Brooklyn the Borough | ‘Generative’ Blends Art, Design, and Technology
by Suzanne Stroebe “Generative,” currently on view at Klaus Von Nichtssagend Gallery in Williamsburg is difficult to define. A collaboration between artist Alex Dodge and Brooklyn based tech start-up Generative, the series of concept prototypes shown in the gallery seriously blur the boundaries between art, design, and technology. Dodge’s level of comfort grappling the conceptual, […]
Artnet | DESIGNER DREAMS
by Ben Davis original article – June 17, 2010 What’s a contemporary artist to do, faced with the slick world of consumer gadgetry, which seems to slurp up so very much of the public’s attention? Alex Dodge’s show at Williamsburg’s Klaus Von Nichtssagend Gallery offers a novel answer: He turns the gallery into a space […]
Engadget | Alex Dodge’s ‘Generative’ depicts the wearable sci-fi tech of your dreams, literally
by Joshua Topolsky original article – June 5, 2010 In an upcoming gallery show dubbed Generative, artist Alex Dodge (in collaboration with tech start-up called… Generative) will be sucking you into an awesome near-future where shoes generate electricity, the “Sleep Talker” cap lets you transmit your dreams into other’s, and a shirt becomes a touch-sensitive […]
Core77 | Alex Dodge’s ‘Generative’ wearable tech concepts
by HIPSTOMP original article – June 3, 2010 Shoes that generate electricity when you walk, a sleeping cap that transmits your dreams, a shirt that serves as a touch-sensitive input device; these aren’t actual products, but concept prototypes by artist Alex Dodge, going on display next week at Brooklyn’s Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery. Alex Dodge’s […]
ArtForum | Alex Dodge: Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery
by Michael Wilson May 2008 Like the freshly severed head of Ash, the treacherous corporate android in Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979), the disembodied silicon-rubber face that forms part of Alex Dodge’s sculpture Study for Intelligent Design (all works 2008) looks ready to open its eyes and spill its guts. Surrounded by shredded documents and wreathed […]
New York Times | Art in Review; Greater Brooklyn
Original Article By Roberta Smith CRG Gallery 535 West 22nd Street, Chelsea Through July 22 An exhibition devoted to the work of artists who lack gallery representation can indicate one of two things: it can reflect the kinds of work that galleries aren’t interested in at the moment, or it can just uncover more of […]