Press

Voice-Activated Instruments at NYC's Clocktower Gallery
Makezine, 24. April 2013
Nick Normal checks out Ranjit Bhatnagar's interactive installation that's on view from May 2-9 at The Clocktower Gallery.

Kissing Twins, Balancing Beams: Guide to Hot Downtown Art
Bloomberg,12 March 2013
Katya Kazakina's list of hottest downtown Manhattan galleries and their current exhibitions.

Deliacious
Continuing Education Blog SVA, 6 March 2013
A brief summary by Michael Bilsborough on Delia Gonzalez's performance at the Clocktower Gallery on March 5th.

Better on a Screen
Cinespect, 11 February 2013
An article by Brette Weinkle on the Video Art and Experimental Film Festival curated by Videoart.net, which featured Clocktower Gallery founder and Director Alanna Heiss as a panelist.

I Magnifici 9. Scent of darkness
Artribune, 8 February 2013
Sarah Corona on the Clocktower's exhibition Dark Paradise, on view from February 5 until April 1, 2013.

LOOK AT THIS PERPETUAL GUITAR MACHINE AT THE CLOCKTOWER GALLERY
Animal NY, 6 February 2013
Marina Galperina on Indridi Arnar Ingolfsson's Perpetual Guitar Machine installation at the Clocktower

A Dark Paradise at NYC's Clocktower Gallery
The Art World Daily, 5 February 2013
Art World Daily on Dark Paradise, on view from February 5, 2013 until April 1, 2013 at The Clocktower Gallery.

FLASH LIGHT / DARK PARADISE / THE CLOCKTOWER GALLERY
CRUSH fanzine, 5 February 2013
Crush reviews Dark Paradise, on view at the Clocktower Gallery from February 5 to April 1, 2013.

'Dark Paradise' Exhibit Features Artwork By Patti Smith, Antony Hegarty And More
Huffington Post, 4 Febuary 2013
An article by Huffington Post on the Dark Paradise Exhibit.

Storytelling Pizza Party
Time Out New York, 11 December 2012
A shout out by Time Out New York on BabyCastles and Slice Harvester and their Pizza-Party at The Clocktower Gallery.

Babycastles And Slice Harvester Bring A Dystopian Pizzeria To NYC's Criminal Court
The Creators Project, 3 December 2012
Article by Michelle Lhooq on the opening of the collaboratory installation by BabyCastles and Slice Harvester.

This is a transcript of an interview conducted for Creative Time Reports
Bombsite, November 2012
An Interview with monologist Mike Daisey by Tom Healy about Daisey's work.

HAIL THE HAND-DRAWN MADNESS OF THE UNSTOPPABLE DEATH MACHINES VIDEO
Animal NY, 30 November 2012
Article by Marina Galperina on Nicholas Chatfield-Taylor and the screening of his animated music video.

Watch Unstoppable Death Machines 'Do the Devo' in Incredible Animated Video
Spin, 29 November 2012
Article by Chris Martins on Nicholas Chatfield-Taylor and his work process and residency at The Clocktower Gallery.

MVT 2 AT CLOCKTOWER GALLERY...
Papermag, 28 November 2012
Article by Jonah Wolf on Nicholas Chatfield-Taylor's music video premiere and on edible installations by Thu Tran and Christopher Duffy.

EMERGING: Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels Erects Eerie Environments From Debris.
Blouin Artinfo, 9 November 2012
EMERGING is a regular column where ARTINFO spotlights an up-and-coming artist. This time Clocktower resident Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels.

THANKSGIVING DEUX, A FAKE PIZZERIA AND MORE TEMPT OUR APPETITES AT THE CLOCKTOWER
Papermag, November 2012
Article by Rebecca Smeyne on BabyCastles and Slice Harvester's collaboration.

Night/Life: The Clocktower and Joe Ahearn
Impose Magazine, 15 October 2012
Interview by Legacy Russell with Joe Ahearn, the Clocktower's curator of installation and performance.

