New York Times March 30, 2007 | | Holland Cotter | | "The artist A. L. Steiner and the female dance duo Robbinschilds have collaborated on a short video with a long title, “C.L.U.E. (color location ultimate experience), Part 1.” It’s playing in Taxter & Spengemann’s upstairs gallery, and it’s a delight. Like a terpsichorean Thelma and Louise, these dancers are on a journey, progressing through various American landscapes. They begin at a beach, move through futuristic architecture (in Albany I think), then to the desert and into the mountains, ending up in a nighttime mall parking lot...." |
Artforum.com March 28, 2007 | | Brian Sholis | | "Some artworks command dissertations; others exemplify a joie de vivre that instills in viewers a desire to re-create them. C. L. U. E. (color location ultimate experience) Part 1, 2007, a new video created by A. L. Steiner in collaboration with the dance duo robbinschilds, falls squarely into the latter camp. After watching it several times on one of the first warm days of spring, I wanted nothing more than to hit the open road with a video camera in hand and a friend in the passenger seat...." |