Blog: Sandow Birk

“Qur'an Fusion” discusses Sandow Birk’s “American Qur’an:”

“At a time when the United States is involved in two wars against Islamic nations and declares itself to be in a cultural and philosophical struggle against Islamic extremists, American artist Sandow Birk’s latest project considers the Qur’an as it was intended – as a universal message to humankind.”

Koplin Del Rio Gallery
6031 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232
Reception: September 8, 2009

http://www.artslant.com


Grand Central Art Center Blog features Sandow Birk’s “American Qur’an.”

http://grandcentralartcenterblog.blogspot.com

Exhibition: Packard Jennings

“Postcards From Our Awesome Future” by Packard Jennings and Steve Lambert

Part of the San Francisco Arts Commission Art on Market Street Project that “enlists local artists to create original posters” to “provide round-the-clock access to contemporary art for thousands of pedestrians.”

Date: September 27 - November 15, 2009
http://www.bedfordgallery.org

Blog: Andy Diaz Hope

Pages 46-47 and page 60 of inGENmagazine feature an interview with Andy Diaz Hope and Laurell Roth about their collaborative work in the article, “Exploring the Future Tenses.”

“Their body of work examines humanity’s role in wrestling control over the evolutionary process from nature and the future ramifications of this fetish...”

http://ingenmagazine.com

Blog: Ellen Kooi

Ellen Kooi photography is featured in the blog AMERICANSUBURB X Gallery

http://www.americansuburbx.com

Exhibition: Ellen Kooi

Ellen Kooi photography show at the Torch Gallery.

Torch Gallery
Lauriergracht 94
1016 RN Amsterdam
Netherlands

September 19th - October 24th

http://www.artslant.com/ams

Art Auction: Ken Goldberg

“Support the ‘Renegade Liberal’ Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey at an event and art auction not to missed,” featuring work by Ken Goldberg.

Where: Renegade Art and Democracy
When: October 4th, 2009

The Gardens at Cornerstone
23750 Arnold Dr
Sonoma CA 95476
www.cornerstonegardens.com

http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/

Blog: Sandow Birk

Nathan Spoor discusses Sandow Birk’s most recent work:
“In possibly his most ambitious and controversial statement to date, Southern California high-concept artist Sandow Birk embarks on a mission to present his own, personal journey into understanding and re-interpreting the Koran.”

September 2 2009

http://www.juxtapoz.com

Exhibition: Ray Beldner

"The Seduction of Duchamp: The Bay Area’s Reaction" an exhibition presented at The Slaughterhouse Space, DuChamp Winery, featuring work by Ray Beldner.

October 3 – 7 November 2009

http://www.slaughterhousespace.com

Blog: Anthony Discenza

The SF MoMa Blog interviews Anthony Discenza about his newest work, "The Street Signs Project." This project entails, “installing, without permission, a series of street signs attached to sidewalk poles on Minna Street, near SFMOMA.”

Date: September 16, 2009

http://blog.sfmoma.org

Press: Sandow Birk

Various blog discussion of Sandow Birk's "American Qur'an."

Laila Lalami Blog
Date: September 8 2009
A blog entry discussing and critiquing Sandow Birk’s, “American Qur’an:” “All in all, this struck me as a highly personal project, in which an artist tries to make sense of the Qur’an on a highly personal level.”
http://lailalalami.com

Dangerous Minds Blog
Date: August 31 2009
A blog discussing and featuring, “images from LA-based Sandow Birk‘s effort to ‘hand-transcribe the entire Qur’an according to historic Islamic traditions and to illuminate the text with relevant scenes from contemporary American life.’”
http://www.dangerousminds.net

Daily DuJour Blog
Date: September 3 2009
An exhibition announcement for Sandow Birk at Koplin del Rio: “The shows contents has already received tremendous press from the NY Times, LA Times and many many more, as the gallery is unsure whether or not to expect protesters. Go see for yourself.”
http://dailydujour.com

Exhibition: Lincoln Schatz in Shanghai

Lincoln Schatz is featured in Shanghai at “eARTS BEYOND,” which “features works by Michael Joaquin Grey, Manfred Mohr, Lincoln Schatz, and Björn Schülke.”

Exhibition runs September 10 – 20

http://www.bitforms.com

Blog: Al Farrow, Sandow Birk featured in Practicing Objectivity

Practicing Objectivity Blog by John K. Melvin

An announcement for the Catharine Clark Gallery’s exhibition of Sandow Birk’s “American Qur’an” and Al Farrow’s work in September 2009.

http://johnkmelvin.blogspot.com