San Diego-Paris, 2009, 20x35 inches (49x89 cm)Image sent today to Ivan in Paris, to be put on a special door in the street, in his neighborhood. It's Ivan's idea and I like it! Right now there is one of his images there. I guess we will alternate. Eric participates too.
envelope, 9x12 inchesI sent yesterday my envelope to participate to the annual mail art exhibition of the French Association "Une vie Un Arbre". All of the proceeds from the sale go to the association, which helps children affected by serious diseases and facing long hospital stays.
My friend Ivan told me about the possibility to participate a few months ago, but I waited a lot before to do my project and the deadline is April 4th. Hopefully my envelope will fly fast and arrive in Vienne on time!
Ivan participated to the show last year. He is a special guest this year, along with 11 other artists. He will be in Vienne to show some mail art and more.
- Update, March 29: Gilbert Fanjat, the director of the association, says everyone can still send envelopes to the association (see the address below). All the envelopes which arrive (in Sainte Colombe, France) before April 18 will be displayed.
Exposition "Artistes et Art Postal"
Salle des Fetes de Vienne (Isere)
Samedi 18 avril de 14h-20h
Dimanche 19 avril de 10h-18h
Association Une Vie Un Arbre
Résidence Hermitage
130 Route Départementale 386
69560 Sainte Colombe
France
Rothko - a view of the room where are displayed
a series of his paintings from the 50s and 60s.
John Chamberlain, Red Beatts, 1988,
painted and chromium plated steel
(detail)
Rauschenberg, Interview, 1955
Combine: oil, fabric, photographs, found painting,
found drawing, lace, wood, envelop, found letter,
printed reproduction, toweling and newspaper
on wood structure with brick, string, fork,
soft ball, nail, metal hinges and wood door. 
Rauschenberg, Small Rebus, 1956 Combine: oil, graphite,
paint swatches, paper, newspaper, magazine clipping,
black and white photographs, U.S. map fragments,
fabric and 3 stamps on canvas.Art run in L.A. last Sunday. The show "Dan Graham: Beyond" at MOCA is extremely dry and repetitive. I may have miss something!
Fortunately there is another exhibition, "A changing Ratio: Paintings and Sculptures from the collection" with a magnificent surprise: an entire room of Rothkos.
"A changing Ratio: Paintings and Sculptures from the collection"
03.01.09 - 06.29.09
"Dan Graham: Beyond"
02.15.09 - 05.25.09
Moca Grand Avenue
250 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Room 1
In the back, in the alcove, the series of drawings by Iana Quesnell
Iana Quesnell, "The Blue Danube Waltz" (animation cells)
graphite on paper, 2009.
(detail)Since the Circa Series at the MCASD La Jolla in 2007, where I first saw her drawings, I am always very interested to see what Iana Quesnell is working on.
"The Blue Danube Waltz" consists in 60 drawings of 60 poses so far. I was already very intrigued by the series of drawings as it is, but I got the chance to talk to Iana at the opening and she told me more about this project in progress. Now I am very curious to see the result in a few months. This is fascinating. She took a video of herself, re-enacting a scene of 2001 Space Odyssey (where the primate uses the bone as a weapon for the first time). She then started to draw each frame from the video. In the end there should be 600 drawings (10 times what is displayed in this show!). They will be animated and the audio will be "The BLue Danube Waltz", featured in 2001 Space Odyssey when the spaceship is travelling.
(detail)
John Halaka, "A Journey with no Return",
2007-2008, oil on canvas, quadryptique.
Christopher Adler, "Hector Mine, 2 channel audio 6:46", 2004.
"Chronologically presented sonifications of seismic event data from Southern California between October 3 and November5, 1999, surrounding the 7.7 magnitude earthquake "Hector Mine" of October 16, 1999, centered in the Mojave Desert. The work plays on loop."
Room 2
On the left, Joe Yorty's prints.
Joe Yorty, Untitled (camper shells),
6 ultrachrome prints on cotton paper.
Adam Belt
top: "Sight and Sounds, Voyager", watercolor on paper, 2008.
bottom left: "Sight and Sounds, PARI radio telescopes",
watercolor on paper, 2008.
bottom right: "Sight and Sounds, VLA radio telescope",
watercolor on paper, 2008.
Allison Wiese, "Every man a king but no one wears a crown", high intensity sheeting on aluminum, 2007. "Root Hog or Die", high intensity sheeting on aluminum, 2006.
University of San Diego Art Department Faculty Exhibition 2009
Christopher Adler, Adam Belt, Neal Bociek, Andy Cross, Adriana Cuellar, John Halaka, Bill Kelly, Maryann Luera, Duncan McCosker, Saba Oskoui, Iana Quesnell, Mike Rich, Bekkah Walker, Allison Wiese and Joe Yorty.
March 18 - May 24, 2009
Fine Arts Galleries
Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA, 619/260-4261
Gallery Hours
Wednesdays - Thursdays 12:00 - 6:00 pm
Fridays - Saturdays, 12:00 - 4:00 pm
