Articles/Reviews Index Page: Works by Devorah Sperber, New York City (NYC)

ARTICLES & REVIEWS
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Article on Alice Walton and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
The New Yorker
June 27, 2011
"Alice's Wonderland"
by Rebecca Mead

Article on the Exhibition "The Brain: The Inside Story"
The New York Times
American Museum of Natural History
November 20, 2010
"Glimpsing the Brain's Powers (and Limitations)"
by Edward Rothstein

Review: "Devorah Sperber: Gone to the Dogs"
Woodstock Times
SUNY Ulster
March 17, 2011
"Unspooling the Cues"
by Paul Smart

Article on the Exhibition "The Brain: The Inside Story"
Rotunda Magazine
American Museum of Natural History
Fall , 2010
"Driven to Abstraction"

Review of Solo Exhibition at Gallerie Zidoun
Beaux Arts Magazine
August , 2010
"On nous fait de l'oeil"

Photograph of "After Mondiran," by Devorah Sperber

The New York Times
Travel Section
June 20, 2010
"Affordable Boutique Hotels in New York City"
by Stephen Heyman

9 Reviews of "After the Mona Lisa 2"
International and Regional Media
March , 2010
"Future Textiles: Lille 3000..."

Review of Group Exhibition at Gallerie Zidoun
Luxembourg City Magazine
March , 2010
"Devorah Sperber,Frank Brunner et Cedric Smith"

Review of Miami Art Fairs
Woodstock Times
December 3, 2009
"Art Basel Miami Beach"
by Paul Smart

Article
News Sentinel
October 25 , 2009
"Strung Along "
by Amy McRary

Review
Art Papers
July/August, 2009
"Devorah Sperber "
by Paul Ryan

Feature Profile: Devorah Sperber

PBS WNET thirteen, New York
January 11 , 2009
"Sunday Arts Profile"
Suzanne Glickstein, Producer

PBS Wnet Thirteen New York, Feature Profile, Devorah Sperber, January 11, 2009

"Devorah Sperber is a visual artist who uses thread spools and other everyday items to represent pixels of well-known images. Her work explores the links between art, science and technological change. In this SundayArts Feature Profile, she demonstrates the making of a large-scale piece, and discusses the tricks of perception in viewing it."
-- Suzanne Glickstein, Producer, WNET thirteen, New York

Feature Article (6 pages)
Embroidery Magazine
July/August, 2009
"Pixel Perfect Building Blocks"
by Jessican Hemmings, PhD

Feature Article
Boise Weekly
July 29, 2009
"Of the Beholder, The Devorah Sperber Experience"
by Christopher Schnoor

Feature Article
Idaho Statesman
June 25, 2009
"Reality Turned Upside Down"
by Dana Oland

Review of Panel Discussion
Popular Mechanics
June 18, 2009
"Scientists and Artists Explore Visualization
at World Science Festival"
by Linda Yin

Interview
uneEXPO.com
June 9, 2009
""CLIN D'ŒIL AU LOUVRE!,"
by Sebastian Valtida

Review
NishaMagazine, Israel
May 2009

Review
Le Figaro Magazine
June 29, 2009
"Devorah Sperber: Galerie Nordine Zidoun"

Review
Idaho Press-Tribune
July 4, 2009
"Seeing is believing...not so fast"
by Dan Lea, July 4

Feature Article (5 pages)
Cloth, Paper, Scissors Magazine
May/June 2009
"Artist to Artist with Devorah Sperber"
by Lesley Riley

Interview
Art and You, France
June 24, 2009
"Devorah Sperber-Gallery Nordine Zidoun"

Review
ARTPRESS
July 2009
"Clin d'oeil au Louvre, Galerie Nordine Zidoun"

"Interpretations: Devorah Sperber," MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA

The New York Times
May 2, 2008
"Museums That Speak to Children"
by Lisa Foderaro

Feature Article
ARTnews
December 2008
"Please Don't be Seated"
by Steven Skov Holt and Mara Holt Skov

"Crystal Balls, Pixels & Transporters: Artist Devorah Sperber,"
Roll Magazine
March 10- April 10, 2009
Cover Art + Feature Article by Ross Rice

"Interpretations: Devorah Sperber," MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA

