Documenta 2007 News

Aggregating news and blog discussions related to Documenta

Laura Schoonover

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Shell
 
 
Born 1969, USA
the artist lives and works in St.Louis, USA

Laura Schoonover received a BFA in Fibers/Textiles with a minor in Metalsmithing and Ceramics from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.

Schoonover creates mixed media sculpture, wall hangings and wearables. A variety of techniques are used to create the different works of art: weaving, metalsmithing, beading, quilting, felting, papermaking, silk painting and other surface design techniques.

Her work explores themes of spirituality, symbolism, history and self.

Schoonover’s art work has been shown in juried and non-juried exhibits across the United States.

Website: Laura Schoonover
Contact email: info@schoons.com

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THE MOBILE SEANCE

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Этот перформанс я сделал впервые на групповой выставке в галерее “STELLWERK” в Касселе в августе этого года во время DOCUMENTA 12. Проект реализован при интеллектуальной и технической поддержке Высшей школы искусств города Кассель

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Weinkunde für Kunstkenner?

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Eine Spätlese der documenta 12 verspricht das aktuelle Heft von Kunst und Kirche. Vorgestellt werden Kunstwerke und Künstler, die ausgewählten theologischen Vertretern eindrücklich geworden sind. Darüber hinaus kursorische Einblicke in

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Sherry Karver

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Avenue Of Possibilities
 
Collectively Alone
 
Fact and Fiction
 
NQRWS
 
 
Born 1955, USA
the artist lives and works in Oakland, CA, USA

Sherry Karver’s photo-based oil paintings expand
and shift the parameters of traditional photography by combining it with
digital technology, oil painting, and text, blending their boundaries to
create a new format. Her work has been exhibited nationally, including
shows at the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Morris Graves
Museum, and Santa Cruz Museum of Art. She is in over 150 private and
corporate collections, is included in “100 Artists of the West Coast”,
and is represented by Kim Foster Gallery in New York, Lisa Harris
Gallery in Seattle, and Sue Greenwood Fine Art in Laguna Beach, CA.
Sherry Karver was born and raised in Chicago, Il. and now lives in
California.
She received her M.F.A. degree from Tulane University in New Orleans,
and has taught art at Laney College in Oakland, CA since 1987.

Website: Sherry Karver website

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Latinart: Online Journal of Art and Culture Newsletter, December 2007

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http://www.latinart.com Currently/En línea Exclusive artist interviews with: Tercerunquinto (Monterrey, México) by María del Carmen Carrión X. Andrade (b. Quito, Ecuador) Full Dollar Inc. by Lillebit Fadraga Report from Documenta 12 by

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Superhero

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Superhero
 
On the ferry
 
Way to Nordcup
 
Hungry
 
 
Born 2005,
the artist lives and works in Munich, Germany

Munich
Its bad times for the Superhero. Hes experiencing an identity crisis and feels burned out and very bored, after having no challenge in Munich anymore.
He feels like a second-class hero and self-doubts are nagging at him. During his enquiries he finds out that there are several countries with a distinct lack of superheroes. He follows the cry for help of ‘Raumars’. At the same time his aim is to get his superpowers back in the silence of nature in Finland.
The ambition is to overcome this crisis and to discover old as well as, of course, new powers and activate them for being powerful again. With optimism, intuition and heart he will be prepared for new challenges.

Munich-Finland
His weak superpowers force him to hitchhike to Finland with the help of others. Via Rostock he takes the ferry to Helsinki and, after that, the bus to his final destination Rauma. He always relies on the help of strangers:
four rides and one night at a foreigner’s home in Leipzig encourage the Superhero’s believe to be on the right way.

Finland
Arrived in Rauma he is forced to deal with this new circumstances.But silence doesn’t stay for long, his help is needed, because the Nordcup has been stolen by evil scientists. Without knowing who is behind this crime, he starts his search. He finds them and wins the Nordcup back.

