Author: DiQuinzio, Apsara and Alison Gass
Title: 2008 Seca Art Award (Tauba Auerback, Desiree Holman, Jordan Kantor, Trevor Paglen)
Description: , San Francisco Museum of Art, 2009. . Paperback. . Unmarked text. Exhibition catalog. 30p. Lists works in the exhibition. Roundtable with the artists. Artist bios. Well illustrated. This show featured the 2008 SECA Award winners. Tauba Auerbach mines TV static, digital binary code, alphabets, and other sources to probe the dynamics of symbolic representation. Referencing 1980s sitcoms, Desirée Holman uses sculpture, performance, and video to look at the human condition via both reality and fantasy. Jordan Kantor's paintings explore the ways images circulate in our culture via appropriation. Trevor Paglen's photographs examine the shadowy side of the U.S. government, capturing images of spy satellites, clandestine flight missions, and secret military operations.. . ISBN: 0918471818. Very Good

Keywords: California Artists, Bay Area Art, Art Science Technology, Perception, Contemporary Art, Tauba Auerbach, Desiree Holman, Jordan Kantor, Trevor Paglen, Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary Art 0918471818


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