Press: Sandow Birk

Sandow Birk, "An L.A. Artist's Qur'an" by Jarrett Moran
ARTLOG
September 11, 2010

In Birk's discussion of the works...

"As an artist I'm trying to make something - an illuminated manuscript - entirely by hand, tediously, as it was done centuries ago. It seems to me that this is something unique that artists can do in the world today - as opposed to working with video that can also make television shows and movies, or sound, or websites, or whatever "cutting edge" technology you want to choose."

www.artlog.com

Press: Sandow Birk

Sandow Birk, "Scenes from an American Qur'an"
The Art Newspaper, September 9, 2010

"With all the furor over the proposed community centre in the financial district—more familiarly labelled the "ground zero mosque"—the installation "American Qur'an" by artist Sandow Birk opening at P.P.O.W.">www.ppowgallery.com">P.P.O.W.Gallery in Chelsea this weekend could not be more perfectly timed."

www.theartnewspaper.com

Exhibition: Sandow Birk

Sandow Birk, "American Qu'ran"
Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College
1108 Park Street
Grinnell, Iowa 50112

Press: Sandow Birk

The New York Times
Sandow Birk: "American Qu'ran"
By Holland Cotter

"Mr. Birk began his long-term Koran project in 2004. In a format roughly based on Persian miniatures, he has been transcribing the Muslim holy book, chapter by chapter, into rectangular compartments on sheets of paper, then filling the blank space around the boxes with paintings inspired by the words."



www.nytimes.com

Adam Chapman: Exhibition

Nature, Revisions, and Dreams
August 26 - September 30, 2010
Florida Gulf Coast University

Press: Teen Age: You Just Don't Understand

Teen Age: You Just Don't Understand was reviewed in the SF Weekly.

http://www.sfweekly.com/events/teen-age-you-just-dont-understand-2126123/

Press: Stephanie Syjuco

Stephanie Syjuco (and Catharine Clark Gallery) given "Best of" honors on Art Practical.com.

http://www.artpractical.com/review/best_of_christine_wong_yap/
http://www.artpractical.com/review/best_of_genevieve_quick/
http://www.artpractical.com/feature/year_in_review_editors_choice/

Press: Sandow Birk

Sandow Birk's current exhibition at PPOW of his on-going American Qu’ran series was review in the New York Times.


Sandow Birk: ‘American Qu’ran’

Exhibition: Sandow Birk

PPOW gallery is currently showing Sandow Birk's American Qur'an series, now through October 9th.

American Qur'an

Press: Travis Somerville

Travis Somerville was recently featured in the arts section for the OC Weekly.

'Art Shack'-ing Up

Artist Talk: Stephanie Syjuco

Stephanie Syjuco will be giving an artist talk at ISCP studios on September 21, 6:30pm

www.iscp-nyc.org

Press: Sandow Birk in Der Spiegel

Sandow Birk was recently featured in Der Spiegel.

Press: Sandow Birk in The Surfer's Journal

Sandow Birk was recently featured in The Sufer's Journal in a twelve page article entitled "The Monster Out of the Box".

Exhibition: Sandow Birk at Hallie Ford Museum of Art

Sandow Birk will be exhibiting several of his prints and drawings based on Dante's Inferno at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art from October 16 through December 23, 2010.

http://www.willamette.edu/museum_of_art/index.htm

Gallery: Press

Actually, Parents Do Understand
By Jonathan Curiel
SF Weekly
September 15, 2010

Exhibtion: Al Farrow in Austria

Al Farrow was featured in a group show in Austria, Lebenslust und Totentanz.

http://www.art-report.com/en/events/lebenslust-und-totentanz_en

Press: Sandow Birk interviewed for the Morning News.org

Sandow Birk was recently interviewed for the Morning News.org, discussing his ongoing series "American Qur’an” project.

http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/galleries/this_illuminated_american_life/

Press: Scott Greene in Chicago Art Magazine

Scott Green was recently featured in Chicago Art Magazine in an article on political art.

http://chicagoartmagazine.com/2010/08/politics-is-like-trying-to-screw-a-cat-in-the-ass/

Exhibition: Stephanie Syjuco at Gallery 400 in Chicago

Particulate Matter (Things, Thingys, Thingies), a new installation by Stephanie Syjuco, will be exhibiting at Gallery 400 in Chicago from September 7 - October 23, 2010.

http://www.uic.edu/aa/college/gallery400/01_exhibit.htm

Press: Sandow Birk in Time Out NY

Sandow Birk is featured in this week's TimeOut New York as one of the top ten picks for openings in Chelsea.