Steeped in Sound: The Gamelatron at the Clocktower Gallery
Daily Spots, 29 September 2012
Article by Jessica Caplan on A. Talylor Kuffner's Gamelatron Jalan Jiwo exhibition, on view at the Clocktower Gallery from September 19 to November 21, 2012.

Make Faire New York: DJ Shakey Interview
Make, 28 September 2012
An article on Julie Covello aka DJ Shakey, by Goli Mohammadi.

Matvei Yankelevich and Charles Bernstein, In Conversation
Poetry Foundation, 11 September 2012
A clip about an episode of 'Close Listening' featuring a conversation between Matvei Yankelevich and Charles Bernstein.

'The Age of Innocence': Fascinating Photos of Prisoners by Prisoners
Flavorwire, 30 August 2012
Marina Galperina reviews Dave Adler's Prisoner Fantasies: Photos from the Inside exhibition, on view at The Clocktower Gallery from May 22 to August 31, 2012.

7 Things to Do in New York's Art World Before August 19
Gallerist NY, 13 August 2012
Featuring Peter Edwards' Performance Nova Drone at The Clocktower Gallery. Article by Michael H. Miller, Rozalia Jovanovic, Dan Duray and Andrew Russeth.

8 Things to Do in New York's Art World Before August 12
Gallerist NY, 6 August 2012
Michael H. Miller recommends a visit to The Clocktower Gallery's Open House, Open Studio event, and mentions Matthew Ostrowski's installation of computer-controlled rotary phones on view from August 7 to September 7, 2012.

Insider art
Financial Times, 27 July 2012
Dave Adler writes about his Prisoner Fantasies: Photos from the Inside exhibition, on view at The Clocktower Gallery from May 22 to August 31, 2012. Adler describes his encounters with inmates who create backdrops and portrait photography in prison.

Prisoner Fantasies
Hyperallergic, 24 July 2012
A clipping Alissa Guzman reviews Prisoner Fantasies, a photograph installation by Dave Adler on view at The Clocktower Gallery May 22, 2012 - August 31, 2012.

Shoplifter's Hairiest Situation Yet
Art in America, 12 July 2012
A review on Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir aka Shoplifter's Nervescape installation, by Gregory Volk.

This Week in Art Podcasts
Art Fag City, 27 June 2012
Whitney Kimball writes about the ArtonAir.org radio station, mentioning Dialogues In Asian Contemporary Art: documenta13 Project as her top radio show choice.

Free-Floating on the 13th Floor: Caroline Cox at the Clocktower
Hyperallergic, 5 May 2012
A review on Caroline Cox's Spin, by Thomas Micchelli.

A Monster Frankenstein Controller, with Fur Keys and Borg-Like Eyepiece, Built by Julie Covello
Create Digital, 2 February 2012
An article on Julie Covello aka DJ Shakey and her VoltAxe controller, by Peter Kirn.

DJ Shakey's VoltAxe controls a computer with video glasses and a custom keytar
The Verge, 2 February 2012
Adi Robertson reviews the DJ Shakey's Audio Control Adventure.

This week in NYC
Time Out, January 2012
The Canyon Candy installation is a Critics’pick in Time Out NYC.

The Babies
L Magazine, January 2012
The Babies’ performance is a pick of L Magazine.

Canyon Candy Debuts at ART on AIR
Epicure Me, 24 January 2012
A review of the Canyon Candy installation, on view at the Clocktower Gallery from December 20, 2011 to June 1, 2012. By Don Hielo.

Javelin and Mike Anderson dream westward
Interview Magazine, January 2012
An article about the Canyon Candy project with an interview of Mike Anderson, by Julia Yepes.

The Spirit of Youth, Circa 1970 New York
The New York Times, 18 January 2012
Article and interview of Alanna Heiss, at her Clocktower Gallery, by Bob Morris.

Experience the Wild West in NYC
MFTA, January 2012
A review of the Canyon Candy installation, on view at the Clocktower Gallery from December 20, 2011 to June 1, 2012.

Javelin at Clocktower Gallery
The Wild Magazine, January 2012
An article on the Canyon Candy installation and the Clocktower Gallery space, by Nick Cope.

