Matt Mullican: i Life and i Death

An historic exhibition of artist Matt Mullican's works from the 70's and 80's opens in New York next Tuesday 9 May 2006 at Tracy Williams. The show will include an exciting array of mediums, including rubbings, posters, drawings, bulletin boards, and flags, all of which combine reflections of the public and private sectors and reveal the characteristic urban themes of his work. As one of …

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Peter Vogel at Bitforms

For this episode CH Video sat in on a rare live performance by the pioneering interactive sound artist Peter Vogel. Since the early 70s, Mr. Vogel has been making electronic audio sculptures and staging performances. Vogel’s interest lies in both interactive and musical structures that encourage viewers to discover patterns through repeated interaction. The current exhibit at Bitforms Gallery in Manhattan is Peter’s first solo …

The GIF Show

The GIF show at Rx Gallery in San Francisco elevates an art form more disposable and as ubiquitous as the doodle. Filled with videos, prints, readymades, sculptures, and animations executed in the same medium as those infuriating porn banners, the GIF show opens tonight, 3 May 2006, and runs through 9 June 2006, exploring the aesthetic texture and "broader social life" of graphic interchange format …