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Article: Michael Joo at the Bohen Foundation.
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- Art in America
- Article date:
- March 1, 2006
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"Still Lives," the recent exhibition of sculpture and video at the Bohen Foundation by Korean-American artist Michael Joo, was captivating if enigmatic. Joo continued his use of animal forms and video, as well as his ongoing exploration of dualities like natural and artificial, interior and exterior.
One of the principal works, central to the upper floor and spanning both levels, was Remote Sense (Alpha Helix), 2005, in which nine sculptures of caribou hung by wires in a spiral that led from the ceiling to the lower level; the animals seemed caught in motion while traveling through walls and floor. An oval hole in the belly of each animal revealed hollow insides ...