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Art in America feature by Nancy Princenthal
The Internet Age is widely understood as the apogee of image culture, but the medium in which we swim, buoyed by waves of chat, posts and tweets, seems increasingly to be the written word. Or so it appears in the … Continue reading
L.A. Times article
Excerpt from an article by Leah Ollman: Frances Stark’s right arm is as good a place as any to begin to consider what drives the artist and writer. She sports two tattoos there, one an ornate foliate pattern based on … Continue reading
“An artist who labels herself”
Frances Stark is obsessed with something akin to the problem we all face every time we set about achieving anything: How to filter out distractions, white noise, and the marginalia of the mind. How to make thoughts cohere. [...] An … Continue reading
Artforum preview of MIT show
The title of Frances Stark’s first US museum survey, “This could become a gimick [sic] or an honest articulation of the workings of the mind,” not only confirms the Los Angeles–based artist’s ongoing investment in language but also gamely foregrounds … Continue reading
MIT discussion
MIT has made available the discussion between Frances Stark and João Ribas, curator of MIT’s List Visual Arts Center. Frances Stark: This could become a gimick [sic] or an honest articulation of the workings of the mind, is the first … Continue reading
MIT catalogue
Frances Stark: This could become a gimick [sic] or an honest articulation of the workings of the mind 2010, MIT List Visual Arts Center Through both writing and visual art, Frances Stark has produced candid and affecting work about language, … Continue reading
MIT exhibition review
Frances Stark tackles the riddles of the creative process The creative genius of the artist is one of our society’s best loved myths: Michelangelo, enmeshed in his own angst-ridden, manic brilliance, carving “David,” Monet splashing color across a canvas. But … Continue reading
Artforum Museum Preview
The title of Frances Stark’s first US museum survey, “This could become a gimick [sic] or an honest articulation of the workings of the mind,” not only confirms the Los Angeles–based artist’s ongoing investment in language but also gamely foregrounds … Continue reading
Frances Stark survey at the MIT List Visual Arts Center
The MIT List Visual Arts Center is pleased to present Frances Stark: This could become a gimick [sic] or an honest articulation of the workings of the mind, the first U.S. museum survey of the work of Los Angeles artist … Continue reading