Caroline Bergvall’s African Immigrants, Lost at Sea
THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Martah Schwendener
NEW YORK---One of the blockbusters of Western art history, Théodore Géricault’s “The Raft of the Medusa” (1818-19), took as its impetus the true story of sailors left to die at sea, drifting on a raft off the coast of Senegal. Caroline Bergvall’s “Drift,” an installation of prints, sound works and a digital, algorithmic collage, was inspired by a similar tale, only set in the present day. The best things here are the sound works, with their poetic incantations, and some of the prints. A monitor displaying scrambled text from the report on the African boat looks too much like a graphic design project. [link]
Callicoon Fine Arts
49 Delancey Street, near Eldridge Street
Lower East Side
Through Feb. 15
By Martah Schwendener
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| “Seafarer,” electronic text by Caroline Bergvall collaborating with Thomas Köppel (2014), is part of an installation of prints, sound works and a digital, algorithmic collage, at Callicoon. Credit Courtesy of the artist and Callicoon Fine Arts, NY. |
Callicoon Fine Arts
49 Delancey Street, near Eldridge Street
Lower East Side
Through Feb. 15
