Nina Katchadourian is breaking down boundaries
Kinds of Love from BookPace, 2002 by Nina Katchadourian
Ever since I first read about Nina Katchadourian in The Photograph as Contemporary Art by Charlotte Cotton, I have been in love. There is something so delicate and purposeful about her work that makes me want to hold it in my hands and hug it close to me forever, which I acknowledge is not normal behavior for interacting with art.
We’re lucky to have a piece in Summer Reading (placed high on the wall, out of reach of any hugs) but for those of you that are elsewhere in the world, Nina has two shows that might be a little closer to home.
On view now at the Weatherspoon Art Museum is Our Subject is You, a group show that focuses on the work of artists who use the public or an audience as an element to complete their work. Through social interaction, performance and engagement, all of the artists on view (including another Summer Reading Star, Steve Lambert!) aim to “collapse traditional boundaries” normally found in museums and bring visitors to a new perception of themselves and how they interact with art. This exhibit is on display until September 13th, so you’ve got plenty of time to get down to Greensboro, North Carolina to see it.
A little closer to the city, at the Omi International Art Center in Ghent, NY, is a site specific commission at the Fields Sculpture Park. The exhibit, titled Twitchers and Cheaters, is located on the 400 acre outdoor museum and will be up until November 2009. Take note though, go visit her work while the weather is still warm, it won’t be on view once the cold hits! I just found out that this piece is no longer on view due to damage this winter. I’ll keep you posted on upcoming Nina events but in the meantime I just discovered that Steve Lambert will be speaking at the Weatherspoon Art Museum on September 3rd. Add it to your calendars and support another fantastic Summer Reading Artist.
Summer Reading is on view at Jen Bekman Gallery until August 22nd.
