Artists
Clinton Fein
Born in South Africa, 1964.
Get more info about Clinton at his website.
Solo Exhibitions
| 01.2007 | TORTURE – Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francisco, CA |
| 02-03.2005 | Uncovered, Upfront Gallery , Ventura, CA |
| 10-11.2004 | Numb & Number - Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francisco, CA |
| 08-10.2004 | WARNING! – Axis Gallery, NY, NY |
| 10-12.2003 | Criminal Vol. 2 – The African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland, CA |
| 01.2002 | Clinton Fein’s Annoy.com – Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francisco, CA |
Select Group Exhibitions
| 09.2008 | The Other Mainstream II: Selections From the Collection of Mikke and Stanley Weithorn – The Arizona State University Art Museum, Sept. 27, 2008 – January 4, 2009 True to its name, the exhibition reflects the dominance in the contemporary art world of artists from diverse backgrounds working with new issues of identity – a new mainstream. With most of the works in the exhibition created since 9/11, the collection is bold in its commentary on global concerns and in its figurative imagery. The paintings, drawings and sculptures reach beyond simply examining the assigned powers in politics, gender, and race, and move to a broader examination of our humanity through humor or fantasy or blunt honesty. Artists include: Emma Amos, Sanford Biggers, Iona Rozeal Brown, Gordon Cheung, Einar and Jamex de la Torre, Edward del Rosario, Tjorg Douglas Beer, Tom Duncan, Nekisha Durrett, Edouard Duval-Carrie, Marcel Dzama, Clinton Fein, Luiz Flavio, Chitra Ganesh, Amiee Garcia, Deborah Grant, Elizabeth Huey, John Jodzio, Ai Kijima, Min Kim, Machida Kumi, Marcia Kure, Carter Kustera, Maximillian Lawrence, Dinh Qa, Monika JM Lin, Whitfield Lovell, Paul Marcus, Bradley McCallum, Dominic McGill, Vik Muniz, Brett Murray, Chris Ofili, Lamar Peterson, Moritz Schleime, Claudette Schreuders, Rachell Sumpter, Jacqueline Tarry, Masami Teraoka, Mickalene Thomas, Jamie Vasta, Tran Trong Vu, Roy Wasson Valle, Caleb Weintraub, Amy Wilson, Su-en Wong, Zhang Xiaogang, Steve Yazzie. |
| 09.2008 | Banned and Recovered: Artists Respond to Censorship – African American Library and Museum at Oakland, Sept. 5 – Dec. 31, 2008 |
| 09.2007 | Art Beijing – National Agricultural Exhibition Center. Beijing, China, With Michael Petronko Gallery, New York, NY |
| 04 – 07.2006 | Visual Politics: The Art of Engagement – American University Museum
, Katzen Arts Center
, Washington, DC
On tour from the San Jose Museum of Art, this Museum exhibition focuses on art from the West Coast to examine the interconnected history of art and politics since the Cold War. Free speech, Vietnam, black power, gay rights, Chicano liberation, the environmental movement, poverty, immigration, and nuclear war are among the issues explored. The exhibition includes a 300-page book by Berkeley art historian Peter Selz, and Gallery Talks by Selz and by exhibition curator Susan Landauer. |
| 02 – 04.2005 | Imprints, Axis Gallery NY, New York. Works on paper by noted South African artists William Kentridge, Kim Berman, Linga Diko, Stephan Erasmus, Clinton Fein, David Goldblatt, Robert Hodgins, David Koloane, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Brett Murray, Sam Nhlengethwa, Diana Page, Tracey Rose, Nyanda Tom, Hentie van der Merwe, and Graeme Williams. |
| 02.2005 | San Francisco International Art Exposition:http://www.sfiae.com/, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA, with Toomey Tourell Fine Art |
| 11.2004 | BIG – Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francisco, CA |
