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 Tip of the Week John Neff
With a much more accessible presence in the ever-budding West Town
Gallery Network, Western Exhibitions sounds off from its new locale on
West Hubbard with a "studio view" of John Neff's current project,
"Pornographic Pantograph with Allusion to Juan Cotan (In Progress,
Patent Pending)." Since 2001, Neff has been busy recreating and
modifying a centuries-old pantograph device used to replicate and
rescale diagrams in his Grinell, Iowa studio. Neff's interpretation
turns the process on its head by layering male homoerotic imagery
sourced from web porn with technical drawings that result in gorgeously
cold, lunar blue cyanotypes. A scaled-down version of his device, which
is scheduled for completion in 2007, will be on view along with
blueprints, other maquettes, patent application materials and three
life-size sculptures of the artist. John Neff shows at Western Exhibitions, 1821 West Hubbard,
(312)307-4685, through October 21.
Also by Sarah Pearl
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