by Meredith Kooi | Apr 23, 2014 | Blog
For Heidegger, the work of art is that which sets up a world and sets forth earth; “the work lets the earth be an earth” (Heidegger, “The Origin of the Work of Art,” 1936, 172). He says that the temple that sits atop a hill shows us, for the...
by Meredith Kooi | Mar 27, 2014 | Blog
Atlanta has been experiencing growth in its art community, particularly within the past few years. Organizations like Dashboard Co-Op look to the abandoned and uninhabited spaces of the city as sites to host exhibitions. Efforts to expand gallery spaces to downtown...
by Meredith Kooi | Feb 27, 2014 | Blog
Descending Into the Cave On January 11, 2014, I rode an elevator down into a cave, one that contains the underground spectacle Ruby Falls – a waterfall lit by color changing lights and epic Muzak you might find accompanying the timed water spurts of a fountain...
by Meredith Kooi | Jan 23, 2014 | Blog
In keeping with my interests and research in phenomenology and embodiment, this article addresses four disparate works that are currently on view in Atlanta. Drawn from four separate shows — Coloring and In Translation at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center (ACAC),...
by Meredith Kooi | Dec 26, 2013 | Blog
Images: An Abridged History This past semester I taught an undergraduate class at Emory University titled “Visual Studies: The Image.†Some of the questions the course focused on were: what is an image? what does it mean to make an image? how should we look at...
