Vol. 01 Issue No. 10
Journal Volume 01 Issue 10
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Featuring: André Crespo, Mario Pais, John James Anderson, John Silvis, Agnes Barley, Francesco Longenecker, Jude Broughan, Roberto Carlos Lange, Matthew Brownell, Alexandra Posen, Christian Maychack, Peter Demos, Nils Folke Anderson, Nathan Dilworth, David Schoerner, Laurel Garcia Colvin, Grace Roselli, and Arthur Dove
The October issue marks the first presentation of an exhibition series en- titled “City Limits.” “City Limits” focuses on the influence of the urban environment on contemporary practices. Considering and questioning site-specifity, artists in each exhibition present ideas that are progressive, reactionary, and often poetic with regards to their own urban environ- ment. This special issue features articles and artist projects from writers, curators, and artists to discuss the impact of their environment and how their work is created from inspiration and/or reaction to the culture and politics of their surroundings.
John James Anderson’s solo exhibition at Locust Projects is the first exhi- bition from the series. Anderson’s project based work delves into current topical issues inspired from his home but resonate beyond Washington, DC. The “JOB Creation Project,” for instance, was first presented in Wash- ington, DC at Capitol Hill, Dupont Circle, Gallery Place, Farragut Square, and Union Station. For his exhibition and Journal, Anderson performs the project in the Wynwood District of Miami on a Second Saturday. The different circumstances in terms of setting and audience created a new context for the piece that may at first seem starkly different but in many ways, create similar conclusions and ideas.
The “Dead in August” final exhibition for 2012 is a group show of ten New York based artists whose works revolve around abstraction and the abstracted image. For the Journal each artist was asked to contribute a project based on their own experiences and influences of living in New York City.
My great thanks to everyone involved in this issue including Mario Pais and Paul Schroeder for their contribution on the work of André Crespo and to John Silvis for his own insight on contemporary art practices in New York City. Lastly, thank you so much Chana Budgazad Sheldon, Monica de Miguel, Amanda Sanfilippo, Adam Erickson, Sara Maria Sala- mone, Andrea Hill, Becky Nahom, Danielle Oxford, Jennifer Neff, and Cary Whittier.
More to come, Meaghan