The fifth in a series of thematic exhibitions investigating the current state
of a particular style, subject, or medium in contemporary art, this exhibition
explores the theme of movement and its cessation.

Motion is intrinsic to video-based work, while arrested motion is intrinsic
to photography. But historically, traditional media have also been inter-
preted in terms of movement, such as the record of the artist's gesture in
bronze or paint, or the way an Op-Art painting might seem to pulse and
undulate. This exhibition both draws and departs from these historical
leads by examining how motion is implied, revealed, arrested, or utilized
in contemporary works in a variety of media and styles.

The works in this exhibition address three areas in particular: motion
stilled, stillness animated, and the simultaneity of movement and still-
ness. Kirsten Bahrs Janssen (San Francisco) makes interactive sculptures
involving the unwinding of spools of thread, creating hypnotic patterns
and colorful twisted artifacts. The abstract paintings of Houston artist
Aaron Parazette simulate the effect of a dynamic foreground against a
static background. Jona Frank (San Francisco) shows new video and stills
depicting the poetic and repetitive stunts of skateboarders. Lordy
Rodriguez's fictionalized map drawing is based on his recent move from
Texas to Los Angeles. Julianne Swartz (New York) creates magical effects
with lenses, walls, and mundane materials. San Antonian Guy Hundere's
video disrupts perception through the simultaneous experience of travel-
ing and standing still.

Other artists in the exhibition include: Jim Campbell, Anthony Discenza,
Bob Linder, and Alfredo Jaar.

 

Jona Frank, Cor-E, Filmstrip #3, 2003
120 frames 5245. Enlarged C-Print
20" x 45"