May 2010
Britain's YBA's - Goodbye To All That →
“The glory years of youth and concept in British art are ending, not with a bang, but with a whimper. The death of the British boom in hot! new! young! art has been predicted before, but now it…
The Legend Of Leo Castelli →
“Treated to the silken manners and melting gaze of the small, neat man from Trieste—with his unplaceable accent, which Tom Wolfe described as “soft, suave, and slightly humid, like a cross between…
Dealing with Bumps in the Road: Remember to... →
After you’ve analyzed why your art isn’t selling as well as you’d like, take a moment and review these 7 key points.
1. Remember that you are a work in progress.
You and…
Other Space Odysseys: Greg Lynn, Michael Maltzan,... →
Architects Greg Lynn, Michael Maltzan, and Alessandro Poli have developed unique and imaginative responses to the questions of space travel and the inhabitation of new, extraterrestrial…
Gold Digging in Surinam Mark Nozeman Photography →
Mark Nozeman (b 1971, Netherlands) graduated with a BFA in photography and history from the St. Joost Academy of Fine Arts Breda in Rotterdam. He has worked…
Art Marketing Action Podcast – Remember to... →
You may feel that your art isn’t selling as well as you’d like. Take a moment to review these 7 key points about remembering to persevere in this week’s Art Marketing Action…
Go See – New York: Richard Diebenkorn at Greenberg... →
Untitled by Richard Diebenkorn, 1950. All images via Artnet unless otherwise noted.
Currently on view at Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York, is an exhibition titled “Richard…
AO Onsite – New York: Project on Creativity with... →
All images courtesy of Patrick McMullan
On Wednesday night, AOL inc. kicked-off their 25th Anniversary celebrations in New York with an intimate ceremony at the New Museum to…
Critic's Notebook: A season with gusto →
Gustavo Dudamel’s remarkable first campaign with the Philharmonic was as exciting for its sheer adventurousness as for the conductor’s promising future. On Oct. 3, 2009, the Los Angeles…
Music review: Bringuier and Rachlin with the L.A.... →
Remembering Dennis Hopper, photographer →
A self-described ‘compulsive creator,’ the late actor was as prolific behind a camera as in front of it.
AO Auction Results: Christie’s Hong Kong Asian... →
Zao Wou-Ki 02-01-65 (1965) Estimate: HK$8-12 million US$1-1.5 million. Price Realized: HK$20,820,000 $2,694,593
Christie’s Hong Kong Spring sale of Contemporary Chinese Art on May…
Remembering The Revolutionary Polaroid Camera →
Edwin Land “touted his invention as a democratic amenity, like Edison’s bulbs or Ford’s Model-T: now the American Everyman could set himself up as an artist. The SX-70, Land’s most popular camera,…
Aussie Art Dealers Lament New Royalties Law →
“The royalty, part of Labor’s arts policy at the 2007 election, comes into effect on June 9. After that date, artists and their estates will be entitled to a 5 per cent royalty when their works are…
Botticelli On Drugs? →
According to art historian David Bellingham, a strange plant pawed by a young satyr who plays about, clad in the discarded cuirass of Mars, at the bottom right of the panel, is a specimen of the…
Banksy Art Removed From Detroit Gallery After... →
“The mural — painted by renowned British street artist Banksy in the derelict Packard Plant in Detroit and later moved to a nonprofit gallery without the artist’s knowledge — has been taken off…
Electrified - Hacking Public Space →
The term ‘hacking’ refers to the guerrilla-like nature of some actions on the internet and at the same time to equally clandestine ‘squatting’ in the physical public space continue
Marrtin Parr about ParrWorld Collecting Photobooks... →
Martin Parr talks about his photography, his passion for collecting and his only Uk showing of his exhibition ‘Parrworld’ at the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. Part 1 of 3.
Links for 2010-05-29 [del.icio.us] →
Nigeria’s agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it | World news | The Observer
The Deepwater Horizon disaster caused headlines around the world, yet the people who live in…
AO On Site – New York: Mia Westerlund Roosen,... →
French Kiss, 2009, Mia Westerlund Roosen, Park Avenue Mall. Image by Art Observed.
Mia Westerlund Roosen’s stucco and foam sculptures landscape the Park Avenue Malls between 52nd and…
AO On Site – New York: Miranda July’s “Eleven... →
This weekend marks the opening of author, artist, and filmmaker Miranda July’s sculpture installation of Elven Heavy Things in Union Square Park, New York. Originally shown at the…
Merce Cunningham's 'Roaratorio' →
The choreographer transformed ‘Finnegans Wake’ into a performance piece, with the help of John Cage and a troupe of Irish musicians. It was seldom performed in Cunningham’s lifetime and never the…
Rod Gilfry and David Pittsinger are ready to share... →
The two men, both opera singers, will play the role of Emile in the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic at the Ahmanson Theatre. Some enchanted evenings call for two strangers. Rod Gilfry and David…
The Presidio in San Francisco installs animal... →
Artists create nests, domes, towers and other works aimed at accommodating local wildlife and luring back some critters to the national park. A pair of professional arborists, licensed to climb…
Don’t Miss – Berlin: Cecily Brown at Contemporary... →
Justify My Love, Cecily Brown, 2004, oil on linen. Image via CFA, Berlin.
