Believe Inn
2043 N Winchester
312.919.0036
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David Horvitz, How To Exit A Photograph, Courtesy Believe Inn
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June 27, 2009 – July 26, 2009
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This show is open by appointment most days of the week. Call 312.919.0036 or email to schedule.
David Horvitz draws inspiration from "rabble-rousers, mischief makers, saboteurs," and other kinds of rascally figures, and his retooled version of '60s-style conceptual art is undeniably playful. Yet, there's an earnest side to his ephemeral, idea-based projects, which he often records with a camera. In works like "How to Exit a Photograph" and "Disappearing" (a video of the artist walking off into the fog), Horvitz seems to be examining his place in the world, while plying notions of distance and presence. There's an existential ring to it, in the manner of Bas Jan Ader, to whom he pays homage. Horvitz also renews the non-commercial ethos of some of his conceptualist precursors, through tactics like free downloads or newsprint editions of his photographs.
