The VIEWS: Sideways Stories - April 23 - 29

the slant from Worldwide Apr 24th, 2012 (Veronica Bruce, Change of Plans, 2011, table, glassblock with plaster, glass tiles and epoxy, 36 x 36 x 42 in. ArtSlant Showcase Juried Winner.) Sometimes a story prompts an artwork... ...and sometimes a work of art prompts a story. After seeing the photographs of Sathyanand Mohan, writer Himali Singh Soin is compelled to relate to us a childhood story of her grandfather. Such stories, sufferings, and the visages of Polish feminists and female artists come through in Paulina Olowska's paintings. Tim Nickodemus' paintings offer plenty of space for imagination, to create what both is and isn't there and then believe in it. We find the sideways in Cy Twombly's history through his rarely seen photographs, and we find echoes of Eugenia Butler in a strip mall in Los Angeles. Artist duo Hans & Gieves' cross-references of color and form bring to mind the nostalgia of libraries, repositories, and card catalogs. And the fetishization of the trappings of "book culture" brings back memories of cigarettes, black coffee, and endless books. In the RACKROOM Ana Finel Honigman talks with Angela Liosi about mini-murders, Berlin's architecture and the Greek landscape. In the EDITIONS This week join us for Berlin Gallery Weekend, while next week we're looking forward to Frieze New York's debut!

INTERVIEW WITH ANGELA LIOSI Berlin, Apr. 2012: Angela Liosi applies her creative curiosity to unearthing the passionate potential in banal settings. Like a sharp crime writer, Lios can reveal dark depth in everyday settings. Liosi’s... [more]

THE BUZZ from other SLANT cities Los Angeles New York Hans & Gieves, Yang Fudong London Paulina Olowska Paris Leonardo da Vinci Chicago Tim Nickodemus India Sathyanand Mohan Miami Conor McGrady, Roberto Visani China Irrelevant Commission