I Don't Have A Clue... Curated by Aaron Krach

Alan Walker, Paper Women of the World (detail), 1971-96

Every month, Visual AIDS invites guest curators, drawn from both the arts and AIDS communities, to select several works from the Frank Moore Archive Project. This month, Aaron Krach curates the on-line web gallery, featuring Archive Members; Osvaldo Barrocal, Amos Beaida, Freddy Borges, George Box, Bob Burnside, Scott Burton, Martin Freeman, M. Gens, Rubin Gonzalez, Tim Greathouse, Martha Iriarte, Louis Miller, Mooshka, Chuck Nanney, David Nelson, Hal Scheppner, James Simmonds, Clifford Smith, Alan Walker and Frederick Weston.

Amos Beaida, Untitled, 1998, ink on paper, 8" x 10"

From the Curator's Statement:

I don’t have a clue why artists make things we don’t really need. But I’m glad they did. The art in this gallery inspires me because they are “real” in an art world that celebrates fiction; some are Minimal in a world that considers Minimalism empty and boring; others are crafty in a culture where anything hand-made is second-class, feminine, ethnic, and thus unworthy of serious consideration.  (read more)

About the Curator:
Aaron Krach is an artist and writer based in New York City. His projects unravel in galleries, apartments, and public spaces. Krach is a conceptual artist, though he prefers the term, Emotional Conceptualism for his work. He believes art should be more personal and filled with more life, humor, and sex. Current projects include work with suicide and public libraries; “Insecurity” t-shirts; mail-art about Dolly Parton; and a photography book about “Things To Tell Your Lover.” His first novel, “Half-Life” was published by Alyson Books; his second novel is still searching for home. Krach will receive his MFA from SUNY Purchase in 2012.

Mooshka, Untitled, 2001, mixed media, 2" x 6"