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Artist Statement
My work is currently concerned with branding, recognition, and products. Starting off with the basic assumption that all communication in a capitalist society is advertising (commercials, magazine articles, facebook profiles, text messaging, clothing, deodorant, HBO dramas, Angelina Jolie’s face, etc.), I have become increasingly interested in finding ways to diffuse or alter the impact of brand recognition. The economic value of the brand depends on its mass-recognizability. What happens when you deliberately confuse or remove that recognition? Can you pull the curtain back in front of all this stuff?
My work is currently concerned with branding, recognition, and products. Starting off with the basic assumption that all communication in a capitalist society is advertising (commercials, magazine articles, facebook profiles, text messaging, clothing, deodorant, HBO dramas, Angelina Jolie’s face, etc.), I have become increasingly interested in finding ways to diffuse or alter the impact of brand recognition. The economic value of the brand depends on its mass-recognizability. What happens when you deliberately confuse or remove that recognition? Can you pull the curtain back in front of all this stuff?
CV
JOSH KLINE
joshklinejoshkline@gmail.com
Lives and Works in New York City
Born 1979, Philadelphia, PA
Education
2002 B.A., Film and Media Arts, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Exhibitions
2010
Loveless Marriages, two-person exhibition, 179 Canal Street, New York
Big Apple, group exhibition organized by Apartment Show, Clifton Benevento, New York
2009
Magic Jackpot, group exhibition, Galerie Christine Mayer, Munich
The living and the dead, group exhibition curated by Darren Bader, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York
TIME-LIFE Part II, group exhibition, Taxter & Spengemann, New York
Today and Everyday, group exhibition curated by Margaret Lee, X Initiative, New York
Nobodies New York, group exhibition, 179 Canal Street, New York
Cleopatra’s: Trade Secrets, group exhibition, John Connelly Presents, New York
If The Dogs Are Barking, group exhibition, Artists Space, New York
On From Here, group exhibition, Guild & Greyshkul, New York
2008
Workspace, group exhibition curated by Antoine Catala, Galerie Christine Mayer, Munich
O Natural, group exhibition, 400 Morgan, Brooklyn
Cube Passerby 2008, group exhibition, Passerby, New York
2007
The Poster Project, group exhibition, installed at Participant Inc. and Printed Matter, New York
2004
Baltimore Crack House, group exhibition, Joymore, Brooklyn
New Money O.S., solo exhibition, Space 1026, Philadelphia
Selected Screenings and Events as part of Circular File (art collective)
2009
CIRCULAR FILE CHANNEL, 3 episode cable access TV Show, Commisioned by Tairone Bastien, Performa, for the Performa 09 Biennial, New York. Broadcast in Manhattan on Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN).
CIRCULAR FILE CHANNEL VIDEOS (looks best in HD on Vimeo):
Episode 2005 (2009): http://vimeo.com/7544395
Episode 2006 (2009): http://vimeo.com/7717117
Episode 2007 (2009): http://vimeo.com/7544395
Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/circularfilechannel
2008
Art Swap Meet 2008, installation, organized by Amy Yao and Wendy Yao, High Desert Test Sites CB08, Joshua Tree, California
Performance Laboratory, organized by Shana Moulton, continuous video program, Broadway 1602, New York
2007
Circular File Casting #2, screening and installation, Commonspace, New York
Selected Curatorial Projects
2010
Bruce + Norman Yonemoto: Made In Hollywood, screening and conversation (organized for EAI), Migrating Forms Festival, Anthology Film Archives
2009
Antek Walczak, screening and conversation, Electronic Arts Intermix, New York
Made in Photoshop, online exhibition, Why + Wherefore: www.whyandwherefore.com
Eleanor Antin, screening, Electronic Arts Intermix, New York
Nobodies New York, group exhibition, 179 Canal Street, New York
Alex Bag, screening, Electronic Arts Intermix, New York
2008
Clean Cut, group video screening, Electronic Arts Intermix, New York
Michael Smith: Baby Ikki Birthday Party, performance, Electronic Arts Intermix, New York
2007
Curious Green, screening, Circus Gallery, Los Angeles
Values, one day exhibition of video curated with Anthony Marcellini, Art in General, New York
Shana Moulton: Body ÷ Mind + 7 = Spirit, performance, Electronic Arts Intermix, New York
2006
Action Adventure, group video exhibition curated with Melissa Brown and Michael Williams, Canada Gallery, New York
2005
Precious Moments, group exhibition, Joymore, Brooklyn
Publications
2009
Today And Everyday, Used Future 45
Luxury Reborn/Live Like a Rockefeller, Party Like a Rockstar, Amy Yao Curates for The Kingsboro Press, The Kingsboro Press, Issue 5
2003
Artist’s Trading Cards (for Nike), Complex Magazine, August/September Issue, 2003, insert.