Sculpture Magazine
July/ August, 2008
"Itinerary"

"The Art, Inspiration, and Appropriations of Andy Warhol," Canada

Grand Magazine, Canada
November / December, 2008
"Taking off on Andy Warhol"
by Charolotte Prong Parkhill

Feature Article and Interview with Devorah Sperber

Anna Magazine
Winter Issue/ December, 2008
"Follow the Thread: Artist Devorah Sperber uses colorful spools of thread to form pixilated renditions of iconic imagery"
by Kitty Cox, Writer and Editor

"Interpretations: Devorah Sperber," MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA

Museum Magazine
July/ August, 2008
"In Museum"

"Interpretations: Devorah Sperber," MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA

Chronogram
August, 2008
"On the Cover"
by Amy Lubinski

"Devorah Sperber: Flash Back," Kleinert/Jmes Art Center, Woodstock, NY

Woodstock Times
July 31, 2008
"For the Folks at Home"
by Paul Smart

Review of "Devorah Sperber: Mirror Universe," Caren Golden Fine Art, NYC

Geek Monthly
March 19, 2008

"Shatners at an Exhibition:
Artist Devorah Sperber draws a bead on Star Trek"
By Jeff Bond

Review of Devorah Sperber's installation at Pulse NY Art Fair
Caren Golden Fine Art Booth

artnet
March 28, 2008

"Fair Weather?"
by Walter Robinson

Review of "Devorah Sperber: Mirror Universe," Caren Golden Fine Art, NYC

March 24, 2008

"Dangly Trek mosaic art"
By Cory Doctorow

Review of "Devorah Sperber: Mirror Universe," Caren Golden Fine Art, NYC

March 19, 2008

"Bead Me Up, Scotty: A Crafty Take on Star Trek"
By Sonia Zjawinski

Review of "BRAINWAVES: Common Senses," Exit Art, NYC

Nature
February 14 , 2008
"Neural networking in Manhattan'"
by Giovanni Frazzetto

Review of "BRAINWAVES: Common Senses," Exit Art, NYC

Art in America
April 2008
"Mind and Matter'"
by Eleanor Heartney

Review of "The Eye of the Artist: The Work of Devorah Sperber, Brooklyn Museum

The New York Times
March 23, 2007
"BROOKLYN MUSEUM: 'THE EYE OF THE ARTIST: THE WORK
OF DEVORAH SPERBER' "
by Benjamin Genocchio

Review of "The Eye of the Artist: The Work of Devorah Sperber"
at the Brooklyn Museum

The New Yorker
February 19 & 26, 2007

Interview with Devorah Sperber about the exhibition
"Devorah Sperber: Ocular"
Ottawa School of Art, Canada

National Post
Canada
October 11, 2007
Interview by Leah Sandals

"Voit-on le monde tel qu'il est"
Ca m'interesse Magazine
Paris, France
October 10, 2007

Feature Article
Sculpture Magazine
May 2006 Issue

"The Art of Seeing"
A Conversation with Devorah Sperber
by Ana Honigman

Article about "After The Last Supper," by Devorah Sperber
"Rock My Religion" Oda Park, Venray, The Netherlands

Trouw Newspaper
The Netherlands
August 18, 2007
by Jolanda Breur

Review of "The Eye of the Artist: The Work of Devorah Sperber"
at the Brooklyn Museum

Whitehot Magazine
Issue #3, May 2007
by Marika Josephson

Review of "The Eye of the Artist: The Work of Devorah Sperber"
at the Brooklyn Museum

The New Yorker
March 12 , 2007

Review of "The Eye of the Artist: The Work of Devorah Sperber"
at the Brooklyn Museum

Art and Living Magazine
Issue 5, April 2007
by John McCarthy

20 Minuten Newspaper
Zurich, Switzerland

"Mona Lisa lächelt in der Acrylkugel"
May 4, 2007

Review of "The Eye of the Artist: The Work of Devorah Sperber"
at the Brooklyn Museum

Time Out New York
April 2007
"Day at the Museum"
by Carmela Ciuraru

Review of "The Eye of the Artist: The Work of Devorah Sperber"
at the Brooklyn Museum

New York Magazine
April 2007
"The Eye of the Artist: The Work of
Devorah Sperber"
by Michael Alan Connelly

