ART PAPERS 35.01 - Jan/Feb 2011

The current issue scans the peripheries of the art world for signs of the possible futures. McKinnon gets a rare interview with the reclusive Jim Nutt, whose work, influenced by self-taught art and often reductively confined to regionalism, has had limited reach. --Sylvie Fortin, excerpt, Letter from the Editor

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

“Excuse me” (a touch surprised):

Jim Nutt

In a rare interview with Jim Nutt, John McKinnon discusses the concept of the grotesque and the varied influences that converge in his work.

Beneath the Bureaucracy, the Beach:

Fernando García Dory

Chris Fite-Wassilak probes the pastoral utopianism at play in García Dory’s work, which spans the spectrum of legislative consultation, social intervention, and aesthetic action.

From Readymade to Readybought: JODI and the Ongoing

History of Computer Art

Niels Van Tomme catches up with JODI to explore the import of conceptual art, mass media, and contradiction in their work.

Noteworthy: the editor’s picks of notable shows

The People’s Biennial Katherine Bovee

Portland, OR

Touched: Liverpool Biennial 2010 Regine Basha

Liverpool, UK

Polytechnic Pil + Galia Kollectiv

London

Future Anterior: an index to contemporary art’s imminent history

Free People of Colour Felicia Feaster

Atlanta

Brian Dettmer Felicia Feaster

Atlanta

Frances Stark Evan J. Garza

Cambridge, MA

Rose Freymuth-Frazier + Michael Vasquez Denise Stewart-Sanabria

Chattanooga, TN

Mark Booth Wendy Koenig

Chicago

Derek Chan Karsten Lund

Chicago

X-Treme Studio Melissa Potter

Chicago

Avantika Bawa Shannon Fitzgerald

Columbus, GA

Tuomo Kangasmaa John Gayer

Helsinki

Hussein Chalayan Sophie Arkette

London

Nina Beier Chris Fite-Wassilak

London

Profane Expressions Gean Moreno

Miami

Daniel Arsham + Jonah Bokaer Annie Hollingsworth

Miami

Eiko + Koma Grant Johnson

Minneapolis

Lesley Dill D. Eric Bookhardt

Minneapolis

Knight’s Move Johan Lundh

New York

Dynasty Todd Meyers

Paris

Anne Chu + Matthew Monahan Edward Epstein

Philadelphia

Whatever it Takes Curt Riegelnegg

Pittsburgh

Forum 65: Reanimation Grant Johnson

Pittsburgh

On the Road Noah Simblist

San Antonio, TX

Judy Major-Girardin + Scott Stephens Dorothy M. Joiner

Troy, AL

David Mabb Edward Epstein

Wilmington, DE