IN THE STUDIO | Steven Gordon Holman
An in-depth conversation with Steven Gordon Holman about epic mythologies, omens and relics, mysteries of the West Desert, and the narrative behind his captivating contemporary jewelry. February 2015 Name: Steven Gordon Holman DOB: 07/06/1988 Place of Birth: Leamington, Utah Current City & State: Providence, RI Q: If you had to describe your work in three words what would they be and why? A: Hmmm…I would say Mythic, Rural, and also Urban. I tend to work with cultural mytholo
REVIEW | What Remains
What Remains
Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College Chicago In the world of physics, displacement refers to how far out of place an object is – it is the object's overall change in position. By definition, displacement is what is referred to as “direction-aware”: meaning when an object changes its direction of motion, displacement takes this change in direction into account by heading into the opposite path effectively to cancel whatever displacement there onc
REVIEW | Jesús Rafael Soto: Pénétrable de Chicago
Jesús Rafael Soto: Pénétrable de Chicago Art Institute of Chicago Considered a pioneer, and ultimately a lifelong practitioner, of the Op, kinetic, and haptic art movements, which prioritized optical illusion, physical dynamism, and viewer participation, Jesús Rafael Soto believed that perception involves the entire body and not just the mind. This radical shift to revise the fundamentals of how an audience engages with art is embodied in his most successful and immersive wo