Bibliography
2010
Gartenfeld, Alex. Malls for America: Devon Dikeou at 179 Canal, interviewmagazine.com, May 19, 2010
Fiduccia, Joanna. Critics’ Picks: Josh Kline and Anicka Yi, artforum.com, April 20, 2010
2009
Moss, Ceci. Circular File Channel, Rhizome (www.rhizome.org), December 8, 2009
Smith, Roberta. Unspooling Time Loops, The New York Times, August 7, 2009
Robinson, Walter. Weekend Update, Artnet (www.artnet.com), July 22, 2009
Cook, Mary. Haberdashery Anyone?, art:21 blog (http://blog.art21.org), June 5, 2009
2005
Krudy, Catherine. Precious Moments, Flavorpill (www.flavorpill.com), August 30, 2005
Davis, Ben. August Company, Artnet (www.artnet.com), August 26, 2005
Cotter, Holland. Precious Moments, The New York Times, August 19, 2005
2004
Fallon, Roberta. The A-List: New Money O.S. Philadelphia Weekly, February 4 - 10, 2004
Guest Lecturing
2010
School of Visual Arts, New York, lecture
2009
City College, New York, lecture
School of Visual Arts, New York, lecture
JOSH KLINE
joshklinejoshkline@gmail.com
Lives and Works in New York City
Born 1979, Philadelphia, PA
Education
2002 B.A., Film and Media Arts, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Exhibitions
2010
Loveless Marriages, two-person exhibition, 179 Canal Street, New York
Big Apple, group exhibition organized by Apartment Show, Clifton Benevento, New York
2009
Magic Jackpot, group exhibition, Galerie Christine Mayer, Munich
The living and the dead, group exhibition curated by Darren Bader, Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York
TIME-LIFE Part II, group exhibition, Taxter & Spengemann, New York
Today and Everyday, group exhibition curated by Margaret Lee, X Initiative, New York
Nobodies New York, group exhibition, 179 Canal Street, New York
Cleopatra’s: Trade Secrets, group exhibition, John Connelly Presents, New York
If The Dogs Are Barking, group exhibition, Artists Space, New York
On From Here, group exhibition, Guild & Greyshkul, New York
2008
Workspace, group exhibition curated by Antoine Catala, Galerie Christine Mayer, Munich
O Natural, group exhibition, 400 Morgan, Brooklyn
Cube Passerby 2008, group exhibition, Passerby, New York
2007
The Poster Project, group exhibition, installed at Participant Inc. and Printed Matter, New York
2004
Baltimore Crack House, group exhibition, Joymore, Brooklyn
New Money O.S., solo exhibition, Space 1026, Philadelphia
Selected Screenings and Events as part of Circular File (art collective)
2009
CIRCULAR FILE CHANNEL, 3 episode cable access TV Show, Commisioned by Tairone Bastien, Performa, for the Performa 09 Biennial, New York. Broadcast in Manhattan on Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN).
CIRCULAR FILE CHANNEL VIDEOS (looks best in HD on Vimeo):
Episode 2005 (2009): http://vimeo.com/7544395
Episode 2006 (2009): http://vimeo.com/7717117
Episode 2007 (2009): http://vimeo.com/7544395
Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/circularfilechannel
2008
Art Swap Meet 2008, installation, organized by Amy Yao and Wendy Yao, High Desert Test Sites CB08, Joshua Tree, California
Performance Laboratory, organized by Shana Moulton, continuous video program, Broadway 1602, New York
2007
Circular File Casting #2, screening and installation, Commonspace, New York
Selected Curatorial Projects
2010
Bruce + Norman Yonemoto: Made In Hollywood, screening and conversation (organized for EAI), Migrating Forms Festival, Anthology Film Archives
2009
Antek Walczak, screening and conversation, Electronic Arts Intermix, New York
Made in Photoshop, online exhibition, Why + Wherefore: www.whyandwherefore.com
Eleanor Antin, screening, Electronic Arts Intermix, New York
Nobodies New York, group exhibition, 179 Canal Street, New York
Alex Bag, screening, Electronic Arts Intermix, New York
2008
Clean Cut, group video screening, Electronic Arts Intermix, New York
Michael Smith: Baby Ikki Birthday Party, performance, Electronic Arts Intermix, New York
2007
Curious Green, screening, Circus Gallery, Los Angeles
Values, one day exhibition of video curated with Anthony Marcellini, Art in General, New York
Shana Moulton: Body ÷ Mind + 7 = Spirit, performance, Electronic Arts Intermix, New York
2006
Action Adventure, group video exhibition curated with Melissa Brown and Michael Williams, Canada Gallery, New York
2005
Precious Moments, group exhibition, Joymore, Brooklyn
Publications
2009
Today And Everyday, Used Future 45
Luxury Reborn/Live Like a Rockefeller, Party Like a Rockstar, Amy Yao Curates for The Kingsboro Press, The Kingsboro Press, Issue 5
2003
Artist’s Trading Cards (for Nike), Complex Magazine, August/September Issue, 2003, insert.
