SUMMER READING
July 9–August 1, 2009
Invisible-Exports
14A Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002
212-226-5447
“Television: chewing gum for the eyes.” ~Frank Lloyd Wright
Summer Reading is a video program curated by Mike Bouchet, with special guest Luke Butler.
The consequence of television has struggled between high and low culture since its invention, and the video suite presented here further illustrates that tension. Curated by Mike Bouchet, the program consists of works by a roster of contemporary artists interwoven with segments and episodes swiped from digital cable. Throughout the show, the work will be continuously replenished with new videos and new content from network programs, a democratic gesture that raises questions about influence and audience, scope, depth, and quality in the narrative arts.
The program is accompanied by three paintings from Luke Butler's ongoing Enterprise series, inspired by the tenuous virility of William Shatner's Star Trek persona.
Featuring Lucas Ajemian I Daniel Beerstecher | Born in the Wrong Body I Boston Legal | Cedric Brelet von Sydow I Cribs I CSI Miami | Die Tödliche Doris (The Deadly Doris) | Sebastian Clough I Cops I Family Guy | Martina Geiger-Gerlach I Oliver Heinzenberger I House I Patrick Jackson I Jeopardy I Byung Chul Kim | Florian Klette I Susan Krupp I Lidia's Italy | Dana Munro I Shane Munro I Peter Müller | NASA Connections I Palm D'Or Entertainment inc. | Anahita Razmi I Michael C. Riedel I Christina Rodrigo Marco Schmitt I Scrubs I Seinfeld I The Simpsons Axel Stockburger I Kestutis Svirnelis I Twilight zone Two and a Half Men I Tyler Perry's House of Payne I US Open Challenge I The View I Lisa Williamson | Virginie Yassef and many many more
Patrick Jackson, City Unborn (Installation view), 2008.