Guy Overfelt operating from San Francisco, California, USA

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY : REVIEWS / PRESS / INTERVIEWS / CATALOGS

2008
Cantocore Import/Export Guangzhou, exhibiton catalog (repro).
Pescovitz, David. BoingBoing., "Guy Overfelt's inflatable smoke installation.", November 18, 2008 (repro).

2007
Johnson, Davey G., Jalopnik, "Making Things With Smoke, Guy Overfelt's Burnouts.", June, 15, 2007 (repro).
Frankel, Alex. Dunderdon, "Made in Half a Second : The Guy Overfelt Interview.", May 22, 2007 (repro).

2004
Bamberger, Alen., "NILS NOVA AND GUY OVERFELT", Nov 11, 2004 (repo).
 

NILS NOVA AND GUY OVERFELT

Comment: Guy Overfelt is the proud owner of a souped up 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, a la Smokey and the Bandit, which he has personally souped, two variant hoods of which are propped on display in Linc Art's front window. Car work, of course, including the act of souping, involves grease and red shop rags which, when combined, result in greasy red shop rags. So Overfelt takes these greasy rags, sanitizes and deodorizes them up (at least I think he does, because the gallery doesn't smell like a garage), stretches them over stretcher bars, hangs them side by side, and transforms them into art. Recycling never looked so good.

Nils Nova's art reflects "his obsession with television and its impact on the modern psyche"-- paintings of televisions, photographs of televisions, and televisions of televisions. His art does not make clear exactly what television's impact on the modern psyche is, but I will concede, based on the content of the show, that the obsession claim is justified. Additional Linc Art opening night festivities included a live performance by Hazy Loper, tunes by DeeJay Julio Morales, Red Stripe beer, cheeses, fresh grapes, an aimless freeloader, and a nice selection of spreadable crackers. -Alen Bamberger
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2003
Johnson, Ken. Art in Review, New York Times " American Dream... ", March 14, 2003, Friday.

2002
Wellman, Laurel. "Freaks, geeks, bohos -- hey, it's the Bay Area." SF Chronicle, June 6, 2002.
Baker, Kenneth. "Bold Strokes, Cloudy Vision." SF Chronicle, June 1, 2002.
Baker, Kenneth. "Feeling for art world's elusive funny bone / Comic works can miss mark." SF Chronicle, June 9, 2002 (repro).

2001
Zuckerman-Jacobson, Heidi. Hunter College exhibition catalogue for Marked, 2001.
The New Yorker, "Marked." Oct. 15, 2001.
The New Yorker, "Wine, Women, and Wheels." Dec. 25, 2000 - Jan. 1, 2001.
The New York Art World, " Wine, Women, and Wheels." Jan. 2001.
McEnery, Paul. "Piss, puke, and glory." SF Bay Guardian, June 6, 2001.
Johnson, Ken. Art Guide, New York Times, Leisure/Weekend Desk , Jan 12, 2001, Friday.
Finch, Charlie. "Opening Night.", ArtNet.com, Features Reviews, Sept. 7, 2001 (repro).
Kim, Christine Y., exhibtion catalog, "Purloined", Artists Space, NY, NY, 2001.
Artadia, Exhibition catalogue for Grant Recipients, 2001.

2000
Baker, Kenneth. "Overfelt at Hanley." SF Chronicle, July 22, 2000.
Wellman, Laurel. "... Art for the Masses" Dog Bites, SF Weekly, Jul 19, 2000.
Wellman, Laurel. "Whither the Avant-Garde?" Dog Bites, SF Weekly, Mar 8-14, 2000 (repro).
Shepherd, Chuck. "Great Art: News of the Weird" (syndication)
Skenazy, Lenore. "The new Rule: Skip the gym, you don't fit in." Daily News. Thursday, Feb 10, 2000.
SF Chronicle, "ePicks'.", SF Gate, July 5, 2000 (repro).
Rush, Michael. "So They're Muscular: Want to Make Something of It?, The New York Times, ART/ARCHITECHTURE, Mar 19, 2000, Sunday.
Roche, Harry. "What a Guy'." MSN City Search, July 4, 2000 (repro).
Roche, Harry. "Guy Overfelt" Art Papers Magazine, July/Aug 2000 (repro).
Robinson, Walter. "Weekend Update" ArtNet.com, Magazine Reviews, 2000.
Arning, Bill. exhibition catalogue for Achieving Failure: Gym Culture, Thread Waxing Space, 2000.
Pollack, Barbara. "Achieving Failure: Gym Culture 2000." ARTnews, June 2000.
The New Yorker, "Achieving Failure: Gym Culture 2000." Apr 17, 2000.
Lisick, Beth. "...Guy Overfelt spins his wheels'." SF Chronicle, SF Gate Buzz Town, July 5, 2000 (repro).
Hunt, David. "Pumping irony" Time Out: New York, Art Review, Apr 13-20,2000.