Bibliography
2010
Gartenfeld, Alex. Malls for America: Devon Dikeou at 179 Canal, interviewmagazine.com, May 19, 2010
Fiduccia, Joanna. Critics’ Picks: Josh Kline and Anicka Yi, artforum.com, April 20, 2010
2009
Moss, Ceci. Circular File Channel, Rhizome (www.rhizome.org), December 8, 2009
Smith, Roberta. Unspooling Time Loops, The New York Times, August 7, 2009
Robinson, Walter. Weekend Update, Artnet (www.artnet.com), July 22, 2009
Cook, Mary. Haberdashery Anyone?, art:21 blog (http://blog.art21.org), June 5, 2009
2005
Krudy, Catherine. Precious Moments, Flavorpill (www.flavorpill.com), August 30, 2005
Davis, Ben. August Company, Artnet (www.artnet.com), August 26, 2005
Cotter, Holland. Precious Moments, The New York Times, August 19, 2005
2004
Fallon, Roberta. The A-List: New Money O.S. Philadelphia Weekly, February 4 - 10, 2004
Guest Lecturing
2010
School of Visual Arts, New York, lecture
2009
City College, New York, lecture
School of Visual Arts, New York, lecture
Break Room Titanium (Brushed Metal), installation view, 2010, Macintosh white iBook laptops, wood table and stools, smartwater, Kashi Go Lean cereal, digital C-Prints, acrylic and housepaint, Poland Spring water jugs, dimensions variable
installation view: Titanium iMac (express yourself), 2010, Macintosh white iBook laptop and acrylic, 13” x 9” x 9” and Smartwater (Titanium), 2010, smartwater and acrylic, 3” x 3” x 11.75”
We’re Just Friends, 2010, Digital C-Print, 20” x 30” (photoshop composite)
Double Divorce, 2010, Digital C-Print, 20” x 30” (photoshop composite)
installation view: Workstation 1 (blueberry), 2010, Ikea desk, ergonomic mesh task chair, iMac G5 computer, Mac keyboard and mouse, smartwater, acrylic and gesso, dimensions variable, and What happens when things get real?, 2010, housepaint on wall, dimensions variable
installation view: Graphic Design Office 2000, 2010, Ikea desks, ergonomic mesh task chairs, iMac G5 computers, Mac keyboards and mice, smartwater, glass, gesso and acrylic, dimensions variable
installation view: Blueberry iMac G5 (off), 2010, iMac G5 and acrylic, 16.5” x 7” x 17” and Blueberry iKeyboard, 2010, Mac keyboard and acrylic, 17.5” x 5” x 1.25” and Blueberry iMouse, 2010, Mac mouse and acrylic, 5” x 2.5” x 1”
Fake Aeron Chair (blueberry), 2010, ergonomic mesh task chair and acrylic, 27” x 27” x 38”
Blueberry iMouse, 2010, Mac mouse and acrylic, 5” x 2.5” x 1”
Tooth Final Conflict, 2010, Ikea glass, Oral B toothbrushes, Crest toothpaste
Dharma & Phoebe, 2010, Digital C-Print, 11” x 14” (photoshop composite)
video stills from This Is Our Tsunami, 2009, 8:29 min, HD video (collaboration with Tatiana Kronberg and Greg Edwards for Circular File): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hT5WDAJyrQ
video stills from DWDP TNG, 2009, 9:55 min, HD video (collaboration with Allyson Vieira for Circular File): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLngd-s9x-8
video stills from Intern Promises, 2009, 15 min, HD video (collaboration with Tatiana Kronberg for Circular File): http://vimeo.com/7544395
Workstation: TNG, installation view, 2010, Mac G3 tower, monitor, keyboard and mouse; Ikea desk and houseplant, cordless phone, ergonomic mesh task chair, acrylic and housepaint, dimensions variable
Desk Set TNG, installation view, 2009, includes: iMac G4 (beige), 2009, acrylic on iMac G4, 15” x 11” x 20” and Mac Keyboard (beige), 2009, acrylic on Mac keyboard, 17” x 5” x 1.5” and Mac Mouse (beige), 2009, acrylic on Mac mouse, 2.5” x 5” x 1.25”
Smells Like Surface Magazine 2003 (#3), 2010, Axe body wash on canvas, 16” x 20”
Blue Credit Card Debt Painting, 2010, mixed media on photo backdrop paper, dimensions variable - approx. 48” x 60”
21 Fedex Kinko’s Mistakes, 2008-2009, installation view, mixed media on paper, dimensions variable (individual paintings: 23.5” x 18”)
21 Fedex Kinko’s Mistakes, 2008-2009, installation detail, mixed media on paper (individual paintings: 23.5” x 18”)