SAVONAROLA SUITE ONLINE SERIES
BY GREGORY PERKEL
MARCH 25 - DECEMBER 22, 2020

Savonarola Suite Online Series consists of 40 short clips, 8-10 mins each. Released weekly by Black & White Gallery/Project Space on the gallery website and Facebook pages, each video clip features selected excerpts from both segments of the original Savonarola Suite video diptych - Investigation & Incineration presented in December of 2019 at Pulse Contemporary Art Fair in Miami.

INVESTIGATION video segment retraces four decades of the recent art market history of exhibitions, art fairs, biennials, etc. through monthly print issues of Art in America and Art News magazines, a total of some 700 volumes, from 1977, when the artist first arrived to New York City from Moscow, until 2017 — a time when the Internet had already reshaped every aspect of our lives. Paging through each magazine’s monthly issue chronicles compelling art market events that resonate poignantly with art market participants directly affected by its movements and the social relations it creates. Investigation video provides a unique opportunity to engage audience in exploration of the complex and sometimes paradoxical evolution of the recent art market and contemplate the wide-ranging effects of information in those pages prior to their destruction by fire.

INCINERATION video segment documents the staged real-life destruction of all 700 monthly issues of Art in America and ArtNews magazines by fire to mark the end of an era they reflected. As the incineration of the magazines begins, it becomes evident that the act of burning, by the very nature of fire, is giving birth to a new form of visual reality.

January 6, 2021 - Clip Forty One
— ArtNews, Summer, Fall, 2017

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December 22, 2020 - Clip Forty
— Art in America, December, 2017
— ArtNews, January, 2017

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December 16, 2020 - Clip Thirty Nine
— Art in America, December, 2016
— ArtNews, January, 2016

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December 9, 2020 - Clip Thirty Eight
— Art in America, December, 2015
— ArtNews, January, 2015

December 2, 2020 - Clip Thirty Seven
— Art in America, December, 2014
— ArtNews, January, 2014

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November 25, 2020 - Clip Thirty Six
— Art in America, December, 2013
— ArtNews, January, 2013

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November 18, 2020 - Clip Thirty Five
— Art in America, December, 2012
— ArtNews, January, 2012

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November 11, 2020 - Clip Thirty Four
— Art in America, December, 2011
— ArtNews, January, 2011

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November 4, 2020 - Clip Thirty Three
— Art in America, December, 2010
— ArtNews, January, 2010

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October 29, 2020 - Clip Thirty Two
— Art in America, December, 2009
— ArtNews, January, 2009

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October 21, 2020 - Clip Thirty One
— Art in America, December, 2008
— ArtNews, January, 2008

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October 14, 2020 - Clip Thirty
— Art in America, December, 2007
— ArtNews, January, 2007

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October 7, 2020 - Clip Twenty Nine
— Art in America, December, 2006
— ArtNews, January, 2006

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September 30, 2020 - Clip Twenty Eight
— Art in America, December, 2005
— ArtNews, January, 2005

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September 23, 2020 - Clip Twenty Seven
— Art in America, December, 2004
— ArtNews, January, 2004

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September 16, 2020 - Clip Twenty Six
— Art in America, December, 2003
— ArtNews, January, 2003

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September 9, 2020 - Clip Twenty Five
— Art in America, December, 2002
— ArtNews, January, 2002

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September 2, 2020 - Clip Twenty Four
— Art in America, December, 2001
— ArtNews, January, 2001

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August 26, 2020 - Clip Twenty Three
— Art in America, December, 2000
— ArtNews, January, 2000

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August 19, 2020 - Clip Twenty Two
— Art in America, December, 1999
— ArtNews, January, 1999

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August 12, 2020 - Clip Twenty One
— Art in America, December, 1998
— ArtNews, January, 1998

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August 6, 2020 - Clip Twenty
— Art in America, December, 1997
— ArtNews, January, 1997

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July 29, 2020 - Clip Nineteen
— ArtNews, November, December, 1996

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July 21, 2020 - Clip Eighteen
— Art in America, December, 1995
— ArtNews, January, 1995

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July 15, 2020 - Clip Seventeen
— Art in America, December, 1994
— ArtNews, January, 1994

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July 8, 2020 - Clip Sixteen
— Art in America, December, 1992
— ArtNews, January, 1992

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July 1, 2020 - Clip Fifteen
— Art in America, December, 1991
— ArtNews, January, 1991

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June 24, 2020 - Clip Fourteen
— Art in America, December, 1990
— ArtNews, January, 1990

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June 17, 2020 - Clip Thirteen
— Art in America, December, 1989
— ArtNews, January, 1989

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June 10, 2020 - Clip Twelve
— Art in America, December, 1988
— ArtNews, January, 1988

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June 3, 2020 - Clip Eleven
— Art in America, December, 1987
— ArtNews, January, 1987

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May 27, 2020 - Clip Ten
— Art in America, December, 1986
— ArtNews, January, 1986

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May 20, 2020 - Clip Nine
— Art in America, December, 1985
— ArtNews, January, 1985

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May 13, 2020 - Clip Eight
— Art in America, December, 1984
— ArtNews, January, 1984

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May 6, 2020 - Clip Seven
— Art in America, November, 1983
— ArtNews, January, 1983

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April 30, 2020 - Clip Six
— Art in America, December, 1982
— ArtNews, January, 1982

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April 21, 2020 - Clip Five
— Art in America, December, 1981
— ArtNews, January, 1981

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April 14, 2020 - Clip Four
— Art in America, April, 1980
— ArtNews, January, 1980

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April 8, 2020 - Clip Three
— Art in America, November, 1979
— ArtNews, April, 1979

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April 1, 2020 - Clip Two
— Art in America, November-December, 1978
— ArtNews, November, 1978

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March 25, 2020 - Clip One
— Art in America, November-December, 1977
— ArtNews, November, 1977

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