Edith Newhall
ARTnews

Critic's Pick

"…Amid the contemporary artist's palette of light, sound, and other intangibles, wood is something of an anachronism, espescially in the form of carved sculptures. But for Isaac Resnikoff, the rough-hewn, authentic quality of wood is the perfect mode for conveying his quirky riffs on aspects of American history and politics, including manifest destiny...…"

Roberta Fallon
Philadelphia Weekly

Let It "Rip"

"…Few young artists make objects as lovingly as Isaac Resnikoff. The sculptor’s wood-carved coffeepot, candles, bar of soap and other everyday items evoke granddad whittling on the front porch. But Resnikoff’s metaphorical articles and his installations ask what it means to be American and what makes an object mythic.

Resnikoff’s twin book towers, called The Complete History of the USA (Versions I and II), cast long shadows, both real and metaphorical. Books representing American thought from the Revolutionary War to the present fill the shelves, all carved in low relief. The idea that writings—as well as buildings—make their mark on the world is a great celebration of America’s strength at a time when grief is mostly what comes to mind in the context of twin towers. …"

Edith Newhall
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Utopian Visions

"…Kate Abercrombie and Isaac Resnikoff's Tipi 1, a tepee constructed from printed fabric by Abercrombie supported by carved stakes by Resnikoff (and concealing a carved wood facsimile of a fire by Resnikoff), is the most unironic salute to utopian ideals of the six collaborations.…"