Jordan Wolfson
“Con Leche”
November 21, 2009 – January 9, 2010
Johann König
The slopping and lapping of animated milk in trudging, animated Diet Coke bottles, sliding in and out of earshot as the image turns on its axis at pace, is the best thing about this video. Actually, it’s the only thing about it.
“Zeigen: An Audio Tour Through Berlin”
Curated by Karin Sander
December 4, 2009 – January 10, 2010
Temporäre Kunsthalle
Sound works were solicited from the entire phone book of Berlin artists (599); the artists’ names were posted at eye level in Helvetica 12 pt; headphones were distributed. Listening was strangely intimate and the best thing to stare detachedly at was the other people. There were a few chairs.
“Conversation Pieces”
Curated by Jens Hoffman
Act I: January 9 – February 6, 2010
Act II: February 13 – March 13, 2010
Act III: March 20, 2010 – April 14, 2010
Johnen Galerie
In a pile of emphemera I found one idea: what if, rather than demanding that we take a time out, exhibitions actually wanted to be viewed one, after, another.
John Baldessari
“Hands and/or Feet”
November 20, 2009 – January 16, 2010
Sprüth Magers
But who eats poetry these days?
“For The Use of Those Who See”
November 22, 2009 – February 14, 2010
KW
This show will be remembered as the moment when, decades into the white cube’s crisis, someone finally decided to paint the walls. (The solution would be officially recognized only years later, when it occurred to someone else to turn on the lights.)
Owen Land
“How can you believe anything he says?!”
November 22, 2009 – February 14, 2010
KW
I SAW AN AD – reads a text opening one of 36 filmed vignettes comprising Dialogues (2007 – 2009) – “WANTED: MALES AND FEMALES TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL INTERCOURSE.” I DECIDED TO APPLY. An actor appears, a sexy coed opposite. His face thaws to a puddle. Knights in White Satin swells. She’s as deadpan as the piece itself, and likewise a mess. “Can you turn that 60s music off?” she says. He switches it to Foreigner, mumbles something about their heartbeats. IT TURNS OUT – the closing text reads – SEX WAS JUST THE HOOK. THE STUDY WAS ABOUT HOW PEOPLE RESPOND TO MUSIC ON THE RADIO.