Cecily Brown’s exhibition at the Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, features large-scale oil…
L.A. Opera's 'Ring' cycle may be in the red →
Officials project a shortfall due to lagging ticket sales. With its climactic stagings of Richard Wagner’s epic “Ring” cycle about to begin Saturday night, Los Angeles Opera leaders concede that…
Newsmaker: The Weekly Ten →
Marketing to Your Niche the Donnie Brasco Way →
Guest blogger: Kathy McComb Swift
You want to sell your paintings or photographs of gardenias to the local garden club members, but they won’t give you the time of day. Have…
Click: Vanity Fair turns its lens on Tony nominees →
Judy Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Christopher Walken are among the Broadway portraits.
The Watts Towers' perpetual state of crisis →
To most people in Los Angeles, they’re out of sight, out of mind. Here’s a small example of the problem.
Blumen for Peter Noever →
As South Korea and the world tries to sort the best response to the latest provocations from North Korea, an exhibition of contemporary ‘official’ art of the DPRK (Democratic…
Connoisseur: A Perch With Flair →
“A table always has to have a flat surface, and a flat surface isnt that interesting,” says designer Wendell Castle.
Is Norman Foster The World's Most Important... →
His latest buildings and city plans are redefining life and environmental conditions in the world’s fastest growing economies, where legions of steroidal architectural implants recall the novelist…
MOBA – Museum Of Bad Art →
“without bad art there would be no good art”
via, gelconference.com
Links for 2010-05-27 [del.icio.us] →
Arctic Perspective Initiative < Projects < The Arts Catalyst
An exhibition of photographs, videos, maps and architectural models from work by the Arctic Perspective Initiative curated by The…
Go See – New York: Kiki Smith at The Pace Gallery... →
Kiki Smith, Pilgrim, 2007-2010, leaded stained glass in steel frames, installation dimensions variable. All installation images courtesy G.R. Christmas courtesy The Pace…
Are We Witnessing The End Of Street Art? →
Banksy’s film Exit Through the Gift Shop has critic Ben Davis pondering: “Is there life left in this movement? To answer this question, you’ve first got to have some idea of what the [street art]…
150 Years Of Voyeurism At Tate Modern →
“More than 250 photographs and films of celebrities, and ordinary people doing ordinary, or more often, extraordinary things, when they thought they were unobserved, play provocatively with the idea…
Art Parties: Chuck Close and AOL Celebrate New... →
UCLA Live director David Sefton resigns →
Sefton, who held the position 10 years, says he quit because of a ‘major rethinking and restructuring’ of the lauded program. The search for a new director begins. David Sefton has resigned after…
Critic's notebook: A lover of theater braves... →
Charles McNulty will take his theatrical expertise and an open mind into L.A. Opera’s epic staging. Opera and I have flirted but have never really had a serious relationship. Sure, I’ve had some…
Open all night -- Michael Asher's concept for the... →
Saying he wants to ‘democratize’ museum-going, the L.A. artist keeps the museum open for 72 straight hours.
Don’t Miss – London: Nigel Cooke at the Modern Art... →
Chef On Dung Mountain, Nigel Cooke (2010). All Images via Modern Art Gallery
On view at Modern Art Gallery in London through May 29th is “Night Crossing,” a solo exhibition of new…
Go See – New York City: Mike Kelley ‘Arenas,’... →
Arena #7 (Bears), Mike Kelley, image via the Skarstedt Gallery
Mike Kelley’s current exhibition at the Skarstedt Gallery features seven works from his Arena sculpture…
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7 Steps to More Privacy on Facebook →
This is for you if you’ve been stranded on a desert island without access to the dire warnings about privacy protections on Facebook.
In a nutshell there is no such thing…
What do you hope to achieve with the project? →
…all I’m trying to do is take interesting photographs. I’m a photographer, not a social worker.
– Tony Fouhse
via Colin Pantall’s blog.…
The Hallucinogenic Nature Of Botticelli's Venus... →
“A fruit held by a satyr in the bottom right of the painting has been identified as belonging to Datura stramonium, a plant with a history of sending people mad and making them want to strip off…
When The Flatiron Building Is Your Office →
The triangular landmark’s “interior is a warren of awkward spaces,” so “it seemed logical that workers in the building would be thrilled at the prospect of moving to a better space. Not so. ‘Everyone…
Ask Anything – How Do Assistants Take It To The... →
Former Art Buyers and current photography consultants Amanda Sosa Stone and Suzanne Sease have agreed to take anonymous questions from photographers and not only give their expert advice but…
Corcoran Art Gallery Director Is Stepping Down →
Paul “Greenhalgh, 54, arrived at the Corcoran in spring 2006, hoping to consolidate the work of the art gallery and the city’s only art college, and to steady the programs and financial lifelines of…
