Building cachet by association Jan 29, 2006
ade are actually an installation art piece titled "Motordom" by New York artist Keith Sonnier. Art and architecture intertwine, and advertisers seek out the totality. (Los Angeles Times)
Progressive U.S. architect wins field's top prize Mar 21, 2005
The 13-story building, which takes up an entire city block in downtown Los Angeles, is marked by a horizontal design, a perforated aluminum facade and a four-story outdoor lobby lined with a wraparound neon art installation by Keith Sonnier that looks like blurry car taillights at dusk. Under the "design excellence" program of the General Services Administration, which has sought to upgrade government buildings by hiring innovative architects, Mayne has been tapped to design a new federal office... (Houston Chronicle)
Tales of an artful codger Mar 19, 2005
" It was a bold opening volley, and Sable built on that with a program that mixed international art (Susan Rothenberg, Andy Warhol, Artschwager, Mia Westerlund, Keith Sonnier, James Rosenquist and Elizabeth Murray) with a growing list of Canadians (David Craven, Tim Zuck, Harold Klunder, Betty Goodwin). For a long time now, the gallery has focused just on the Canadians (the prices of the international artists got too high for the Canadian marketplace to bear, he says), but Sable still likes to... (Globe and Mail -- EntertainmentTP)
Refreshing anomaly or a new standard? Dec 11, 2004
Designed by the artist Keith Sonnier, they evoke the hypnotic glow of cars moving along a freeway at night. It suggests a contemporary version of Piranesi's delirious architectural fantasies of ancient Rome, as if a portion of elevated freeway had somehow broken free and been sucked right up into the building. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Jane Comfort and Company; Plate Oct 13, 2004
In red-lit gloom (design by David Ferri), beneath hanging sculptures of metal, rope, and neon tubes by Keith Sonnier, Hades gradually seduces Persephone (Svigals is adept at endowing everything she does with emotional subtlety). Wearing red and yellow, the dead (including Jessica Anthony and Darrin Wright) frolic with a bestial agility that first frightens, then charms the heroine. (Village Voice)
Gordon Matta-Clark Jun 5, 2004
It turned out that I had been picked up by Keith Sonnier, a Postminimalist neon artist, and Dickie Landry, who played saxophone for Phil Glass. I was amazed. (Artnet, NY)
National Gallery Enriched by Gift May 7, 2004
A site-specific commission by the neon artist Keith Sonnier was installed in the lobby in December. In September there will be sculpture by John Chamberlain. (New York Times)
Blinded by the Light Jan 7, 2004
Keith Sonnier Neon Wrapping Neon 1968Ace Gallery Institute of Contemporary Art, New York. Keith Sonnier, Sept. 24, 2003-Jan (Artnet, NY)
Louisiana Gannett News Dec 28, 2003
The roster includes two artists from the Acadiana area Mamou native Keith Sonnier, known for his neon light installations and video work, and Lafayette native Lucky DeBellevue, whose trademark pipe cleaner sculptures have been exhibited at major museums throughout Europe and the United States. Artists with roots in Baton Rouge, Monroe and Alexandria are also planned for the exhibit, billed as "cutting edge art" from the New York scene with video and neon installations, wall art and art... (Opelousas Daily World, LA)
Exhibit to focus on local artists who made it in New York City Dec 26, 2003
The roster includes two artists from the Acadiana area 'Mamou native Keith Sonnier, known for his neon light installations and video work, and Lafayette native Lucky DeBellevue, whose trademark pipe cleaner sculptures have been exhibited at major museums throughout Europe and the United States. Artists with roots in Baton Rouge, Monroe and Alexandria are also planned for the exhibit, billed as 'cutting-edge art' from the New York scene with video and neon installations, wall art and art... (The Advertiser, LA)
