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Who Took the Bomp?
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Johanna Fateman
Seagull Salon
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Le Tigre
Who Took the Bomp?
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Johanna Fateman
ALEX BAG
In 1995 I was an art student at SVA, having fled the imploding Northwest Riot Grrrl scene for New York City. Alex Bag’s character in her videotape Untitled Fall ‘95 (1995)—an SVA student who quotes Bikini Kill, suffers through a class taught by Josh Decter, and has shitty jobs—so closely mirrored my circumstances, I felt queasy as I tittered in the gallery. Bag’s work offered liberation through embarrassment—as humbled and indicted as I felt by the portrayal of her student’s juvenile angst, I was elated and vindicated by her punk-style critique of art school and the entry-level art world. Most importantly, I realized that the personal and intellectual isolation I felt that time was the obvious subject for my own art.
I wrote about Untitled Fall ‘95 and Alex Bag’s monograph for the new issue of Bookforum, in print and online.
“Campaign”
My review of “Campaign,” a group show curated by Amy Smith-Stewart at C24 Gallery is up at Artforum.com.
Kathe Burkhart
Beaver: From the Liz Taylor Series (publicity shot), 2011
Acrylic, strip poker cards, fake fur, composition leaf on canvas
78 x 58 inches (198.1 x 147.3 cm)
In this video, Taylor Mead—legendary Lower East Side actor, poet, painter, and patron of outdoor cats—talks about Jackie, Candy, and Holly in front of his painting Paradise (1987), which is included in his show at Churner & Churner. My fawning review is up at Artforum.com.
LE TIGRE Screening in NYC on February 10th
“Who Took the Bomp? LE TIGRE on Tour” will screen as a part of the Athena Film Festival at Barnard College. Friday, February 10th at 9PM. RSVP on facebook and follow us on twitter for updates.
At Seagull, we had a soft spot in a hard day.
We have no secrets.
SEAGULL staffers model a beautiful hat in front of our Nolan Hendrickson original. Nolan’s painting show NEW NEW FACE opens on Friday, January 20th in NYC at Ramiken Crucible. Above: Carly, Craig, and Shaun.
LE TIGRE Screening in BROOKLYN, January 25th
“Who Took The Bomp? LE TIGRE on Tour” (dir. Kerthy Fix) will screen at Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg on Wednesday, January 25th at 9PM. Q&A with the band will follow. RSVP here. Photo of our costumes by Kathleen.
