Willoughby Sharp, at 72; versatile avant-gardist Jan 1, 2009
Groundbreaking in every sense of the term, the exhibition featured site-specific installations - by Dennis Oppenheim, Robert Smithson, Hans Haacke, and others - that were hewn, molded or otherwise created from the land. Mr. Sharp also ran the Willoughby Sharp Gallery, on Spring Street in SoHo, from 1988 to 2004. (Boston Globe)
MCASD doffs hat to Davies in exhibit Oct 6, 2008
The title will be Attempt to Raise Hell, after a strong work by Dennis Oppenheim in the collection. The occasion for both is one that Davies insists on downplaying: his quarter century as director of the museum. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Controversial artwork could put Calgary on global cultural stage Sep 7, 2008
The morning air was crisp and the brass-heavy crowd that gathered Friday in Ramsay to witness the arrival of Dennis Oppenheim's Device to Root out Evil was revved with excitement ... Dennis Oppenheim's monumental sculpture Device to Root Out Evil (upside down church) being set up at 804 24th Ave. S.E. on Friday ... "It's not just an art object by Dennis Oppenheim, whose work is in more than 150 of the most prestigious museums in the world," Spalding said. (Calgary Herald)
Sculptor Bruce Beasley makes it big in Beijing Aug 6, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008. If people want to see the Olympic rings in Bruce Beasley's "Gathering of the Moons," a giant sculpture composed of slicing steel discs, that's OK by him. (San Francisco Chronicle)
This mayoral battle could be fought in the schoolyard Jun 7, 2008
But losing the provocative sculpture Device to Root Out Evil, by acclaimed New York artist Dennis Oppenheim, to a place where Stetsons and cowboy boots prevail (that would be you, Calgary) is a bit much. It's another of those all-too-familiar times when our city by the sea seems exceedingly small and parochial. (Globe and Mail)
Calgary embraces embattled sculpture Jun 6, 2008
The president of Calgarys Glenbow Museum, which is to become the new home of a controversial sculpture by American artist Dennis Oppenheim, has expressed disappointment that the work of art is being forced to leave Vancouver. Device to Root Out Evilalso known as the upside-down churchhas stood in Coal Harbours Harbour Green Park since 2005. (Georgia Straight)
Sculpture finds home Jun 4, 2008
Device to Root Out Evil, a sculpture by American artist Dennis Oppenheim, was rejected by Vancouvers parks committee after residents were split about the upside-down church with its steeple planted into the ground ... Glenbow Museum is delighted to welcome the work of world renowned artist Dennis Oppenheim to Calgary. (Metro Canada - Calgary)
Controversial sculpture a coup for the Glenbow Museum Jun 3, 2008
Device for Rooting out the Devil (1997) by Dennis Oppenheim will leave Vancouver for the Glenbow Museum in Calgary this week thanks to the Benefic Foundation and a major Alberta arts sponsor whose name will be announced shortly. The 6. (Calgary Herald)
Upside-down church 'a big win for Calgary' Jun 2, 2008
It was not the first time the sculpture, by New York artist Dennis Oppenheim, has encountered opposition. Originally unveiled at the prestigious Venice Biennale in 1997, the work went on to spark a debate of biblical proportions back home in America. (Globe and Mail)
Some saw only suitcases; he saw a flock May 11, 2008
FAVORITE ARTISTS: Edward Hopper, Diego Rivera, Georgia O'Keefe, Dennis Oppenheim and daughter Emma Dittman. BEST ADVICE FROM AN ARTIST: "Dean Henbest, an old cowboy artist, once told me, 'Never give your finished art to your brother. If he commissioned it's fine, but since he didn't, he'll never treat it like a stranger who pays good money for it. And then later you'll see it in the garage behind some folding chairs.' ". (News & Observer)
Artistic controversy reaches tipping point Apr 3, 2008
But a controversial, imposing sculpture by renowned international artist Dennis Oppenheim finally found a public home in laid-back Vancouver. Now, after 21/2 years in a prominent location near Stanley Park, the upside-down country church, denounced as blasphemous by some aghast Christians, is about to be unceremoniously dismantled, its future uncertain. (Globe and Mail)
Jim Dine, Tony Labat and Ruth Eckland: wrecks, lies and videotape Dec 16, 2007
Among American conceptual artists, perhaps only Vito Acconci, Dennis Oppenheim and Chris Burden have also put their bodies on the line to this extent. Labat's recent work at Paule Anglim implies no personally life-threatening commitments, but it references various extreme states: paranoia, war, poverty, religious hallucination and caffeine rush. (San Francisco Chronicle)
California College of the Arts at 100: Its writing program sizzles Aug 20, 2007
CCA faculty and alumni have also been prominent in conceptual art (Dennis Oppenheim), minimalist sculpture (John McCracken), textiles (Lia Cook), painting (Raymond Saunders and Squeak Carnwath), conceptual photography (Larry Sultan and Jim Goldberg), experimental video (Lynn Kirby and Jeanne Finley) and independent film (Wayne Wang, Caveh Zahedi and Rob Epstein). For decades now, CCA has contributed to changing the ways Americans view design. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Five entrants in running to create landmarks Aug 11, 2007
Dennis Oppenheim Born in Electric City, Wash. but based in New York, Oppenheim is an internationally collected sculptor and prominent conceptual artist. (Las Vegas Sun)
Art lecture Thursday at di Rosa Preserve Jun 12, 2007
Featured artists at the preserve who are alumni of CCA are Robert Arneson, Robert Bechtle, Robert Brady, Karen Breschi, Jamie Brunson, Squeak Carnwath, Viola Frey, Daniel Galvez, Gerald Gooch, Todd Hido, David Ireland, Richard McLean, Manuel Neri, Nathan Oliveira, Dennis Oppenheim, Sono Osato, Raymond Saunders, Peter Voulkos and Paul Wonner. There will also be a panel discussion Thursday, June 14, at 6:30 p.m. titled "Artists, Art Schools and Museums: A Conversation." Lawrence Rinder, dean of... (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Vancouver outdoor sculptures on auction block Mar 4, 2007
Among the pieces are the upside-down church called Device to Root Out All Evil, by New York sculptor Dennis Oppenheim, which sits beside Coal Harbour, and the sculpture called Realm of Passion by Vietnam's Khang Pham-New, which has been at Kitsilano Beach. Many have become favourites in their neighbourhoods, but as part of the biennale plan, they go up for auction Thursday, with internationally renowned Christie's Auction House jetting into Vancouver to handle the bidding. (CBC.ca)
'Not for sale,' a New York show for artists' personal favorites Feb 13, 2007
Dennis Oppenheim with upside-down nostrils, part of "Blood Breathe" (1996), a work in the show "Not for Sale" in New York. (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times ). (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Admiring art while waiting for the next train Jan 25, 2007
Today she promotes the transit system as a public art institution in its own right, with a roster that includes Vito Acconci, Romare Bearden, Eric Fischl, Robert Kushner, Jacob Lawrence, Sol LeWitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Maya Lin, Mary Miss, Elizabeth Murray, Dennis Oppenheim, Faith Ringgold, Alison Saar and Robert Wilson. "I now feel this is worthy of being the destination," Bloodworth said one morning in December. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