| 06.2004 | Fear Will Not Silence Us!!!! Anti-Militarist Art Show! Not in Our Name”:http://www.notinourname.net, French Fry Factory, Oakland, CA |
| 05.2004 | Scope Los Angeles, Standard Hotel, West Hollywood, CA with Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francisco CA |
| 03.2004 | Scope New York:http://www.scope-art.com/, Hotel Gansevoort NY, NY with Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francisco, CA |
| 02.2004 | Academy of Friends and Visual Aid Art Auction:“http://www.academyoffriends.org/ , Group Exhibition – Clift Hotel. |
| 12.2003 | Scope Miami:http://www.scope-art.com/, The Townhouse Hotel, Miami Beach, FL, with Toomey Tourell Fine Art, San Francisco, CA |
| 11.2003 | Big Deal X - Visual AID’S 10th Annual ‘Big Deal’ Art Sale and Fundraiser. |
Past Exhibitions
| 01.2002 | Clinton Fein’s Annoy.com: Solo Exhibition – Toomey Tourell Fine Art New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd called it obscene and illegal, corporate trademark attorneys bristle over it, and renowned artist Lynda Benglis has dubbed it “Press Art.” In April 1999, the United States Supreme Court weighed in, issuing an affirmation that upheld the basic premise of annoy.com: indecent communications intended to annoy are protected by the First Amendment of America’s constitution. Clinton Fein insists that the fundamental right to annoy, even if indecently, is one of the most effective tools we have to counter apathy and challenge complacency, and annoy.com proved the ultimate test. The images in this exhibition are the direct manifestation of that challenge, extracted from their interactive context, adjusted and translated into a static medium using a Color Cruse Camera process to create archival quality, state-of-the art color photographic Type C Prints. The images selected for the exhibition represent a snapshot of the events, people and brands that are rooted in Clinton Fein and Annoy.com’s already formidable history. |
| 11.2002 | Visual Aid’s 9th Annual BIG DEAL Art Sale and Benefit – Group Exhibition – SOMARTS |
| 02.2003 | Academy of Friends and Visual Aid Art Auction – Group Exhibition – Clift Hotel |
| 10.2002 | ICON – Group Exhibition – Yerba Buena Center for the Arts |
Reviews, News and Publications
Rules of Engagement
Marcia E. Vetrocq, Art in America
June/July, 2008
SF billboards display peace messages
ABC News, San Francisco
May 27, 2008
Clinton Fein at Toomey Tourell
Peter Selz, Art in America
December, 2007
Iraq inspires surge of protest art
Peter Beaumont, The Observer
September 9, 2007
The Horror of Torture, Reinterpreted through Art
By Kenneth Baker, The San Francisco Chronicle
January 20, 2007
Precision Strike
By Michael Leaverton, SF Weekly
January 17, 2007
infamous images from Abu Ghraib
By Reyhan Harmanci, The San Francisco Chronicle
January 11, 2007
Looking at Torture
By Andrew Sullivan, Time Magazine
January 2, 2007
Capital Roundup
artnet Magazine
May 22, 2006
Art Beat
The San Francisco Weekly
June 29, 2005
‘Imprints: Works on Paper’
By Holland Cotter, The New York Times
March 25, 2005
Clinton Fein Comes To Town
By Paul Benevidez, The Ojai and Ventura VOICE
February 11, 2005
Provocation via the Political
By Josef Woodard, The Los Angeles Times
March 3, 2005
Clinton Fein at Upfront Gallery
By Esther Easly, Coagula Art Journal
March, 2005
Everything’s Fein
By Molly Freedenberg, Ventura County Reporter
February 12, 2005
Numb and Number: Clinton Fein at Toomey Tourell Gallery
By Clark Buckner, Artweek
February, 2005
Corporate Policy Leads to Political Censorship
By Molouk Y. Ba-Isa, Arab News
January 11, 2005
His art is not subtle. It can be hard to take. But Clinton Fein is not afraid to make a statement.
