http://blogs.walkerart.org/offcenter/2006/04/05/gonzalez-torres-to-represent-us-at-venice/ Just another Walker Blogs weblog Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:54:57 -0600 walker_blogs hourly 1 http://blogs.walkerart.org/offcenter/2006/04/05/gonzalez-torres-to-represent-us-at-venice/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Paul Schmelzer Sat, 08 Apr 2006 01:11:21 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/offcenter/?p=244#comment-321 Not a first, but according to The New York Times, it's the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/07/arts/design/07voge.html?_r=1&oref=login" rel="nofollow">first time in 20 years</a> a deceased artist has been chosen to represent the US. BTW, here's artist <a href="http://www.art-for-a-change.com/blog/2006/04/bush-2007-venice-biennale.html" rel="nofollow">Mark Vallen</a>'s take on why a deceased, openly gay artist who dealt with sociopolitical issues with humor and bite might've been chosen. Not a first, but according to The New York Times, it’s the first time in 20 years a deceased artist has been chosen to represent the US. BTW, here’s artist Mark Vallen’s take on why a deceased, openly gay artist who dealt with sociopolitical issues with humor and bite might’ve been chosen.

]]> http://blogs.walkerart.org/offcenter/2006/04/05/gonzalez-torres-to-represent-us-at-venice/comment-page-1/#comment-320 s.tacular Thu, 06 Apr 2006 21:23:22 +0000 http://blogs.walkerart.org/offcenter/?p=244#comment-320 Wow, is this a first? I mean, I'm down with Felix Gonzalez Torres but I was under the impression that living artists were chosen to represent the U.S. in venice. I'm kind of curious as to who will be deciding what to show - the estate(the gallery that represnets it) or the curator - and to what extent we can hope to see anything new - it seems to me that the exisiting work has been well exposed in European and American venues already. What gives? Wow, is this a first? I mean, I’m down with Felix Gonzalez Torres but I was under the impression that living artists were chosen to represent the U.S. in venice. I’m kind of curious as to who will be deciding what to show – the estate(the gallery that represnets it) or the curator – and to what extent we can hope to see anything new – it seems to me that the exisiting work has been well exposed in European and American venues already. What gives?

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