New Scientist
March 17, 2007
Second Sight "Eye of the Beholder"
by Amanda Gefter

Review of "The Eye of the Artist: The Work of Devorah Sperber”
at the Brooklyn Museum
January 26-- May 6, 2007

ARTINFO
February 7, 2007

NEWS AND FEATURES
"Remixed Masterpieces at the Brooklyn Museum"

Video Shoot of StudioVisit and Interview with Devorah Sperber
Discovery Channel
January 2007
"The Daily Planet"

Front Page Photo & Review of "The Eye of the Artist: The Work of Devorah Sperber"
at the Brooklyn Museum
The New York Sun
January 25, 2007
"A Masterpiece in Thread"
by Brice Brown

Review of "The Eye of the Artist: The Work of Devorah Sperber"
at the Brooklyn Museum
The Woodstock Times
February 1, 2007
"Hanging out with Mona Lisa, upside down"
by Paul Smart

Review of "Thread"
at Wood Street Galleries, Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 7, 2007
"'Thread' weaves a digital approach to craft artworks"
by Mary Thomas

Review of "Floored"
at the Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC
Star-News
January 25, 2007
"Sperber's Visual Trickery is the Highlight of Cameron's 'Floored'"
by Isabel Heblich

Review of "Thread"
at Wood Street Galleries, Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
February 1, 2007
"Exhibit ties traditional craft together with computer technology"
by Kurt Shaw

"The Eye of the Artist: The Work of Devorah Sperber"
at the Brooklyn Museum
Sculpture Magazine
March 2007, Vol .26 No. 2
"Itinerary"

"The Eye of the Artist: The Work of Devorah Sperber"
at the Brooklyn Museum
January 26 - May 6, 2007

artnet.com Magazine

"New This Month In U.S. Museums "
January, 2007

Catalogue Essay for Devorah Sperber's Installation at Ljiubljana Print Biennale
June 23- October 2, 2005
Catalogue Essay
"Ways of Seeing"
by Marilyn Kushner

Cover Photo and Article about NYAS Conference "Visual Art and the Brain"

Update
New York Academy of Sciences Magazine
March/April 2005 issue

"Probing the Picasso Lobe: Visual Art and the Brain"

Review of "Over + Over," Katonah Museum of Art Katonah, New York
Oct 2- Dec. 31, 2005
The New York Times
Arts & Entertainment Section: Katonah
October 30, 2005
"Making Something Out of Nothing"
by Benjamin Genocchio

Review of "Quartered, Flipped, & Rotated," at The Montclair Art Museum
October 9, 2004- May 15, 2005
The New York Times
February 13, 2005
"First Quartered, Then Drawn"
by Benjamin Genocchio

Review of "After van Eyck" Art (212), 69th Regiment Armory, NYC
September 27- October 1, 2006
ArtInfo.com
October 10, 2006

NEWS AND FEATURES
"Fair Report: Art (212)"
by Robert Ayers, Jennie Bell, Jacquelyn Lewis and Bryant Rousseau

Review of "Over + Over," Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachussets
April 29- July 31, 2005
The Boston Globe
July 20, 2005
"Repetition makes the ordinary sublime"
by Christine Temin

Review of "Material Abuse" at Caren Golden Fine Art
June 29- Aug. 4, 2006

The New York Times
July 21, 2006

"Material Abuse"
by Ken Johson

Review of "Squint" at Jack the Pelican Presents
September 17- October 17, 2004

The New York Times
October 8, 2004

"Squint"
by Roberta Smith

Illustration

The New Yorker
May 31, 2004

Review of Solo Exhibition
at McKenzie Fine Art, 511 W. 25th St, NYC
April 22- May 28, 2004

The New Yorker
May 17, 2004

18 page Feature Article/Artists Project

Art Journal
published by the College Art Association

Winter 2002 Vol. 61, no. 4

"Seeing Things"
by Patricia C. Phillips, Executive Editor

Review of Group Exhibition at Apex Art, New York, NY
curated by Eugenie Tsai
May 21- June 21, 2003

The New York Times
June 20, 2003

"Art After the Age of Mechanical Reproduction"
by Ken Johnson

Public Art Review
Spring/Summer 2006 Issue

"Recent Projects: The Public Art Project of Puerto Rico"