Week in Pop
Impose Magazine, December 2011
A brief review of Mike Anderson’s video for Javelin’s new album, by Sjimon Gompers.

"Canyon Candy"-@ the Clocktower Gallery
Studio Phoenix, December 2011
A review of the Canyon Candy installation with photographs, on view at the Clocktower Gallery from December 20, 2011 to June 1, 2012.

Installation – Canyon Candy
Flavor Pill, 2011
The Canyon Candy installation is an Editor Pick on Flavor Pill, by Mindy Bond.

Hugging for James Murphy - Girl-moshing, bird camp, space cowboys, and other adventures in merry NYC nightlife.
Impose Magazine, December 2011
A review of the opening of Canyon Candy, on view at the Clocktower Gallery from December 20, 2011 to June 1, 2012. By Alaina Stamatis.

Javelin's Canyon Candy Screening at the Clocktower -- Yee-haw!
Paper Mag, 20 December 2011
Rebecca Smeyne reviews the Canyon Candy installation with pictures from the opening.

Javelin – Canyon Candy Short Film
Stereo Gum, December 2011
A review of the whole Canyon Candy experience, on view at the Clocktower Gallery from December 20, 2011 to June 1, 2012.

FILM: Dec. 20th, Canyon Candy
The Edge of Cultivation, 20 December 2011
The Edge of Cultivation blog reviews the Canyon Candy installation.

Artifacts | Michael Stipe’s Collapse Into Now Film
New York Times Magazine, 2011
A review of Collapse Into Now Film Project presented at the Clocktower Gallery in March 2011, by Linda Yablonsky.

Franco Five Ways
Esquire, 2010
A profile on James Franco, mentioning his Summer/Fall 2010 Clocktower exhibition The Dangerous Book Four Boys.

When An Actor Casts Himself As An Artist
The New York Times, 19 August, 2010
Roberta Smith reviews James Franco's The Dangerous Book Four Boys exhibition, on view at the Clocktower Gallery June 22nd to December 31, 2010.

James Franco's The Dangerous Book Four Boys
The Daily News, 2010
A review of James Franco's The Dangerous Book Four Boys exhibition, on view at the Clocktower Gallery June 22nd to December 31, 2010.

What Can't He Do?
Art in America, 24 June, 2010
A review of James Franco's The Dangerous Book Four Boys exhibition, on view at the Clocktower Gallery June 22nd to December 31, 2010. By Kimberly Chou.

Childhood, Violence, and Alien Mating Practices: James Franco's "The Dangerous Book Four Boys"
Huffington Post, 13 July, 2010
A review of James Franco's The Dangerous Book Four Boys, by Andrew Gorin.

Francophrenia
The New Yorker, 12 July, 2010
A Talk of the Town piece on James Franco's work at MOCA and the Clocktower, by Dana Goodyear.

Breath of Fresh Air
Monocle, July/August 2010
An article on AIR, Art International Radio and the Clocktower by David Kaufman, with photographs by Mark Hartman.

James Franco Exhibit at the Clocktower Leaves Us Thinking, "What Can't This Guy Do?"
The Village Voice, 28 June, 2010
A review of James Franco's The Dangerous Book Four Boys, by Leslie Minora.

James Franco at the Clocktower
VMAN, 25 June, 2010
A review of James Franco's The Dangerous Book Four Boys, by Aimee Walleston.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Movie Star
The Wall Street Journal, 17 June, 2010
An article by Erica Orden about the AIR exhibition The Dangerous Book Four Boys, featuring the films, video, photography, sculpture and drawing of James Franco, curated by Alanna Heiss and Associate Curator Beatrice Johnson.

All Along the Clocktower
The New York Observer, 24 August, 2009
A brief review of the AIR Clocktower space by Marjorie Welish.

Weekly Roundup
Art:21 Blog, 17 August, 2009
A clipping about AIR's 2009 Clocktower exhibition from Art:21 Blog's Weekly Roundup, by Nicole Caruth.

Image Not Available: Can Alanna Heiss Bring Art to the Airwaves?
BOMBlog, 23 June, 2009
An article by Jed Lipinski for BOMBLog on AIR founder Alanna Heiss' approach to radio. The piece also includes photographs of the Clocktower space.

