Anne Colvin

Epiphanies in the Dark

Anne — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:18:09 +0000

I gave this performance talk at the CCA on Thursday, a deconstruction of some of my video pieces within a spoken word framework. Bit of an experiment and took me out of my comfort zone, but worth the challenge.

Visiting Glasgow-based artist and curator Alex Hetherington had this to say:

Anne Colvin’s video, performance and spoken word lecture was dazzling. Edits: clean, precise, perfect. A sonic/visual sentence, a scholarly screen.

The Scotsman Steps!

Anne — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:00:06 +0000

We spent a wonderful three weeks back in Blighty over Christmas and New Year – from London to Okehampton to Edinburgh to Newton Stewart and Glasgow for the day – visiting our family and friends. Managed to fit in some shows at The Fruitmarket Gallery, Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, The Dean Gallery, CCA, TATE Modern, Gagosian and Seventeen Gallery but my favorite experience was Martin Creed’s Work No. 1059 at the Scotsman Steps in Edinburgh. The hunddred or so steps were each made from a different piece of marble sourced from all over the world. Believe me quite a transformation, they used to be horribly dank and dingy. Historically the steps connected the medieval Old Town to the 18th century New Town and acted as a road. The magnificent building at the top of the stairs once housed the Scotsman newspaper (now a hotel).

Most read on frieze.com

Anne — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:21:39 +0000

My George Kuchar piece was cited in the Nov/Dec issues as one of the most read on frieze.com

Carolee Schneemann

Anne — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:54:37 +0000

Here is my interview with feminist icon Carolee Schneemann for Lux who was is in in town for a screening at Eli Ridgway Gallery on the occasion of Millenium Film Journal #54.

Studio Visits

Anne — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:45:41 +0000

I did studio visits with some really thoughtful MFA students at CCA yesterday. Hopefully going in to do a talk soon and some advisor work.

Skank Bloc Bologna at White Columns/NY Art Book Fair

Anne — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:22:35 +0000

The sixth issue of Skank Bloc Bologna is featured at the White Columns stand at the NY Art Book Fair this weekend.

Anne — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:26:39 +0000

My piece on George Kuchar for Frieze.

The past weeks have seen the unexpected force of Hurricane Irene wreak havoc along its path, leaving us meteorologically bewildered and with a newfound existential barometer.

Someone who was no stranger to tempestuous weather was George Kuchar, low-fi filmmaker extraordinaire, who passed away on 6 September after a battle with cancer. I recently spoke with him on the phone while he was in hospital receiving treatment. Despite his weakness, he rose to the occasion and we talked about his video series ‘Weather Diaries’ (1977–2011)……

Pacific Standard Time

Anne — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:02:20 +0000

Here’s an interview between myself and Getty Curator, Glenn Phillips for LUX in the UK. We talked about the history of video art in California and the forthcoming Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A.1945-1980 initiative.

Ritch

Anne — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:23:40 +0000

I recently started a sort of virtual shop on tumblr — although it is open by appointment — Ritch named after my street. Ritch is the home of Skank Bloc Bologna, art and film ephemera and vintage paperbacks. Yet another website to manage but I do love tumblr and I like pretending I have a shop!

Check it out.

Skank Bloc Bologna Number Six

Anne — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:04:04 +0000

Produced on the occasion of Create at Berkeley Art Museum curated by BAM/PFA Director Lawrence Rinder, with Matthew Higgs, director of White Columns, New York. Create brings together work made at Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, San Francisco’s Creativity Explored, and NIAD Art Center in Richmond; pioneering centers for artists with developmental disabilities. Available in BAM bookstore.