The Woodstock Times
Deember 28, 2006

"Forward in all directions"
by Paul Smart

The Woodstock Times
July 20, 2006

"Where art is fun "
by Paul Smart

The Woodstock Times
February 23, 2006

"Spooling Us In"
by Paul Smart

Review of "Reflections," A Public Commission
Centro Medico Train Station, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Permanent Installation: Completed December 2004

Primera Hora
March 24, 2005
"A Tu Manera"
by Carmen M. Trelles Hernandez

The Montclair Times
October 6, 2004

"Quartered, Flipped and Rotated’ at MAM"

"Reflections on a Lake" at Grounds for Sculpture Museum, Hamilton, NJ

U.S. 1 Newspaper
June 23, 2004

Non-Linear Work from Off the Rim
by Frank Rivera

The Woodstock Times
April 1, 2004

"Low-Tech Science: Sperber's Digital Spool Magic Expands Worlds"
by Paul Smart

Review of Solo Exhibition "Banal and Sublime" at the Morlan Gallery, Lexington, KY January 8- March 5, 2004

Lexington Herald-Leader
February 15, 2004

"Don't Look Now"
by Heather Lindquist

Review of Solo Exhibition "Banal and Sublime" at the Morlan Gallery, Lexington, KY January 8- March 5, 2004

The Courier-Journal
January 11, 2004

"No Pens, No Brushes"
by Diane Heilenman

Review of Solo Exhibition "Digitized Notions" at Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS
October 9- November 30, 2003

The Wichita Eagle
October 12, 2003

"Spinning Art with Spools of Thread--Devorah Sperber challenges perceptions of reality by making huge pictures out of spools of colored sewing thread"
by Chris Shull

Review of "The Nature of the Beast"
Group Exhibition at Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY
December 4, 2002 - January 7, 2003

artnet.com Magazine
December 13, 2002

"A Sprinkling of Diamonds"
by Charlie Finch

..."The Nature of the Beast" at Caren Golden, an exquisitely calibrated group show. Here the experienced Devorah Sperber, represented by McKenzie Fine Art, shows a spectacular shag rug "Jackson Pollock," which disintegrates into a "Hans Hofmann" when viewed through binoculars provided by the gallery.

...If the idiots at the Whitney Museum were to include every artist in every show mentioned above, the 2004 Biennial would be a smash. Well, we can dream, can't we? -Charlie Finch

Review of "Accumulations "
Group Exhibition at the Islip Art Museum, NY, September 27- November 17, 2002

The New York Times
October 13, 2002

review by Helen Harrison

...Perhaps the most remarkable amalgam of repetition and transformation is Devorah Sperber's "Shag Rug 165,000," a full size recreation in pipe cleaners of Jackson Pollock's "Autumn Rhythm." The synthetic colors, identical textures and uniform size of the 165,000 pieces of wired chenille are obvious. But viewed in a convex mirror mounted in a strategic position, the rug becomes a convincing image (albeit in reverse) of Pollock's painting, like a slide projected backwards. Ms. Sperber has simulated Pollock's spontaneous energy. -Helen Harrison, October 13, 2002.

Itinerary: John Michael Kohler Arts Center
"Devorah Speber: Pixelated"

Sculpture Magazine
June 2003

Review of "The Nature of the Beast"
"February Picks,"

NY Arts
February 2003

review by Christopher Chambers

"Pixelated" John Michael Kohler Arts Center
March 23- July 7, 2003
Catalogue Essay
by Leslie Umberger, Senior Curator

Review of "Formed to Function?"
Group Exhibition at the John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
February 24, 2003

review by James Auer

Review of "Duality/Autonomy "
"Grooving to the Oldies: Fascinating Shows Feature
Riffs on the Golden Age of Modernism"

Westword
January 30, 2003

review by Michael Paglia

Review of "Duality/Autonomy "
"High-Tech Impact Comes Through Unplugged"

Rocky Mountain News
January 25, 2003

review by Mary Voelz Chandler

Review of "Duality/Autonomy "
"Artists Shine in Shared Show"

The Denver Post
February 10, 2003

review by Kyle MacMillan

Review of "POST-DIGITAL: 800 LBS. OF PIXELS"
Solo Exhibition at HEREArt Gallery, Soho, NY, March 3- April 7, 2001