By Kenneth Baker, The San Francisco Chronicle
November 2, 2004
Clinton Fein and the Art of Political Protest
By Deborah Phillips, Toomey Tourell
Artist and advocate Clinton Fein has his controversial images destroyed prior to exhibition
By Kresta Tyler Johnson, ArtThrob Magazine
Using the Canvas to Canvass
By Jack Fischer, The San Jose Mercury News
October 31, 2004
As Nov. 2 nears, artists get in their last licks, sending up Bush and company on center stage
By Steve Winn, The San Francisco Chronicle
October 20, 2004
Political artist loses printer over images
By Louise Roug, The Los Angeles Times
October 16, 2004
2 of Clinton Fein’s political works run afoul of his printer’s policies
By Kenneth Baker, The San Francisco Chronicle
October 12, 2004
The Clinton Cabinet
Surface Magazine
October 2004
Clinton Fein “Warning
By Ken Johnson, The New York Times
September 17, 2004
First Thursday Art Openings; San Francisco
By Alan Bamberger, ArtBusiness.com
October 7, 2004
Print shop refuses to release political images
By Jack Fischer, The San Jose Mercury News
October 6, 2004
Annoy.com Webmaster says war art censored
Paul Festa, C|NET
October 6, 2004
The Importance of Being Annoying
By Michelle Goldberg, Metropolitan Magazine
With Intent to Annoy
By Steve Silverman, The Neitzen
Asserting a Constitutional Right to Annoy
By Pamela Mendels, The New York Times
Hate Mail Won’t Dissuade Annoy.com
By Robert McMillan, Newsbytes, Discovery Channel
License to Annoy
Phoenix New Times
Annoying, but Legal
Wired News
Does Anything Go?
Limiting Free Speech on the Net:
Five Players Debate the Issue
By Thomas E. Weber, The Wall Street Journal
Supreme Court upholds ‘annoying’ CDA provision
By Elinor Mills, CNN
U.S. court protects ‘annoying’ online speech
By Elinor Mills, CNN
Suit Challenges Ban on ‘Annoying’ Language
By Associated Press/New York Times
Multimedia company, government seek ruling on decency
David Hudson, First Amendment Center
With Intent to Annoy
The Atlantic Monthly
Annoy.com Can Be Indecent, but not Obscene
By Pamela Mendels, The New York Times
Annoy.com May Get Its Way in Court
Ashley Craddock, Wired News
Annoy.com Shows – But Doesn’t Tell
By Steve Silverman, Wired News
New porno spam scam
By Maria Seminerio, ZDNet News
Ziff-Davis Not Amused by Parody
Wired News
Annoy.com CDA challenge heard
By Dan Goodin, CNET News.com
Annoy.com is true to name
By CNET News.com Staff
Suit Over Ban On `Annoyingly’ Vulgar E-Mail Decency Act challenged by Web site owner
Ramon G. McLeod, The San Francisco Chronicle
Multimedia company hopes to weigh in on free-speech case
By David Hudson, First Amendment Center
Federal court rules that annoy.com may continue to annoy
By David Hudson, First Amendment Center
CD-ROM with gay sailors released
By Carol Ness, San Francisco Chronicle |
Images
Clinton Fein - Basic Restraining, 2007, Type C chromogenic print, 45 x 60 inches (1/5)
Clinton Fein - Crucifiction I, 2007, Type C chromogenic print, 45 x 60 inches (1/5)
Clinton Fein - Crucifiction II, 2007, Type C chromogenic print, 45 x 60 inches (1/5)
Clinton Fein - Downfall, 2007, Type C chromogenic print, 60 x 45 inches (1/5)
Clinton Fein - Number 10, 2007, Type C chromogenic print, 60 x 45 inches (1/5)
Clinton Fein - Rank and Defile II, 2007, Type C chromogenic print, 45 x 60 inches (1/5)
Clinton Fein - Rank and Defile I, 2007, Epson LightJet chromogenic print, 96 x 126 inches (1/3)
Clinton Fein - Snapshot Heard ‘Round the World, 2007, Type C chromogenic print, 60 x 45 inches (1/5)
Clinton Fein - Trophy, 2007, Type C chromogenic print, 45 x 60 inches (1/5)
