In the current issue of Art Practical, I review Elaine Buckholtz’ exhibition at Triple Base. There’s also a thoughtful review of We have as much time as it takes by Jessica Brier.
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What Defines the Bay Area Visual Arts Community? | Art Practical
The art world blogosphere is abuzz in self-examination of late. Curator Renny Pritikin set off a surprisingly large discussion when he suggested quantifying which artists leave the Bay Area on SFMOMA’s Open Space Blog last month.
Equally interesting is Art Practical Editor Patricia Maloney’s characterization of the Bay Area art scene. This was posed by artist and curator Joseph del Pesco on the Open Space Blog, and summed up by Hope Dabov in What Defines the Bay Area Visual Arts Community? on Art Practical.
Maloney’s last three observations seem especially astute:
– Artists embrace progressive stances around social and political issues, but many still use traditional media to articulate those stances.
– Ephemeral and social practices are encouraged, as are documenting and capturing traces of these practices.
– Material-based practices tend to dominate conceptual ones.”
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My review of Primero la Caja, Pablo Guardiola’s solo show at Galería de la Raza, has been published on ArtPractical.com. The current issue, Work(er), includes an interview with David Ireland, a review of the triennial exhibition at the Int’l Center for Photography, and reviews of local shows.
Art Practical is a much-needed site for Bay Area art criticism. It is forged from three grassroots, artist-led initiatives — Shotgun Review, Happenstand, and Talking Cure quarterly — that emerged as direct responses to the Bay Area’s narrow art reportage. Especially after the folding of Artweek magazine, I think Art Practical’s energy, vision and commitment to excellence will be a meaningful presence in the Bay Area art community.
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