The New York Times
March 23, 2001

review by Ken Johnson

Review of "Bikinis, Bandanas and a VW Bus"
Solo Exhibition at Graham Gallery, 1014 Madison Avenue, March 7- April 6, 2002

Time Out New York
March 21-28, 2002 Issue No. 338
review by Robert Mahoney

Review of "POST-DIGITAL: 800 LBS. OF PIXELS"
Solo Exhibition at HEREArt Gallery, Soho, NY, March 3- April 7, 2001

Sculpture Magazine
December, 2001
review by Joel Silverstein

Review of "20,000 Spools of Thread"
Solo Exhibition at Diverseworks, Houston, TX, March 1- April 1, 2002

SPOT Magazine
Houston Center for Photography
Winter/Spring 2003
review by Melissa Mudry

Review of "Building Supplies"
Four-Person Exhibition at Spaces, Cleveland, OH, Feb. 22- April 5, 2002

Cleveland Free Times
March 6-12, 2002
review by Frank Green

review by Ana Honigman

Review of "Lie "ALTERATIONS" curated by Valerie McKenzie
at James Graham & Sons Gallery, 1014 Madison Ave, NYC
June 21- August 31, 2001

New York Magazine
July 9, 2001

Review of "Reflections on a Lake" at the Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY 1999

The New York Times
August 29, 1999

In Islip, Experimentation and Installation
review by Helen A. Harrison

Review of "ALTERATIONS"
at James Graham & Sons Gallery, 1014 Madison Ave, NYC
June 21- August 31, 2001

Time Out Magazine
July 19-26, 2001

"Alterations"
review by Sarah Schmerler

Review of "ALTERATIONS" curated by Valerie McKenzie
at James Graham & Sons Gallery, 1014 Madison Ave, NYC
June 21- August 31, 2001

The New Yorker

"Alterations"
July 30 & August 6, 2001

Review of "Virtual Environment 1"/ ELEMENTS 2000
at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, NYC 2000

Review Magazine

"ELEMENTS 2000" March 1, 2000
review by Joel Silverstein

Review of "Reflections on a Lake"
at Grounds for Sculpture Museum July- September 2001

Princeton Town Topics
August 15, 2001

Summer Sculpture Exhibitions
"A Welter of Good Ideas and Mixed Messages"
review by Frank Rivera

An Astonishing Piece
No single piece will startle or astonish with the wallop of Devorah Sperber's "Reflections on a Lake" (1999). We will not tell you everything about this piece, only that it is worth the trip to the Museum to see it.

This reviewer is not familiar with Ms. Sperber's work, but if "Reflections" ... is at all representative, it is clear that Ms. Sperber is one of the most promising artists working in NAWA today. Her credits include a solo show at HEREART Gallery in New York this year. That show's title, "Post-Digital 800 lbs. of Pixels," suggests that her images are reducible to elemental discreet blocks of color. The retina combines these picture elements (pixels) with often-astonishing results.

The hand-off from Georges Seurat to Chuck Close now goes to Devorah Sperber. Be advised that pointillism -- if this is pointillism -- is still a fertile ground for exploration.

As this piece performs its magic, it comes perilously close to entertainment. It is impossible to tell from just one piece whether Ms. Sperber crosses the line. We will conclude by telling you that Ms. Sperber takes 5,760 spools of thread of identical size, and through uncommon wizardry, she creates the gateway to Oz. Don't miss it.

Review of "Humanity-- A Living Installation" Interactive Project
at the Ernest Rubenstein Gallery, NYC 1998

Sculpture Magazine
January/ February 2000

"New York State- Participatory Works: Viewers as Co-Curators"
by Jane Ingram Allen

Review of "Virtual Environment 1" at S.E.C.C.A. , Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC. Oct. 20, 2000 -Jan. 15, 2001

News & Record
November 16, 2000

"SECCA's "minutiae" more craft than art
by Jacqueline Humphrey

Catalogue Essay by Robert Mahoney

"POST-DIGITAL: 800 LBS. OF PIXELS"
A Solo Exhibition at HEREArt Gallery, Soho, NY, March 3- April 7, 2001

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