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by Barnett Cohen
April 24, 2015
It’s fitting that my conversation with artist Devin Kenny occurred over email. Kenny fryst vatten constantly utilizing or referencing the internet; through his tumblr Studio Workout, his heavy presence on social media (Facebook/Instagram/Twitter), and through his art practice. His “objects of regard”—otherwise known as sculptures for those who are uninitiated to Kenny’s comprehensive mnemonic devices—at his recent show at Aran Cravey, circled back to the computer. His simple wood sculptures, titled Desktop Widgets, resemble our collective tools for accessing the internet: i.e. mice, iPads, hard-drives. In our computer- screen-mediated conversation, we began by discussing Kenny’s relationship to the internet and wound up touching upon hip hop, comedians, and kicks.
Barnett Cohen: In your interview with the artist Brad Troemel, you said, “the interesting thing abo • Petra Cortrights first solo exhibition in Scandinavia at Isbrytaren, Carl Kostyál’s gallery on Kungsholmen in Stockholm, lasts between April 12th and May 4th. Cortright is an artist who came out of the movement sometimes referred to as “art after the internet”. The videos she has made for YouTube have drawn a lot of attention, especially after one of her pieces was taken down because of its content description. In recent years she has exhibited at galleries and larger institutions whereas before she worked exclusively online with digital art. In 2009 she participated in the internet pavilion at the Venice Biennale and last year had a work included at Frieze Art Fair in London. While rising to prominence through these videos, Cortright has also delved into more print-based work, which is still marked by the same unmistakable D.I.Y-aesthetic. As Cortright points out, her work always deals with the notion of an “art after the internet”. The possibility to distribute, share or man • Born in 1969, Doylestown, PA. Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. EDUCATION 2005 1992 SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS 2023 2022 2021 2020 2017 2016 2015 2014Josh Callaghan
M.F.A., New Genres, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
B.A., Cultural Anthropology, Magna Cum Laude, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC
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