Shahzia Sikander, "Blood Lines," 2009. Courtesy Sikkema Jenkins.
- Tonight at the University of Southern California‘s Roski School of Fine Arts, Season 3 artist Krzysztof Wodiczko will engage in a discussion with Teddy Cruz and Marjetica Potrč about their socially engaged projects as part of the series Participation and Friction: Rethinking Art and Architecture as Public Culture.
- Congratulations to Season 4 artist Ursula von Rydingsvard, recipient of the DeCordova Museum‘s 2008 Rappaport Prize.
- A little follow-up on that Hiroshi Sugimoto image of the Boden Sea at Uttwil that adorns the new U2 album cover. Read more about the Season 3 artist’s barter with Bono.
- At Mary Boone Gallery, dealer Javier Perez curates an exhibition of three of his favorite artists: Mike Kelley (Season 3), Terence Koh, and Jeff Koons. The show opened April 4 and runs through May 16.
- Shazia Sikander‘s (Season 1) solo exhibition Stalemate opened last week at Sikemma Jenkins, and features two video works and a series of drawings and paintings entitled Mapping the End of Something.
- At Circleculture Gallery in Berlin, scenes from the skateboarding, graffiti, and punk underground intersect in a three-person show of works by Barry McGee (Season 1), Ed Templeton, and Raymond Pettibon (Season 2). The exhibition opens April 10.