My artwork is mentioned in the Guardian's review of the Gwangju Biennale...

A grand canvas for Gwangju's role in dawn of South Korean ...

www.guardian.co.uk

Gwangju Biennale artworks deal with popular resistance from Asia to the Arab spring and the Occupy movement ...The market workers themselves, snoozing in the sun after the morning rush, are represented in murals and the cobalt-hued portraits, adorned with Hangul script, of William Andersen.

Portraits of local artists and traditional market workers in the Daein Market that reflect on the consolidation of multinational corporations’ hegemony over the shaping of peoples’ tastes and sense of identity around the globe, a topic especially pertinent now in South Korea where the highly divisive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States just went into effect March 15, 2012. The portraits combine photography with Korean calligraphy and are mounted as traditional scrolls. My solo exhibition, entitled '…occurrences in dislocation' will be at Han Pyeong Gallery and the Mite-Ugro Archive in the Daein Market, Gwangju, South Korea from September 5 to October 4, 2012.

'Garden of Curious Delights' opening reception September 27, 5:30-8:30pm

Looks like a great show with a lot of inspired work, wish I could be there!!!

lecture: The Role of Landscape in Contemporary Society

Rebecca Close at Contemporary Art Platform (CAP Kuwait), Sunday September 23rd, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

The Role of Landscape in Contemporary Society

Tomorrow at 7:30pm at Contemporary Art Platform Kuwait

Who are the 47% freeloaders Romney speaks of at a $50,000-a-plate dinner?

"The people who receive the disproportionate share of government spending are not big-government lovers. They are Republicans. They are senior citizens. They are white men with high school degrees." -Conservative Columnist David Brooks

Thurston Howell Romney - NYTimes.com

www.nytimes.com/.../brooks-thurston-howell-romney.html

Artist Talk Tonight!

The British Council, Contemporary Art Platform and the National Council for Culture Arts and Letters are pleased to invite you to a talk by David Rayson on the 18th of September at 7pm at The Museum of Modern Art, Kuwait.

In parallel to the Out of Britain exhibition (18 September – 25 October 2012), the British Council in collaboration with CAP Kuwait, will host Landscapes Expanded; a programme of events and lectures that will explore the themes of landscape in different art forms.

We are delighted that David Rasyon, featured artist in Out of Britain, will be the first to present a lecture about his work. Rayson’s work relates directly to the visual potential of the everyday, enabling the ordinary to be realised as fantastic.

David Rayson, from Ashmore Park to Wednesfield : The Jet Bench

1998 © The Artist

David Rayson was appointed professor and head of Painting at the Royal College of Art in 2006. He is a practising artist, tutor and curator and his work has been exhibited widely in the UK and internationally. His work is included in major collections including the Tate, Whitechapel Art Gallery, British Council, Deutsche Bank, Rubell Family Collection and Contemporary Art Society.

To find out more about David Rayson please click here. 

Gangnam Style, Dissected: The Subversive Message Within South Korea's Music Video Sensation

 ‘Gangnam Style, Dissected: The Subversive Message Within South Korea’s Music Video Sensation,’ subtitled, ‘Beneath the catchy dance beat and hilarious scenes of Seoul’s poshest neighborhood, there might be a subtle message about wealth, class, and value in South Korean society.’

reception tonight for UWM alumni exhibit

I have 3 artworks in this exhibition that will be up for another month!  Please join the reception this Friday evening, September 14, 2012, as the Peck School of the Arts and the Department of Art and Design present Continuum 2012 in both the Union Art Gallery and the Arts Center Gallery.  The reception honoring 50 years of UW-Milwaukee Visual Art Alumni will be held from 5:00-7:00pm in the Union Art Gallery and 6:00-8:00pm in the Arts Center Gallery.

Refreshments will be served in the Union Art Gallery beginning at 5:00pm.  The Dept of Art and Design Chair's remarks begin at 7:00pm in the Arts Center Gallery.  

getting ready for the show...

My solo exhibition titled ... occurrences in dislocation opens tomorrow and runs through October 3, 2012 to coincide with the Gwangju Biennale.  Work will be displayed in the Han Pyeong Gallery and the Mite-Ugro Archive both in the Daein Market, Gwangju, South Korea.   Open hours are 10am - 6pm Monday through Saturday and the galleries will be open 10am - 12 midnight on September 7 and 8, 2012 for the Daein Market's Artists Night Market.

my solo exhibition opening in Korea...

My solo exhibition titled ... occurrences in dislocation opens tomorrow and runs through October 3, 2012 to coincide with the Gwangju Biennale.  Work will be displayed in the Han Pyeong Gallery and the Mite-Ugro Archive both in the Daein Market, Gwangju, South Korea.   Open hours are 10am - 6pm Monday through Saturday and the galleries will be open 10am - 12 midnight on September 7 and 8, 2012 for the Daein Market's Artists Night Market.