In 2006, I saw an exhibition at Ronald Feldman Gallery in SoHo entitled "Notes and Itineraries: 1976–2004." The installation presented the archive of veteran art writer Kim Levin, who for more than 20 years compiled the weekly "Voice Choices" list for
The Village Voice. On the occasion, hundreds of annotated press releases, gallery checklists with drawings and gallery announcement cards lined the walls, tracking aesthetic trends, careers, gallery geography and the art economy. I remember my feeling of inadequacy upon leaving this exhibition. I've always been jealous of list makers.
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After five hectic days in Venice for the opening of the Biennale, my wife Kara Vander Weg and I went to Bologna for a couple days of vacation. Today, Bologna is famous for its food (see: Da Nello, Diana and Rodrigo), miles of porticos, huge student population, leftist politics and the writer Umberto Eco.
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Last week, before heading off to Venice for the Biennale, I made my way down the street to Artists Space to take a look at Hilary Lloyd's first U.S. solo show. I missed her show last year at Raven's Row in London and was intrigued to see how Lloyd, a 2011 Turner Prize nominee, would make use of Artists Space's loftlike, light-filled galleries.
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