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About nathaniel
Nathaniel Stern is an artist and writer, Fulbrighter and professor, interventionist and public citizen. His work stages situations where bodies, concepts and matter are felt as relationally performed. http://nathanielstern.com
Good friend and great artist Colleen Alborough exhibits a new solo of fantastic work in downtown Joburg, downstairs at the Standard Bank Gallery. I’m sad to miss it (in Wisconsin), but if you’re in town, it’s a must see. This opens alongside a Louis Khehla Maqhubela retrospective, the latter in the upstairs gallery. Opening, Tuesday […]
I believe that artists no longer simply make images, they make discourse – they ask us not only to “look,” but to “look again,” to re-examine. Art is always dialogical – I mean, simply, that it is in dialogue: with history, with other art and artists, with current events, with politics and pop culture and […]
Just finished an overhaul of compressionism.net, and uploaded content, including works, press, documentaiton, etc. Look out for upcoming books and shows that feature the new work! In this ongoing series of prints, I strap a desktop scanner, laptop and custom battery pack to my body, and perform images into existence. I might scan in straight, […]
My review of Sarah Cook and Beryl Graham’s book (both of CRUMB – the Curatorial Resource for Upstart Media Bliss), “Rethinking Curating: Art after New Media” (Leonardo books / The MIT Press) is the Rhizome News feature today. Teaser: Humorous and surprising, smart and provocative, Rethinking Curating: Art after New Media (MIT Press, 2010) jumps […]
Become a reviewer at Futherfield. From Marc Garrett: We receive regular submissions from artists and art-groups from all over the world. Inviting us to feature and review their projects, whether they exist as works on the Internet, physical pieces in spaces and projects outdoors, or cultural events, workshops, conferences and publications. We have an excellent […]
