Week in Review: February 19th, 2010

Filed Under: Week in Review    On: February 19, 2010    posted by: casey

Welcome back to the Week in Review! What's that, you ask? Every Friday we look back on the highlights of the week, point out some great things we saw on the internet and drop hints about what the future holds.

12vogel_CA0-articleLarge.jpg Digital rendering of Doug and Mike Starn’s “Big Bambú,” a site-specific sculpture made of 3,200 interlocking bamboo poles lashed together with nylon rope. (image: NYT)

20x200 News


  • This summer, edition-makers Mike and Doug Starn (whose four 20x200 editions nearly sold out within minutes of appearing on the site) will be constructing a 50-foot tall bamboo structure (above) on the roof of the Met Museum in New York. Did we mention you can CLIMB ON IT? Check out our post for renderings of the insane view and the full scoop.

  • A photograph by JBG-represented artist Nina Berman was published in today's Wall Street Journal as part of an article about the 2010 Whitney Biennial.

  • Gregory Krum has curated, Quicktake: Rodarte at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, a show surveying the work, process, and inspiration behind these avant-garde fashion designers.

  • In the past few weeks, you might have noticed some great new posts by Stacy Oborn, who—it was officially announced this week—will be joining the JBP crew and contributing daily to all of our beloved blogs. Welcome to the team, Stacy!

  • Jonathan Melber, legal eagle turned JBP's Director of Biz Development, wrote a great article for the Huffington Post on how the Brooklyn Museum is using Creative Commons to allow remixing of their content.

  • Yesterday marked the conclusion of Jason Polan's collaborative art project and exhibition The Assembled Picture Library of New York City. We posted a little bit about it, but will keep you updated on how this experiment turned out as we hear more.

  • Penelope Umbrico gave a lecture last night at SVA. We wrote a bit about her awesome work, some of which is still available on 20x200.

  • 20x200 got a shout out on feminist blog Feministing, who ran a picture of our "Live With Art" motto and this wonderful quote by Angela Davis: "Ultimately, [progressive art] can propel people toward social emancipation." We concur!

4358517047_8c376a04b9_o.jpg Prospect Park by Joe Holmes

From the Web

New Editions

This week we went art-crazy, bringing you not two, not three, but four editions! The fresh perspective (or is it non-perspective?) of Justin James King's manipulated image and wittiness of Carrie Marill's visual aid painting are complemented perfectly by two nostalgic drawings by Hollis Brown Thornton.

Be Realistic Demand the Impossible
by Carrie Marill
And Still We Gather With Infinite Momentum 1
by Justin James King
VHS
by Hollis Brown Thornton
Closing Credits at the End of the Movie
by Hollis Brown Thornton

All-in-all 'twas another insane(ly great), art-filled week at 20x200 HQ. 'Till next week, collectors!

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