Mark Booth
dal 31/10/2007 al 18/12/2007
Segnalato da
31/10/2007
Mark Booth
Hudson Franklin Gallery, New York
"Suddenly one of the carrots asked: what is crime?". The artist continues the development of his signature investigation of language. Set into drawings and enamel paintings, abstract texts interact with both black-and-white and color abstract forms.
Suddenly one of the carrots asked, "What is crime? Solo Show
interdisciplinary artist, audio artist, and writer.
For this exhibition, Booth continues the development of his signature investigation of language. Set into drawings and enamel paintings, abstract texts -- a playful mix of dialogue, provocation, sensorial experiences, and humor -- interact with both black-and-white and color abstract forms. The connections between text and shapes vary: In some, the text nestles into diagrammatic or biomorphic forms or is restrained within skeletal shapes; in others, colors overlap text or fill in potential thought balloons.
Each is a striking and engaging distillation of language, form, and suggestion. Booth proposes that they "may be read as memorials to passing thought, maps of cognitive cul-de-sacs, charts of unstable memory, or containers for the bric-a-brac of fleeting daydreams." The exhibition will also feature Booth's audio works "TODAY/TOMORROW" and "IN THE EVENT."
Booth has exhibited his visual art at Tony Wight/Bodybuilder & Sportsman, Chicago; Chicago Cultural Center; The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii; Gahlberg Gallery, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL; Devening Editions, Chicago; and other venues. Selected audio artworks have been presented at the Overgaden Sound Art Festival, Copenhagen; Openport Festival, Chicago; Lincoln Park Conservatory, Chicago; Nova art fair, Chicago; and the Outer Ear Festival of Sound, Chicago.
In addition, Booth has completed commissioned audio scores for Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak's "My Name is a Blackbird," Chicago, and Erik Pold's "Success", Copenhagen. Next fall, Booth will have a solo show at the Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago. He currently teaches creative writing, painting, and sound at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Opening: Thursday, November 1, 6 - 8PM
Hudson Franklin Gallery
508 West 26th Street, Suite 318, Chelsea
Free admission