The Slant Step began as an anti-art oddity. Then, it acquired cult status. Fifty artists explore its legacy.
Archives for July 2012
Documenta! Manifesta! Monumenta!
Mark Van Proyen reports on the year’s (and maybe the decade’s) most closely watched art events.
Wolfgang Ganter @ Eli Ridgway
By subjecting found images to bacterial “erosion”, Ganter delivers something rare: abstract photos that don’t ask for real-world referents.
Art Basel 2012
Marxist simpletons scream “commodity fetishism!” Slice through the fog of “post-criticality” and there’s plenty to savor. Mark Van Proyen reports.
Lin Yilin @ SFAI
Combining body art and civil disobedience, Lin Yilin explores Chinese-American history and globalization — from the ground up.