Ain't It Cool News
Time.com, 30 April, 2009
A clipping about AIR, shortly after its founding, on Time.com. To view a PDF (261.75 KB) of the page, click here.

The Clocktower opens Assorted Times in Singular Spaces, by Papo Colo
28 January, 2013
The Clocktower Gallery presents Assorted Times in Singular Spaces, an exhibition of works on paper and poetry by Papo Colo, on view February 5th to April 5th 2013.

The Clocktower opens Richard Garet
14 January, 2013
The Clocktower Gallery presents 3 new works by Artist-in-Residence Richard Garet, on view January 14th to February 5th 2013.

The Clocktower opens Stranger Visions, by Heather Dewey-Hagborg
14 January, 2013
The Clocktower Gallery presents Stranger Visions, portrait sculptures from analyses of genetic material by Artist-In-Residence Heather Dewey-Hagborg, on view January 15th to February 5th 2013.

The Clocktower opens Andrew Haik Demirjian
14 January, 2013
The Clocktower Gallery presents Andrew Haik Demirjian, a media artist who explores relationships between consciousness and environment through non-fiction audiovisual production.

The Clocktower opens Muck
19 December, 2012
The Clocktower Gallery presents Icelandic hardcore bandMuck, who initiate our new recording studio residency and perform in the Gallery on January 15th 2013.

The Clocktower opens Babyharvester, by Slice Harvester and Babycastles
27 November, 2012
The Clocktower Gallery presents Baby Harvester, an installation in the format of a pizzeria & arcade with wall murals by Yusuke Okada, on view December 4th to December 21st 2012.

The Clocktower opens Thanksgiving Deux, by Thu Tran and Christopher Duffy
27 November, 2012
The Clocktower Gallery presents Thanksgiving Deux, Dinner Visuals, an edible sculpture and video installation, on view November 27th 2012.

The Clocktower opens MVT 2, by Nicholas Chatfield-Taylor
21 November, 2012
The Clocktower Gallery presents MVT 2, the second in a series of music video screenings organized by Nicholas Chatfield-Taylor and Joe Ahearn on November 28th 2012.

The Clocktower opens Crystal Cavern, by Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels
13 November, 2012
The Clocktower Gallery presents Crystal Cavern, a site-specific installation by Artist-in-Residence Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels in collaboration with artists Vnesswolfchild and Terence Caulkins, on view November 13th to November 28th 2012.

The Clocktower opens Interval/Habitat, by Byron Westbrook
10 September, 2012
The Clocktower Gallery presents Interval/Habitat, a site-specific installation by Artist-In-Residence Byron Westbrook, on view September 10th to October 19th 2012.

The Clocktower opens Gamelatron Jalan Jiwo, by Aaron Taylor Kuffner
12 September, 2012
The Clocktower Gallery presents Gamelatron Jalan Jiwo, a robotic network of chimes, bells, and resonating bronze gongs specially installed in the Main Gallery, on view September 18th to December 18th 2012.

The Clocktower opens Dronescape, by Peter Edwards
14 August, 2012
The Clocktower Gallery presents Dronescape, a site-specific installation by Artist-In-Residence Peter Edwards, on view to the public August 14th to September 7th 2012.

The Clocktower opens The Host, by Matthew Ostrowski
7 August, 2012
The Clocktower Gallery presents The Host, a site-specific installation by Artist-In-Residence Matthew Ostrowski, on view August 7th to September 7th 2012.

The Clocktower opens Apollo's Accidental Answer, by The Ashcan Orchestra
7 August, 2012
The Clocktower Gallery presents Apollo's Accidental Answer, a site-specific installation by Artist-In-Residence The Ashcan Orchestra, on view August 7th to September 14th 2012.

The Clocktower opens Nervescape, by Hrafnhildur Arnardottir aka Shoplifter
23 May, 2012
The Clocktower Gallery presents Nervescape, a site-specific exhibition by Icelandic artist Hrafnhildur Arnardottir aka Shoplifter.

