April 10, 2007

Three Cheers for Holtz

Since Dr. Ivy Cooper quit writing art reviews for The Riverfront Times, I really have no reason to pick up the paper—well, unless I want a discreet mid-afternoon massage.

This Friday, Dr. Cooper will make an appearance as the “personal cheerleader” for SIUE MFA candidate Christine A. Holtz. Holtz will perform Christine A. Holtz Productions as her thesis exhibition. The artist has had a mascot head created in her likeness (you’ve got to see this thing) and will be cheering her way into the hearts of art fans from 7-9:00 at Mad Art Gallery. Artwork will be given to the first 50 visitors to the gallery.

Holtz is an exciting emerging artist able to address relevant social topics through humorous and entertaining methods. She creates work that push her physical, emotional, and mental limits to illustrate truths of consumerism and its negative repercussions. Previous works include:

  • A giant pacifier sculpture created from thousands of cigarette butts wired and woven together.
  • A purse made of Wal-Mart receipts the artist had collected since August 2001. Holtz tried to sell the piece to Wal-Mart and documented the process.
  • A performance where she wore (and eventually consumed) a wig made of powdered sugar donuts. She wore a dress created of food wrappers.

    You can see more at her website or get more details at the Mad Art site.

    Not to be missed. See you there!

    Posted by Andrea Avery at 10:43 AM | Arts & Artists
    • Comments

    hey the rft covers 52nd city stuff all the time, why the hate? guess you don't read that either?

    Posted by arts patron on Wed., Apr 11, 2007 at 12:55 PM

    My extreme disappointment with the end of weekly coverage of the art scene clouded the bigger picture. At least the RFT covers some art scene news/openings. And at least the RFT doesn't employ a collossal twank like Bonetti. I still believe bringing back a weekly arts review of some kind would do a lot to increase readership and support the local arts scene.

    Posted by Andrea on Wed., Apr 11, 2007 at 9:35 PM
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