BOOK REVIEW: 60 AMERICANS
“60 AMERICANS is a response to the ill-gotten gains of flipper based collectors, money corrupted and trend obsessed gallerists, shopping mall inspired art fairs, nepotism and favoritism of the made-men and women of elitist MFA programs in America. This group exhibition offers an alternative perspective on what’s relevant and important in the current landscape of American contemporary art.”
Bobby Neel Adams, ShinYoung An, Michael Anderson, Anita Arliss, Jessica Barroso-Gomez, Noah Becker, Johanna Breiding, Shannondoah Buckley, Clayton Campbell, Ori Carino, Joe Castro, Eteri Chkadua, Mike Cockrill, Marcia Cooper, Kenny Cole, Stephen Collier, Gregory De la Haba, Michelle Elmore, Donna Festa, Nicholas Galanin, Tatiana Garmendia, Jenne Glover, Ronald Hall, Randall Henry, Musa Hixson, Heidi Howard, Mike Jacobs, Marcus Jansen, Chris Justice, Stephanie Keith, Nimai Kesten, Bruce Keyes, Lali Khalid, Miru Kim, Maria Kreyn, Adam Krueger, Hayoon Jay Lee, Daniel Maidman, Jamie Martinez, Michael Massenburg, Shiri Mordechay, Rebecca Morgan, AJ Nadel, Alex Podesta, Robert Preston, Rajko Radovanovic, Terrence Sanders-Smith, Tom Sanford, Sol Sax, Cheryl Schainfeld, Satomi Shirai, Jamel Shabazz, Aaron Skolnick, Jansson Stegner, Lynn Stein, Dan Tague, Betty Tompkins, Sam Trioli, Jonathan Viner and Citizen X.
“60 Americans is an anthology of the American condition, its collection of disparate identities serving as an example for what the entire world will eventually look like, if it hasn’t happened already.” – Jonathan Goodman
“Diego Rivera was celebrated because of social realism. When Rockefeller invited him to do frescos at Rockefeller center and Diego depicted the Soviet Revolutionaries. Rockefeller had the frescos removed. Rockefeller stopped supporting the socio-politically charged Social Realism and started supporting Abstract Expressionism. Today the rich are still trying to find safe art to invest their money in. ‘60 Americans’ is an exhibition featuring the dangerous images with a narrative that the wealthy attempt to avoid.” – Sol Sax
Stephanie Keith
“The basic premise is that real art and real artists can and should have the right to excel in a just society. Those real artists who take their work seriously and spend a lifetime working on their art become marginalized overnight through exhibitions dedicated to trends that revolve around this kind of shock and awe curating.” – Noah Becker
Nicholas Galin
Rajko Radovanovic
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