Music Videos come alive at the Clocktower with Canyon Candy by Mike Anderson and Javelin
30 November, 2011
The Clocktower Gallery presents Canyon Candy, a site-specific installation and immersive soundscape bringing to life a Western-themed music video collaboration between filmmaker Mike Anderson and the band Javelin.

Resident Artist Peter McCabe's Murder, Love and Insanity: Stanford White and the Gilded Age
6 September, 2011
The Clocktower Gallery presents resident artist Pete McCabe's Murder, Love and Insanity: Stanford White and the Gilded Age, a radio play retracing the trial of Harry Thaw, the wealthy playboy best known for murdering the American architect Stanford White in a jealous rage over the young Evelyn Nesbit.

Resident Artist Will Corwin's Auroch's Library Chess Match
10 August, 2011
The Clocktower Gallery presents resident artist Will Corwin's Auroch's Library Chess Match, a living sculpture performance with International Master Irina Krush and Grandmaster Robert Hess with play-by-play commentary by Grandmaster Maurice Ashley.

The Clocktower Gallery presents Moral Kombat, G Lucas Crane vs. Daniel Carter
17 May, 2011
The Clocktower Gallery presents another installment of audio manipulationist G Lucas Crane's Moral Kombat series, featuring saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter.

The Clocktower Gallery opens surge, by Anna Jóelsdóttir
17 May, 2011
The Clocktower Gallery presents surge, a site-specific installation by Chicago-based Icelandic artist Anna Jóelsdóttir.

Collapse Into Now Film Project, by Michael Stipe
05 April, 2011
The Clocktower Gallery presents Collapse Into Now Film Project, an exhibition of film commissioned by Michael Stipe for R.E.M's new album, Collapse Into Now, and featuring films by Sophie Calle, Albert Maysles, and James Franco, among others.

The Clocktower Gallery launches Above The Law, a new performance and installation series
08 March, 2011
The Clocktower Gallery launches Above The Law, a series of concerts and performances highlighting young and emerging artists and musicians, organized by Joe Ahearn.

Joe Ahearn Joins AIR and the Clocktower Gallery as Curator of Performance and Installation
27 January, 2011
The announcement of the appointment of Joe Ahearn, a resident curator of the performance and music space Silent Barn, Managing Director of the non-profit arts and music newsprint Showpaper, and co-curator of the Showpaper 42nd Street Gallery, as the Clocktower Gallery's Curator of Performance and Installation.

The Historic Archives of Charles Ruas - Now On AIR
29 November, 2010
The official announcement of AIR's preservation and archiving of hundreds of recordings of key literary and artistic figures, from Burroughs and Borges to Williams and Wilson, among numerous others.

Loud Objects' Big Noise Toy - Now On View at AIR's Clocktower Gallery
30 September, 2010
The official announcement of the opening of Big Noise Toy, a room-sized, interactive sound installation by the group Loud Objects: Kunal Gupta, Tristan Perich, and Katie Shima.

James Franco's The Dangerous Book Four Boys - Now On View at AIR's Clocktower Gallery
23 June, 2010
The official announcement of the opening of The Dangerous Book Four Boys, James Franco's solo exhibition of films, videos, photographs, installations, sculpture and drawing, curated by Alanna Heiss and Associate Curator Beatrice Johnson.

AIR and the Clocktower Gallery Launch the 2010 Radio Theater & Installation Project
15 January, 2010
The official announcement of the launch of AIR's radio theater/installation project and its inaugural piece, Adjusted by Addition, a collaboration between artists Lovett/Codagnone and playwright Tom Cole.

Fall/Winter Internships 2009 - AIR Poster #1 and AIR Poster #2
The two official posters announcing the Fall/Winter 2009 internship program.

Tony Oursler, Mary Heilmann, Sabina Streeter and Todd Eberle - Now on View at the Clocktower
6 August 2009
The official announcement of the first exhibition at the AIR, Art International Radio Clocktower space.

Alanna Heiss Announces Formation of AIR, Art International Radio
AIR Press Release, 30 April, 2009
The official announcement of the 2009 formation of AIR, Art International Radio at the Clocktower Gallery.