THIS WEEK:
Duncan and Richard interview James Rondeau, superstar curator and
Cecelia Edefalk, superstar artist. We just bought the right to the
word "superstar" so we are compelled to use it as much as possible.
Stealing liberally from the AIC's press release bank we now paste
the following for your enlightenment.
"The Art Institute of Chicago presents the first solo U.S.
exhibition of Swedish artist Cecilia Edefalk as part of its Focus
exhibitions of contemporary art. Double White Venus, a series of 12
paintings all titled Double White Venus, will be on view in Gallery
139 of the museum from February 2 to April 23, 2006. Born in 1954,
Edefalk draws viewers in by exploring, through repetition as well
as innovative installations, the mechanics of making and looking at
painted images. Edefalk works slowly and deliberately, in direct
contrast to our high-speed, image-based world; she began Double
White Venus in 1999 and completed its 12 paintings over the course
of nearly 7 years."
James Rondeau is the Frances and Thomas Dittmer Curator of
Contemporary Art at the Art Institute of Chicago, and a damn nice
guy. He has overseen the significant growth and expansion in recent
years of the Art Institute of Chicago's commitment to contemporary
art.
Brian Andrews our west coast correspondent has really been earning
his keep these days. This week he interviews Andrew Bancroft aka
the superstar rapper Jelly D. from the brilliant Maximum Wage
video.
"The son of an ex-pool hustler and former Catholic nun, Andrew
Bancroft grew up in Maine, where he developed an early love of
acting and music. Andrew graduated with honors from Wesleyan
UniversitySan Francisco in 2000. Andrew's many film credits include
the title role in Gabriel Angel Of The Lord, as well as directing
and starring as rapper "Jelly Donut" in Illbilly's mock music video
Maximum Wage . He has many other performance credits, including The
Ken and Andy Show and Popcorn Anti-Theater."
If you don't go check out www.Illbilly.com your toes will rot
off.
Names Dropped: Stan Douglas, Anne Goldstein, James Coleman,
Michael Asher, Madeleine Grynsztejn, Jeremy Strick, Claude Monet,
A. James Speyer, Philip K. Dick, Robert Gober, Francesco Clemente,
Robert Ryman, Sean Scully, Buzz Spector, Suzanne Ghez, Francesco
Bonami, Thomas Hirschhorn, Lisa Dorin, Chalres Stuckey, Neal
Benezra, Anne Rojimer, James Wood, James Cuno, Kenny Taylor, the
all important Bob's Donut Shop in San Francisco, CA, and more,
more, more
NEXT WEEK:
Reviews from London, Gallerist Wendy Cooper, maybe some reviews,
c'mon I just finished this damn show do I really need to dish about
what we have for next week. Sheesh.
Cecilia
Edefalk
Stan
Douglas
Anne Goldstein
James
Coleman
Michael
Asher
Madeleine Grynsztejn
Jeremy Strick
Claude
Monet
A.
James Speyer
Philip K. Dic
Robert
Gober
Francesco
Clemente
Robert Ryman
Sean
Scully
Buzz Spector
Suzanne
Ghez
Francesco Bonami
Thomas
Hirschhorn
Lisa Dorin
Charles Stuckey
Neal
Benezra
Anne Rorimer
James
Cuno
Wendy Cooper