1999
Wellman, Laurel. "Gallery Goers Puke Over Art" Dog Bites, SF Weekly, Apr 28-May 4, 1999.
Helfand, Glen. "Guy Overfelt" Art in Review, SF Bay Guardian, Apr 1999.
Delaney, Ella. "Open Container" Art in Review, Art Papers Magazine, Jan-Feb 1999.
Beursschouwburg - DigitaalBrussel, "Videoscene San Francisco", Wed, Sep 15, 1999.
ARTelevision Free Press, "California State Threatens to Close Art Exhibition", Oct 18, 1999.

1998
Hunt, David. "Art Crime" Index Magazine, Fall 1998 (repro).
The World #54, The Poetry Project, Taser Project, Summer 1998.
Time Out: Kobe, "A Happening", Japan, May 22-29, 1998.
Scott, Whitney. "Must Picks of the Weekend. " New York Post, Jan 24, 1998.
Saltz, Jerry. "Guy Overfelt. " Time Out: New York, Art Review, Jan 22-29, 1998 (repro).
Robinson, Walter. "Gallery Yenta" ArtNet.com, Gallery Beat, 1998 (repro).
Robinson, Walter. "Concept Artist Cleared of Traffic Citation" ArtNet.com, ArtNet News, Dec 22, 1998.
Pedersen, Victoria. "Annual Report" Paper Magazine, Jan 1998.
The New York Times, Art Guide, Leisure/Weekend Desk , Aug 7, 1998, Friday.
Johnson, Ken. Art Guide, New York Times, Leisure/Weekend Desk , Jan 23, 1998, Friday.
Glueck, G. "Pets", Art in Review, The New York Times, July 31, 1998, Friday.
Freedman, Marcy. "A Summer Evening Art Walk " Night+Day, SF Weekly, July 8-14, 1998 (repro).

1997
Smith, Roberta. "Prop Fiction.", Art in Review, New York Times, Feb 14, 1997, Friday.
Southern Exposure, Exhibition catalogue for Whatever, Artists Editioned Multiples, 1997.
Tammeus, Bill. "Today's column could be tomorrow's conceptual art piece" Kansas City Star, Feb 24, 1997.
Schumacher, Donna Leigh. "Whatever..." Art Papers Magazine, July/Aug 1997.
Robinson, Walter. "Collectors By Mail.", ArtNet.com, 1997 (repro).
Pollack, Barbara. "Artist's Direct Mail Campaign." ARTnewsletter, Volume XXII, no. 12 (Feb 11, 1997): 7.
News of the Weird, Sept 26, 1997, WEIRDNUZ.503.
Macadam, Barbara. "Overfelt's Lists." ARTnews, Volume 96/Number 4, April 1997, 29 (repro).
Garchik, Leah. "Who Said What.", People: The Features Page, SF Chronicle, Feb 10, 1997, sec. E8.
Buchanan, Charles. "mass mailing: Guy Overfelt." *surface magazine, issue #9, 1997, 42 (repro).
Baker, Kenneth. "Dinner to Go (and Go)." SF Chronicle, Feb 28, 1997, sec. D1, D7 (repro).

1996
Baker, Kenneth. "Two New Outlooks on Conceptual Art." SF Chronicle, July 31, 1996, sec. E1, E3.
Works/San Jose, Exhibition catalogue for Redemption thru Rubbernecking, 1996.
Roche, Harry. "Plenty of 'Nothing'." SF Bay Guardian, Aug 14,1996, 45.
Stafford, Amy. exhibition catalogue for Nothing Matters, Refusalon Gallery, 1996.
Push Gallery, Exhibition catalogue for Sequence, Artists Editioned Multiples, 1996.