MY PICTURES OF MATTHEW ANTEZZO'S CHAIR IN MEXICAN MAGAZINE DEEP

I am back in NORWAY, in BERGEN to be exact... have a lot on MIND so am not that good at posting ..but though I would share this with you in the meantime. Don't understand anything of the TEXT.. but think the pictures came out nice ..you might remember them from this earlier post right HERE. Ah, I miss NEW YORK! ..and talking of pictures .. was told some days ago that my 'PICTURE STORY' from dOCUMENTA 13 was the most read on KUNSTKRITIKK.NO last year. Nice to know ..maybe you guys had something to do with that..? ..who knows!

SUNSET, SALT LAKE AND SPIRAL JETTY, UTAH

Back in NEW YORK after an amazing trip. After driving 2200 miles/ 3500 km (!!) ..and sleeping in a new bed every night it feels good to be back in our apartment. Nature, complete silence and no people around can be fantastic, but I have to say, when we drove into FLAGSTAFF on one of the days on this trip and I saw a THAI RESTAURANT and a WINE BAR, I had to admit to myself that I will always love coming back to civilization, no matter how breathtaking nature can be.

DOUBLE NEGATIVE BY MICHAEL HEIZER, MORMON MESA, NEVADA, 100 DEGREES

NANCY HOLT'S SUN TUNNELS, UTAH

MOONRISE, SPIRAL JETTY

SPIRAL JETTY, THE GREAT SALT LAKE, UTAH

These pictures were taken yesterday evening as the SUN was setting over the SPIRAL JETTY. After leaving the Jetty on Thursday we decided that we wanted to go back to see it during the sunset the next day. Both E and I agree that it was totally worth it. The first day there was no wind and it was very warm. It was so quiet and still that it was STRIKING, even for a Norwegian. When we arrived yesterday there were small waves on the lake and the wind was blowing gently. As I was balancing on the stones on my way out on the Jetty, trying not to get my shoes wet, I suddenly realized how ridiculous it was that I was wearing shoes. The wind and the salty water made me feel like I was by the OCEAN, and that totally changed my feelings about the situation. Instead of thinking of the Jetty as only a piece of ART that I was balancing on, it also became a tool to relate to and experience the nature surrounding it. With that shift the shoes had to go, and I had the best time walking around feeling the water, sand and rocks under my feet and the wind and warm sun on my face.

I'LL BE SITTING IN A CHAIR, ISCP, BROOKLYN

I'LL BE SITTING IN A CHAIR, DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE YOU ARE IN NOW.

The room sits in the middle of the building and has very high ceilings. Its two windows, placed almost at the top of one of the tall walls, face into the common area where other residents have their snacks and socialize. In spite of the heigh ceilings and beautiful hardwood floors the lack of a view presents a challenge in terms of providing a harmonious workspace.

Matthew Antezzo's installation of a hyper-materialized chair is a well suited response to the values and challenges of a contemporary residency program. A residency is always a unique opportunity to spend time in a new city, meet people and interact with a different branch of the international art community. A room with a chair, however, is just a room with a chair. “Get out into the city and spend your time there”, Matthew seems to be telling me. 

Antezzo's work deals with the balance of an object's material and conceptual qualities. The work could be understood as a critique both of the somewhat maligned "studio based practice" and the artistic use of readymades. Neither a sketch nor a model, the sculptural work sits uncomfortably between the primary physicality of its material rawness and the heightened ideological context of its installation. 

                                                                                                                                                   

  

- Erlend Hammer, New York September 22nd, 2012.

dOCUMENTA 13, KASSEL

Here are some of my snapshots from my trip to this years dOCUMENTA in KASSEL. These are the less 'serious' ones ...and the more serious ones; meaning pictures showing more of the actual ART, were published on Kunstkritikk.no, so you can see them HERE.

NEW LENS, NEW ART SHELF AND NEW PARIS BOUGHT SHOES

HENRI MATISSE AT THE POMPIDOU CENTER

KUNSTKRITIKK/POETICAL ASSUMPTION LAUNCH, ARCHIVE KABINETT

Here are some pictures from yesterdays KUNSTKRITIKK/ POETICAL ASSUMPTION by KARL LARSSON launch at ARCHIVE KABINETT in BERLIN. We had a great evening; it was really nice that so many decided to stop by. If you did not have the chance to stop by yesterday ..but want a copy of Kunstkritikk or Poetical Assumption you can buy both at ARCHIVE KABINETT in BERLIN, but also at TORPEDO in OSLO. I can also RECOMMEND visiting Archive Kabinett, their storefront is very anonymous, but behind the dark grey/green front there is a very nice bookstore worth a visit. The store is located on DIEFFENBACKSTRASSE 31.