Website: Superhero
Contact email: follow@the-superhero.de

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Johnny Amore

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Self-Portrait
 
Self-Portrait
 
Self-Portrait
 
Self-Portrait
 
 
Born 1973,
the artist lives and works in Munich, Germany

Single Exhibitions (Selection)

03/08 Superhero, Frberei, Munich
08/07 1000 Faces of Underground, Raumar Art
Museum, Raumar, Finland
07/07 1000 Faces of Underground, Galleria 3h+k,
Pori, Finland
11/06 1000 Faces of Underground at Prnu
International Fideo and Vilm Festival,
Prnu, Estonia
11/06 Dachportraits [Roof Portraits of my
society,Frberei, Munich
05/06 Schrzenportraits [Apron Portraits],
Frberei, Munich
04/06 Affinity Sausage, Foyer, Munich
11/05 1000 Faces of Underground, Frberei,Munich
11/04 Mambo Jambo Poa Fresh, Frberei, Munich
Photographic work realised in Tansania &
Sansibar (Africa)
09/03 Im Abendland des Liebestodes,Comicfestival,
Praterinsel, Munich
04/03 Cowboys, Galerie Karrer, Zrich,
Switzerland
12/02 Tapetenwechse,Frberei, Munich
Portraits of musicians and artists in front
of wallpapers

Group Exhibitions (Selection)

12/07 1000 Faces of Underground, Rootkapje, Rotterdam, NL
09/07 1000 Faces of Underground, Wiesbadener Photography Days
03/07 1000 Faces of Underground, UAMO-Festival, Kunstarkaden, Munich
09/06 Oktoberfest, with Barbara Donaubauer, Gasteig, Munich
04/06 Motherland, Kunstvlaa6, Amsterdam, Netherlands
10/05 Freizeitmuster, Kulturwerkstatt, Frstenfeldbruck, Apron portraits
12/04 Bunnyhill [Minibar+], Haus der Kunst, Munich
11/04 Bunnyhill, [Minibar+], Kammerspiele, Munich
11/03 Weg, Frberei, Munich- with Catherina Conrad, Passportpictures of citizens from india in Pas-partouts made out of drapery
02/03 No Titel, Foyer Agfa building , Munich
12/00 Cowboys, Designale, Fair ground Munich
07/00 Cowboys, Academy of Phtotgraphic Design, Munich

Artist-In-Residence

07/07 Superhero, Raumar, Finland

Poem Books

11/04 Sansiba(e)r, Johnny Amore & Elke Reinhardt
05/03 Im Abendland des Liebestodes [In the occident of romantic death] 04/02 Des Strobos Harmonie, Treibhaus am Himmel
05/01 Szenen eines geistigen Verfalls [Scenes of a mental decay]

Music

06/05 Freunde selbstgemachter Unterhaltung, Sampler, Gutfeeling Records
12/03 Das potentielle Album, Johnny Amore & Relle Bst
04/03 A Radl Wurst geht immer, with D.Brezina

Film

07/07 Superhero vs Evil Scientists, Performance with MRCVE/ Finnland [The Messianic Research Centre for Visual Ethics]
06/07 Der Held und Ich, Documentary by Catherina Conrad
05/07 Metamorphosis, Documentary by Thomas Khler
07/06 Heimatschlaf., Short*Self-Potraits*movies
07/02 Johnny gibt alles, Short movie by Andrea Huber

Film Festivals

12/07 Heimatschlaf, Recontres Internationales et Normades,Liege/Belgien
08/07 Superhero vs Evil Scientists, Blue Sea Filmfestival, Rauma, Finland
11/06 Heimatschlaf at Prnu International Fideo and Vilm Festival, Prnu,Estonia

Reading

09/03 Le grand Rien, Comic Reading, Comicfest, Praterinsel, Munich
03/03 Dada-festival, Zrich, Switzerland
08/02 Club 2 with Jim Avignon, Munich
05/02 Club 2, Munich
12/01 Favorit Bar, Munich

Website: Johnny Amore
Contact email: info@johnnyamore.de

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DNA (Diesel New Art Award)

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Gallery: DNA (Diesel New Art Award) Austria winners @
24.01.2008 - 03.02.2008 , Austria
The work of the winners of the Diesel New Art Award Austria + the work of the international Award winner will be shown from 24.01.2008 - 03.02.008 at “Das weisse Haus”, Vienna

DNA International winner:
Clemens Kogler / “Herr Bar”

DNA Austria(Action) winner:
Rene Stressl / “Armageddon”

DNA Austria(Digital) winner: Pelican Video (Carolin Lerch und Michiel Helbig) / “Power Places”

DNA Austria(Draw) winner: Thomas Weinberger / the beer delivery man who drives his truck a little bit too fast into the curve

DNA Austria(Photo) winner: Chrischa Oswald / “Family-Bonds”

Website: Das weisse Haus

 
 
 
 
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Issue 16, available now - E-Flux

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Issue 16, available now
E-Flux, NY - 1 hour ago
other contributors addressing a host of photo, media and installation artists, as follows: Warren Crichlow offers his perspective on Documenta 12.
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