ArtBabble: Oliver Herring

In the Studio: Oliver Herring

Museum of Arts & Design — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:55:10 +0000

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Contemporary Artist Oliver Herring works in a variety of media, including film, woven mylar, and paper. In this regard, he is similar to many of the other artists from the exhibition Slash: Paper under the Knife. For Herring, cut paper becomes a powerful expressive tool in the service of what he calls 'photo sculptures.'

Oliver Herring: Participant Joyce Pensato

Art21 — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:12:24 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #070: Artist Joyce Pensato discusses her experiences appearing as a performer in Oliver Herring's videos. The work, which also features participant Davis-Thompson Moss, is the first in a series of Oliver Herring videos that feature the pair of performers.

Oliver Herring: Participant Davis Thompson-Moss

Art21 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:24:37 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #071: Among Oliver Herring’s earliest works were his woven sculptures and performance pieces in which he knitted Mylar, a transparent and reflective material, into human figures, clothing and furniture. Since 1998, Herring has created stop-motion videos, photo-collaged sculptures, and impromptu participatory performances with ‘off-the-street’ strangers, embracing chance and chance-encounters in his work.

Learn more about Oliver Herring: http://www.art21.org/artists/oliver-herring

Oliver Herring: Participant Davide Borella

Art21 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:02:13 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #065: On the roof of his Brooklyn studio, artist Oliver Herring photographs Davide Borella during an exhausting performance as Borella spits various colors of water, tinted by food dye, up into the air and onto his face.

Oliver Herring: Legacy

Art21 — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:22:07 +0000

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Exclusive Episode #051: Artist Oliver Herring discusses what he perceives as generational shifts in our relationship to the camera, mortality, and legacy, accompanied by scenes from his five channel video installation Little Dances of Misfortunes (2001) — created after 9/11 — which depicts amateur dancers illuminated by phosphorescent body paint.