Tag: installationart

Alex Paik

Alex’s practice touches many parts of the Art world. In addition to being a practicing artist (he is in Refraction/Abstraction with Minku) he is the founder and (now, former*) Director of Tiger Strikes Asteroid and a writer for Hyperallergic.

*see below pic for more on all Alex has done to guide the development of one of the most important artist run spaces in the US.

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(From TSA) After nearly 17 years of visionary leadership, our founder Alex Paik is stepping down as Network Director of Tiger Strikes Asteroid (TSA). We are grateful that Alex will continue to guide our organization as Advisory Steering Committee member, ensuring his wisdom and vision remain part of TSA’s future.

From our DIY beginnings in 2009 to our current five-location network, Alex Paik has long been the North Star by which we navigate as an organization. He has shepherded us from scrappy and ragtag beginnings to a nationally recognized model of what artist-run spaces can achieve. Under Alex’s leadership, Tiger Strikes Asteroid grew from a tiny space in Philadelphia to become a national network of artist-run spaces sharing an ethos of community and collaboration, a commitment to exploring the work and practice of artists both emerging and established, giving a platform to the marginalized, and championing works that are resolutely non-market-driven. Through countless exhibitions, community gatherings, and collaborations, Alex cultivated not just a network but a model and philosophy for artist-led collaboration.

Alex led and guided our institution with remarkable grace, humility, and openness. Through a pandemic that pushed his family to relocate from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, through wildfires and cycles of economic uncertainty, Alex kept us focused and attentive to our goals and mission. We are forever indebted to Alex for his vision of an equitable and transparent horizontal operating structure, his embracing of the unconventional, and his willingness to experiment, knowing it could all fall apart.

As Alex transitions to Advisory Steering Committee Member, we honor his service.

Molly Sawyer

I have a full-time job in clean energy. In a prior manifestation of this career, I used to travel a lot, many times to Biloxi Mississippi to call on the local utility. I’ve vividly remember the “Hurricane Katrina high watermark” line painted on the wall in the lobby of the Holiday Inn on the waterfront, 400 yards from the ocean that previously had viciously swallowed this small City.

So when I saw that Merin McDivitt had reviewed Molly Sawyer: Through the Light, a material response to the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene, at the Spartanburg Art Museum, I immediately read it, and so should you

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Tommy Moss

centers his practice (I think) similarly to Jackie (he writes “Aristotle once said: “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” With that sentiment in mind, I love creating hundreds of hand painted pieces which stand alone as objects d’art but ultimately come together to form large configurations that are impactful from a afar yet keep the viewer engaged from any distance or location.  I strive to achieve a sense of playfulness  with highly chromatic, contrasting color combinations, and whimsical and lively compositions.”).
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Robert Morris

I find it to be a special treat when I discover there is an important artist from the canon that I’ve not yet covered here. Robert obviously made major contributions. In reading a bit more about his career. I was pleased to learn that he trained as an engineer, began his career in the Arts as an academic, and was also very interested in dance. During the 1960s and 1970s, Morris played a central role in defining three principal artistic movements of the period: Minimalist sculpture, Process Art, and Earthworks. In fact, Morris created his earliest Minimalist objects as props for his dance performances. He also had an important relationship with Linda Benglis that sparked some iconic photographs (NSFW!).

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Jackie Head

makes wall installations crafted from slipcast porcelain components that are designed utilizing a myriad of pattern making methods. She says “as we grow into adulthood, we are pressured to be more serious and focused in order to be successful. When developing patterns and shapes, I am playing and creating puzzles and problems for myself to solve. I am the creator of my own organized chaos by developing intricate systems, grids, patterns, and shapes.”

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Judy Pfaff

was surprised to see when blogging about Helen that I hadn’t yet touched on Judy’s work (she is also in Destination Earth). There’s often recognizable… stuff in Judy’s work (here is Hyperallergic on Real and Imaginary from last Fall). Sort of like Liz and Jessica. Readers who like this sort of maximalism will also like Sarah’s work.

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Rafaël Rozendaal

Since the early 2000s, his vibrant animations have explored the aesthetic and conceptual possibilities of code, treating it as if it were paint. an innovator in the realm of Internet-based art, Rozendaal’s goal is for us to experience a state of immersion so complete that it becomes one with our physical world. His work will be shown at MOMA through this Spring.

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