

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO: Javier drawing on Artcodex Venn diagram at Transparent Studio at Bose Pacia, Brooklyn

Inside outside image

Mike and Javier by the Ghost Modernism venn diagram.

Glen showing off some work he may be showing. Vandana in the background.

Brian setting up shelves.

Fine Artist of the Month: Linked Pangrams in many Languages for Sol LeWitt

Each month I am adding to an on-going series of writings and works about Fine Artists who work(ed), or are primarily working in the NYC area. This month I produced a text work: Linked Pangrams in many languages for NYC Fine Artist, Sol Lewitt

Eble ĉiu kvazaŭ-deca fuŝĥoraĵo ĝojigos homtipon.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Wafting zephyrs quickly vexed Jumbo.

Pójdźże, kiń tę chmurność w głąb flaszy!

דג סקרן שט בים מאוכזב ולפתע מצא חברה

Lynx c.q. vos prikt bh: dag zwemjuf!

Vex quest wizard, judge my backflop hand.

Victor jagt zwölf Boxkämpfer quer über den großen Sylter Deich

とりなくこゑす ゆめさませ みよあけわたる ひんかしを そらいろはえて おきつへに ほふねむれゐぬ もやのうち

Portez ce vieux whisky au juge blond qui fume

Høvdingens kjære squaw får litt pizza i Mexico by. 

Pijamalı hasta yağız şoföre çabucak güvendi

El veloz murciélago hindú comía feliz cardillo y kiwi. La cigüeña tocaba el saxofón detrás del palenque de paja.

Любя, съешь щипцы, — вздохнёт мэр, — кайф жгуч 

Nechť již hříšné saxofony ďáblů rozzvučí síň úděsnými tóny waltzu, tanga a quickstepu.

Įlinkusi fechtuotojo špaga blykčiodama gręžė apvalų arbūzą.

أبجد هوَّز حُطّي كلَمُن سَعْفَص قُرِشَت ثَخَدٌ ضَظَغ

Jove xef, porti whisky amb quinze glaçons d'hidrogen, coi!   

Sic fugiens, dux, zelotypos, quam Karus haberis

Nne wepụ he'l’ụjọ dum n’ime ọzụzụ-ụmụ, vufesị obi na Chukwu;ṅụrịanụ nime nwa enyere unu;gbakọọnụ, kpaa, kwe ya k’o-guzoshie ike, ọ ghaghị ito, nwapụta ezi agwa  

Ìwò̩fà ń yò̩ séji tó gbojúmó̩, ó hàn pákànpò̩ gan-an nis̩é̩ rè̩ bó dò̩la


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Bonus Modernism quote: "Modern art, like modern literature and modern life, has
lost much." -Clement Greenberg