Articles by Erin Sweeny
The New Situationists
Implicit Politics: August Sander and the Fallacy of Objectivity
The New Situationists
Implicit Politics: August Sander and the Fallacy of Objectivity
Erin Sweeny uncovers the complexities of accepting photography as an objective representation of reality, through the work of twentieth century German photographer August Sander.
Looking at Los Angeles
Devin Farrand, Ariel Herwitz and the Phenomenon of Gravitation
Looking at Los Angeles
Devin Farrand, Ariel Herwitz and the Phenomenon of Gravitation
Erin Sweeny explores the lives and work of LA-based artists Devin Farrand and Ariel Herwitz, a couple investigating vastly different materials in their independent art practices.
The New Situationists
Everyone Gets Lighter: On John Giorno, Ugo Rondinone, and the Gift of Exchange
The New Situationists
Everyone Gets Lighter: On John Giorno, Ugo Rondinone, and the Gift of Exchange
This inaugural article of a new column titled “The New Situationists” investigates the romantic and collaborative relationship between poet John Giorno and artist Ugo Rondinone.
Praxis Makes Perfect
Welcome to the Funhouse: Mike Kelley’s “Mobile Homestead”
Praxis Makes Perfect
Welcome to the Funhouse: Mike Kelley’s “Mobile Homestead”
“Mobile Homestead,” a project by the late Mike Kelley, has a new permanent home in Detroit. Columnist Erin Sweeny revisits this “fitting tribute” to the artist.
Praxis Makes Perfect
Praxis Makes Perfect | Disorderly Conduct: The Imperfect Librarians
Praxis Makes Perfect
Praxis Makes Perfect | Disorderly Conduct: The Imperfect Librarians
Erin Sweeny on the “new Order” governing her post-graduate life, where any sense of normalcy or routine has largely disappeared.
Praxis Makes Perfect
Praxis Makes Perfect | A Good Wind: Forces of Nature in the New Age of Innocence
Praxis Makes Perfect
Praxis Makes Perfect | A Good Wind: Forces of Nature in the New Age of Innocence
How can artists and other cultural practitioners create the spaces they need to work and to exhibit? In part, says Erin Sweeny, by forming those spaces themselves, through partnerships and collaborations.
Praxis Makes Perfect
Praxis Makes Perfect | Vulnerability of the View
Praxis Makes Perfect
Praxis Makes Perfect | Vulnerability of the View
Erin Sweeny uses the literal and metaphorical framework of sunglasses to reflect on Los Angeles, its art scene, and her current role as an observer of and participant in it.
The New Situationists
Implicit Politics: August Sander and the Fallacy of Objectivity
The New Situationists
Implicit Politics: August Sander and the Fallacy of Objectivity
Erin Sweeny uncovers the complexities of accepting photography as an objective representation of reality, through the work of twentieth century German photographer August Sander.
Looking at Los Angeles
Devin Farrand, Ariel Herwitz and the Phenomenon of Gravitation
Looking at Los Angeles
Devin Farrand, Ariel Herwitz and the Phenomenon of Gravitation
Erin Sweeny explores the lives and work of LA-based artists Devin Farrand and Ariel Herwitz, a couple investigating vastly different materials in their independent art practices.
The New Situationists
Everyone Gets Lighter: On John Giorno, Ugo Rondinone, and the Gift of Exchange
The New Situationists
Everyone Gets Lighter: On John Giorno, Ugo Rondinone, and the Gift of Exchange
This inaugural article of a new column titled “The New Situationists” investigates the romantic and collaborative relationship between poet John Giorno and artist Ugo Rondinone.
Praxis Makes Perfect
Welcome to the Funhouse: Mike Kelley’s “Mobile Homestead”
Praxis Makes Perfect
Welcome to the Funhouse: Mike Kelley’s “Mobile Homestead”
“Mobile Homestead,” a project by the late Mike Kelley, has a new permanent home in Detroit. Columnist Erin Sweeny revisits this “fitting tribute” to the artist.
Praxis Makes Perfect
Praxis Makes Perfect | Disorderly Conduct: The Imperfect Librarians
Praxis Makes Perfect
Praxis Makes Perfect | Disorderly Conduct: The Imperfect Librarians
Erin Sweeny on the “new Order” governing her post-graduate life, where any sense of normalcy or routine has largely disappeared.
Praxis Makes Perfect
Praxis Makes Perfect | A Good Wind: Forces of Nature in the New Age of Innocence
Praxis Makes Perfect
Praxis Makes Perfect | A Good Wind: Forces of Nature in the New Age of Innocence
How can artists and other cultural practitioners create the spaces they need to work and to exhibit? In part, says Erin Sweeny, by forming those spaces themselves, through partnerships and collaborations.
Praxis Makes Perfect
Praxis Makes Perfect | Vulnerability of the View
Praxis Makes Perfect
Praxis Makes Perfect | Vulnerability of the View
Erin Sweeny uses the literal and metaphorical framework of sunglasses to reflect on Los Angeles, its art scene, and her current role as an observer of and participant in it.
