The Lighted Books of Airan Kang March 6, 2013

Luminous Words South Korean artist Airan Kang takes an illuminated approach to her art. Her striking digitally lighted books, along with her new LED paintings, are currently on view in her second solo show at Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery in New York. To prepare for her 2010 show, Light Reading, Kang traveled around the world to visit and photograph different bookstores and famous libraries in order to then recreate each environment as digitized versions of the original…

Elizabeth Bishop Paints February 26, 2013

“Pansies” Gouache and graphite on paper, 15 ” x 12 ¼” , 1960. Bishop’s largest and most finished recorded painting. Photo of Elizabeth Bishop for review of Edgar Allan Poe and the Juke-Box. Photo by Joseph Breitenbach When the prominent poet Elizabeth Bishop died in 1979 her long time partner and executor Alice Methfessel unearthed a collection of 11 paintings and 2 assemblages that were done by Bishop between 1934-1978. The work spans much of…

A History Lesson with Bill Woodrow February 20, 2013

SITTING ON HISTORY. Bronze. 1999. Edition of 10. Here are some gems from British sculptor Bill Woodrow done around the millennium. As we all wondered if we would survive Y2K Woodrow was busy making sense of history through sculpture. REGARDLESS OF HISTORY. Bronze. 2000. Unique PLAYING WITH HISTORY – 2002. Aluminium, fabric. 13 x 24 x 26 cm. Edition of 15 SWEET HISTORY – 2002. Maquette: wood, plastic, card, gold leaf NATURAL HISTORY – 2000. Bronze, copper,…

Best Picture Posters February 10, 2013

AMOUR by Matt Owen. 18×24, screen print Here are a couple of posters with a book slant that are part of a series of nine screen-printed posters that were commissioned to celebrate this years best picture nominations. Matt Owen recently won the nationwide competition to design the new cover of Ray Bradbury’s classic novel ‘Fahrenheit 451.’ The series was devised by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences along with Gallery1988. SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK by Joshua Budich. 18×24, screen…

Snow Books in a Blizzard February 9, 2013

Forget about reading while it’s snowing out, now we can actually read the snow thanks to Sarah Cohen. Cohen has created a series of snow books that adorn the streets of Boston. About the snow books Cohen says: My books are usually made from ice and melt, referring to the melting icecaps, global warming, and the loss of books through newer technologies like the ereader. It’s all related. And just like ice, the snow books…

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