Posts Tagged ‘William Cordova’
Likable chaos
By Wendy We could not be more thrilled about the art world’s warm reception of William Cordova’s brilliant solo show in New York. Here’s another great review, this time in Time Out New York, saying William “stirs up a likable chaos” with his exhibition “Laberintos” at Sikkema Jenkins. “Playing as well [...]
Congratulations, oh ‘laconic magus’
By Wendy We just had to share this lovely review in The New Yorker of artist William Cordova’s show at Sikkema Jenkins in New York: Do not miss this. The Peruvian-born Cordova is a laconic magus of metaphysical intimations in a blizzard of rough subjects, such as street gangs and [...]
Dispatches: William Cordova
Welcome to Dispatches, where every now and then we check in with artists connected with the Nasher Museum to find out about their latest projects. It’s been a few months since William Cordova’s monumental work, Greatest Hits (para Micaela Bastidas, Tom Wilson y Anna Mae Aquash), was on view in [...]
We love vinyl
and we are so excited for the exhibition we’re putting together here at the Nasher next year. It’s called THE RECORD and is organized by Trevor Schoonmaker, our curator of contemporary art and will run from August 19, 2010, through February 6, 2011. The Record will bring together artists from [...]
August 12: National Vinyl Record Day
By Wendy How about this for a national holiday? Vinyl Record Day! The folks behind Vinyl Record Day want Americans to set aside August 12th to commemorate “the date Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877″ (although my quick Internet search did not quite confirm this fact). Their goals: preserve [...]
William Cordova’s visit to the Nasher!
By Dez Webb Last week, artist William Cordova visited the Nasher Museum (you might have seen his “Greatest Hits” sculpture of 3,000 records in the Great Hall recently). He hung out with us and even came to a meeting about the upcoming exhibition “The Record” (opening August 20, 2010). He [...]
William Cordova on Barkley Hendricks
Every now and then, if I pester them enough, I hope that various artists will find the time to contribute their perspectives to the Nasher Blog site. William Cordova, whom many of you may remember from his participation in the Nasher exhibition Street Level, wanted to share his thoughts on [...]