{"id":1639,"date":"2010-03-08T22:49:53","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T06:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp\/2010\/03\/up_in_the_air_-_the_art_versio\/"},"modified":"2010-03-08T22:49:53","modified_gmt":"2010-03-09T06:49:53","slug":"up_in_the_air_-_the_art_versio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/2010\/03\/up_in_the_air_-_the_art_versio.html","title":{"rendered":"Up in the Air &#8211; the art version, then and now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yveskleinarchives.org\/\">Yves Klein<\/a> Leap into the Void 1960 (Image <a href=\"http:\/\/images.google.com\/imgres?imgurl=http:\/\/alidaowl2.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/hb_199251122.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http:\/\/alidaowl2.wordpress.com\/2008\/10\/14\/manipulation\/&amp;usg=__gMUr05PdLBHvTFgKyJkg623Xed0=&amp;h=566&amp;w=450&amp;sz=100&amp;hl=en&amp;start=34&amp;sig2=CQib1JnZ95g4edjVKYzMgg&amp;um=1&amp;itbs=1&amp;tbnid=XnBsl5ENz8dtLM:&amp;tbnh=134&amp;tbnw=107&amp;prev=\/images%3Fq%3Dyves%2Bklein%26start%3D18%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1R1MOZA_en___US365%26ndsp%3D18%26tbs%3Disch:1&amp;ei=kfeVS7aVLpyMtgPAl8nlBg\">via<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"yveskleinfly.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/yveskleinfly.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"441\" width=\"350\" \/>Have leaps into voids lost their exuberance?<\/p>\n<p>Has<i> I-can-fly<\/i> become <i>I-can-die<\/i>?<\/p>\n<p><i>Grace Weston, Current Events (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ggibsongallery.com\/artists\/weston\/index.html\">G. Gibson<br \/>\nGallery<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/GraceWestonCurrentAffairs-13856.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/GraceWestonCurrentAffairs-13856.html','popup','width=720,height=720,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0');\nreturn false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/GraceWestonCurrentAffairs-thumb-420x420-13856.jpg\" alt=\"GraceWestonCurrentAffairs.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"420\" width=\"420\" \/><\/a><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ggibsongallery.com\/artists\/samson\/samson_page1h.html\">Jonah Samson<\/a>, On the Rock, 2008<\/p>\n<p><\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"jonahsamson.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/jonahsamson.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"400\" width=\"327\" \/>Gratitude needs helium to stay afloat.<br \/><i><br \/>Sean M Johnson<br \/>\nThank You<br \/>\n2008<br \/>\nlawn-chair, balloons, string (via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.howardhouse.net\/current\/index.html\">Howard House<\/a>)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"seanjohnsonthax.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/seanjohnsonthax.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"540\" width=\"359\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writing.upenn.edu\/%7Eafilreis\/88v\/wcw-danse-russe.html\">I am lonely, lonely.\/ I was born to be lonely.\/ I am best so!<\/a><i><br \/><\/i><br \/><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gregkucera.com\/biel.htm\">Joel Biel<\/a> Tap Dancer, 2004<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/joebieltapdancer-13860.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/joebieltapdancer-13860.html','popup','width=420,height=576,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/joebieltapdancer-thumb-400x548-13860.jpg\" alt=\"joebieltapdancer.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"548\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a>After Bladerunner&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mikesimi.com\/\">Mike Simi<\/a>, Hummingbird Sneeze, 2009<\/i> (Play video <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mikesimi.com\/detail%20pages\/Hummingbird%20Sneeze.html\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/MikeSimiHumSnze-13863.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/MikeSimiHumSnze-13863.html','popup','width=512,height=700,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/MikeSimiHumSnze-thumb-400x546-13863.jpg\" alt=\"MikeSimiHumSnze.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"546\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a>The past isn&#8217;t dead. It&#8217;s not even past. (<span class=\"bodybold\">William Faulkner<br \/>\n<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gregkucera.com\/daws.htm\">Jack Daws<\/a> Strange Fruit, 2007<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/jackdawsstrangefrt-13866.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/jackdawsstrangefrt-13866.html','popup','width=450,height=600,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/jackdawsstrangefrt-thumb-400x533-13866.jpg\" alt=\"jackdawsstrangefrt.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"533\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a>At least we can still throw our hats in the air.<br \/><i><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barbaranoah.com\/index.php?flash=yes\">Barbara Noah<\/a> Eureka, 2007<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/BarbaraNoahEureka-13869.html\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/BarbaraNoahEureka-13869.html','popup','width=546,height=450,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/BarbaraNoahEureka-thumb-400x329-13869.jpg\" alt=\"BarbaraNoahEureka.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0pt auto 20px;\" height=\"329\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yves Klein Leap into the Void 1960 (Image via) Have leaps into voids lost their exuberance? Has I-can-fly become I-can-die? Grace Weston, Current Events (G. Gibson Gallery) Jonah Samson, On the Rock, 2008 Gratitude needs helium to stay afloat.Sean M Johnson Thank You 2008 lawn-chair, balloons, string (via Howard House) I am lonely, lonely.\/ I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1639","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized","7":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1639\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/anotherbb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}