Faces are the ultimate abstract narrative!
Seen here at the Museum of Modern Art “Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
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Sunday, May 30th, 2010Modern Ruin on NPR’s Marketplace
Monday, February 22nd, 2010NPR’s Marketplace piece on Modern Ruin in Dallas on Sunday 2/21/2010. I participated by using the space as a stage and making some performance-scape photographs. I also had my cast bronze coins with bite-marks as a check of authenticity…
Sheep, Sharks, and Nightlights exhibition photos.
Saturday, February 20th, 2010Here are the images for the Sheep, Sharks, and Nightlights. show at 500x Feb 2010.
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Modern Ruin
Thursday, February 11th, 2010MODERN RUIN
February 20-21, 2010
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 20, 8-11pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
On Thursday, September 25, 2008 the U.S. Government took over Washington Mutual, selling most of it to JPMorgan Chase.
Roughly a year earlier, at the height of a frenzied economic bubble, Washington Mutual began building a new 1 million dollar branch at 5030 Greenville Avenue, just south of Lovers Lane. Just after its completion, the government seized WaMu, and JPMorgan Chase decided not to occupy the building.
The new building was never opened, never used, and has sat as an empty shell for more than a year.
On February 20, 2010, Modern Ruin-a two-day exhibition organized by Christina Rees and Thomas Feulmer-will open. The two-day exhibition will be the only use for the million-dollar building before the demolition process begins the following week. The bank building is a truly modern ruin – a building that never met its purpose, and only existed as potential activity, potential economy, and hoped-for growth.
Seeking to take advantage of the space-its social and cultural connotations, its materials, and its presence as direct and immediate evidence of the current economic condition-15 artists will create work inspired by and in dialogue with the building. Some artists will alter the building’s materials and corporate interior, while others will stage actions and interventions within, and still others will use the background of the space as context for their work.
Artists in the exhibition :
Frances Bagley
Tim Best
Michael Corris
Thomas Feulmer
Annette Lawrence
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Margaret Meehan
Tom Orr
Richard Patterson
Cam Schoepp
Noah Simblist
Christoph Trendel
Terri Thornton
Kevin Todora
Jeff Zilm
Please join us for the opening reception/intervention with the artists the night of Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010, 8-11pm. The exhibition will be open to the public on February 20th and 21st, 12-5pm, though in the case of some artists the work left behind will be documentation of the actions that took place the night before.
Caliente
Monday, August 3rd, 2009The Caliente show is opening this Thursday at the New Orleans Photo Alliance gallery from 6-9. I will be showing “Ready for Business” (36″ x 24″ on Diebond. Its been awhile since I’ve shown with this group but they are my most favorite organization! The New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA) has made New Orleans a hub for photography and photographic arts. They have started a portfolio review that has got a lot of traction in the past couple of years, among other things. Its definitely one of the many organizations that is bucking the idea that New Orleans can’t sustain progress!
I’m glad to be showing with them!
New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery
1111 Saint Mary Street
New Orleans, La 70130
open Friday 3-6, Saturday and Sunday 12-4, and by appointment.
Undercurrent
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
“Undercurrent” is my latest installation about American power. The stars rotate with the motion of the river counter clockwise. Its on exhibition at the Soap Factory in Minneapolis until July 26th 2009.
- More images to come!
Frontier Preachers at Soap Factory
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009I ended up driving to the Soap Factory in Minneapolis MN to install my “Undercurrent” piece and it was well worth it. There were 10 artists, all good friends from New Orleans, with 12,000 square feet of space. It was a lot of work but the end result was great to see! I took pictures with my friend Courtney Egan’s camera cause she has this awesome D90 that everybody had to try out! I will post them as soon as I get those in… I am really grateful to Jayme McLellan for inviting me to be part of the show. She did a great job selecting the artists so I really felt the need to put my ‘best’ foot forward. It was no pressure though, I just felt the need to do the best possible job.
The people at the Soap Factory were more than helpful. They totally exceeded my expectations. They have a great system going. There were many volunteers that helped install. Peter helped with my installation of the projectors. Without the help it would have taken me another week to install! Ben Heywood was kind enough to have me at his house even when I rolled in late. The whole staff is stellar and I am grateful I got the chance to work with them!!
Not only did they have the show, they also had documentary video artists interviewing everyone. They had a cut ready by the opening. They also had someone taking interviews for their podcast on iTunes. Its not posted yet but will be soon.
It was a great experience and I made some new friends on this trip! Thanks for everything!!
Undercurrent
Friday, May 22nd, 2009This is part of an installation in Minneapolis, MN at the Soap Factory this summer. It’s an interactive piece that senses the distance of the viewer and reacts by moving forward or backward or by stopping altogether. The installation also has lightboxes with the same Captain America graphic. The piece is about American pride and man vs nature mentality that got us where we are today. The hopeful message is that we can effect change by our presence and observations.
Stay tuned for more images of the installation…
Undercurrent, originally uploaded by timcbest.
Soap Factory Installation Space
Sunday, April 19th, 2009This is the space I think I’m getting for “Frontier Preachers” in June. The space is
I’ll have more on what I plan to do when the time gets closer…
The space is 25′ x 25′ it is a relatively low 10′ high but its on an incline and I didn’t measure – so thats an estimate.
I went in a circle clockwise so the images fit that way…
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Efficiency Deficiency
Sunday, April 19th, 2009“Efficiency Deficiency” is a collaboration between Tim Best and Eric Blake. Eric works on paper and makes books. He meticulously draws the lines on each page from begining to end. Then Tim Best, by drawing a rectangle over and over again, destroys the book.
This video has been shortened. The original is a document of the 1hour performance.
Showing at 500x Gallery in Dallas.
Efficiency Deficiency, originally uploaded by timcbest.