FULL HIGHLIGHTS Nov 16, 2007
is a group exhibition that takes the war as a general context to examine a range of artistic responses, some as direct as Daniel Heyman's Abu Ghraib Project, in which the artist made engravings based on first-hand accounts he gathered from victims of torture, and others as viscerally poignant as a series of bandaged bed frames by Jannis Kounellis. Department of Music University Chorus: Handel's Messiah 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Damien Hirst and Lever House: In New York, a $10 million 'School' Nov 13, 2007
There is Dan Flavin (the strips of fluorescent lighting); Warhol (the notion of repetition, as in the rows of dead sheep); Joseph Cornell (the boxes encasing the dead animals); Jannis Kounellis, who uses live birds in his work; and Ren. Magritte, who painted an egg in a birdcage. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Ileana Sonnabend, 92,art dealer Oct 25, 2007
She gave first or early New York shows to a range of American Post-Minimalists, including Mel Bochner, Barry Le Va, William Wegman, Vito Acconci and John Baldessari as well as European artists like Jannis Kounellis, Mario Merz, Gilberto Zorio, Boyd Webb and Bernd and Hilla Becher. One of her most notorious shows was Acconci's "Seedbed," a ramped floor beneath which the artist masturbated, his sounds projected over a loudspeaker. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Art Cologne looks for a new beginning Nov 9, 2006
Another special attraction, and a clear favorite with the public, was an homage to Jannis Kounellis, in honor of his 70th birthday. It included a recreation of his legendary exhibition of 1969 at the Galleria L'Attico in Rome: 10 horses (as opposed to the original 12) which, merely by standing around and doing horsey things, allegedly revolutionized the role of the gallery. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
'Double portrait' of self and object Jun 28, 2006
With her Korean name Lee Yoon-kyung, this talented artist was born in 1967 in Tokyo and studied at Dusseldorf Kunstakademie under renowned photo-masters Jannis Kounellis and Thomas Ruff. Winning Aachen City's 2005 Young Artists on the Road Award, Lee's works were presented in a solo exhibition at Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen last year, through which she received the title as one of the most talented emerging photo-artists in Germany. (Korea Herald, Korea)
Touring 20th-century Italy's grand designs May 15, 2006
Cogeval and Bosoni have allowed themselves a few delightful juxtapositions (like placing Gaetano Pesce's voluptuous, scarlet La Mamma armchair and footrest beside Guido Drocco's hilariously phallic, bright green Cactus Coat Rack), also incorporating works by artists such as Jannis Kounellis and Michelangelo Pistoletto into the mix, a move that provides great texture and period style to the presentation. The opportunity to look back in time -- thanks to the historical scope of the show -- allows... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
