Ten by Ten, Edition Three
Friday, April 6th, 2007
LAXART
Ten by Ten and Uber Art in April: Conversational Assemblages
Kevin Appel
“Untitled”
The seed of Ten by Ten blossoms into Uber Art this April. Ten by Ten, now in its third edition, is a portfolio exhibition curated by Uber.com and non-profit art-space LAXART. In its original germinative state the exhibition served as a venue for emerging artists to commingle with art critics for the purpose of review, debate and discussion. In April this communicative functionality is disseminated throughout the arena of Uber Art.
Art critic Shana Nys Dambrot debuted her Uber Art blog in March of 2007; she is now joined by Andrew Berardini. Both writers hail from Los Angeles, but each presents a highly subjective take on contemporary art. Vassar grad Dambrot brings with her a breezy, matter-of-fact style and a body of work that has been published in venues from Modern Painters to Artkrush. CalArts graduate Berardini writes in the style of an acerbic academic, covering topics from Dennis Cooper and bathroom graffiti to the Center for Land Use Interpretation and Stephane Mallarmé. Together they provide deep perspective on the arts community of a global metropolis from which trends and assertions emanate internationally. These blogs are but one indicator of the continuing evolution and expansion of Uber Art and Ten by Ten.
Uber Art also features an array of video art, an archive of reviews from past editions of Ten by Ten and a growing directory of artists on Uber.
Commentary from a wide swathe of Uber users underscores all of this activity. Artists provide further insight into the work of their contemporaries and fellow travelers have the opportunity to weigh in with their own analysis. Newcomers to contemporary art leave notes of inquiry and make requests for more information.
What do you think? Come let us know at Uber.com/art.
The third edition of Ten by Ten includes commentary and criticism on painting, sculpture, photography, video art and more. Reviews will become available throughout the month.
Gean Moreno on Cathy Akers
Andrew Berardini on Kevin Appel
Laura Richard Janku on Anna Celli
Anjali Gupta on Anna Kim
Aram Moshayedi on Jason Kunke
Jeffery Uslip on Patrick “Pato” Herbert
Shana Nys Dambrot on Charles Huntley Nelson
Daniel Chamberlin on Nichole Van Beek
Naomi Beckwith on whatwedoissecret
Sharon Mizota on Carrie Yury
About LAXART: Responding to Los Angeles’ cultural climate, LAXART questions given contexts for the exhibition of contemporary art, architecture and design. With a renewed vision for the potential of interdisciplinary discussion and interaction and for the production and exhibition of new exploratory work. LAXART offers a space for provocation, dialogue and confrontation by practices on the ground in LA and abroad. LAXART is a hub for artists based on flexibility, transition, spontaneity and change. The space responds to an urgency and obligation to provide and accessible exhibition space for contemporary artists, architects and designers.
May 5th one night performance with Ojo 8-10pm
Passing Through the New Amazing
May-June Vincent Johnson: Civil Air Defense Project #1
Matt Lucero: Travelogue
July-August Charles Gaines: Greenhouse
Florencia Pita: Alice
To support Joel Tauber’s Public Project Sick Amour contact office@laxart.org
About Uber.com: Uber is a new way to experience art, information and entertainment. We’re an artist-driven network of musicians, makers and discerning media users coming together to develop an optimized interface to the world of visual art, music, video and web-based detritus.
To take part in Uber Art go to http://www.uber.com/art
For more information on LAXART programming http://www.laxart.org
For more information go to: http://www.uber.com/art
