fractured witness
By david cohen

Martha Rosler Invasion 2008 Photomontage. 30 x 53 inches Courtesy Mitchell-Innes & Nash	NEXT SLIDE
Where the mood hammers home the artist’s indignation and fury, Rosler’s political message is strikingly less precise. Presumably, by substituting fashionistas for troops there is an implication of whim and frivolity in American’s military adventure.  Fashion also signifies the sensory indulgence of oblivious citizens on the home front who are held up to castigation.

 

 

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Exhibitions under review

Susanna Coffey: SInce 2001
at the New York Studio School
November 6 to December 20, 2008

Martha Rosler: Great Powers
at Mitchell-Innes & Nash
September 6 to October 11, 2008

Eyal Danieli: in the mood for love
at Elizabeth Harris Gallery
October 10 to November 8, 2008

Alexey Kallima: Chechen Women's Team of Parachute Jumping and its Virtual Fans
at Lehmann Maupin
September 4 to October 18, 2008