January 2011
18 posts
Protect the Mummies, not the Mommies
Image of the day at ArtDaily.com, shows the tanks outside the Cairo Museum
I was sitting at the Firestone service station yesterday with my mother. I have been having ongoing drama with my car. While we were waiting for a diagnosis, CNN was on the TV and was showing constant coverage of everything that’s been happening over in Egypt. Among the fall-out from the protests, women are...
Some Providence Art Activity....
Art and winter… It’s hard to trudge through the snow to get to openings. Even though I completely get and support winter museum visits, it is hard to go when there is a parking ban in effect. Well, every city has their quirks.
Tonight, I must make it to AS220 to see the Scott Alario project. He and his wife created a series of photographs entitled “Our Fable” to...
VIP Art Fair Part 93453
This fair really has made waves throughout the art world. If you go onto Facebook and look at their fan base, everyone is applauding (almost everyone) but take one step out and start looking at what the real critics are saying and you will not find happy campers.
The Art World Salon blog just posted their take on the fair.
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AICA Awards Announced
Late yesterday afternoon, the International Association of Art Critics announced their awards for 2010. They also announced that Linda Nochlin (excitement) would be presenting a special award to Elizabeth C. Baker. Ms. Baker stepped down as editor at Art in America in 2008. Lindsay Pollock has recently taken over this position.
I’ve listed the awards below:
BEST PROJECT IN A PUBLIC...
Ai Weiwei's Sunflower Seeds Hit the Market
This past weekend, Georgina Adams reported that there is a Copenhagen gallery called Faurschou Gallery selling an installation of Weiwei’s sunflower seeds. The seeds are hand painted porcelain and a large scale installation has been on display at Tate Modern. Initially, people could walk on the seeds, but after seeing the dust caused by the porcelain, Tate roped the exhibit off. Now...
Warhol Comes Out to Play with Picasso in February
As I was saying last week, Warhol and Picasso always go head to head during almost every auction season. February is no exception. As Picasso heads to Sotheby’s, Warhol’s “rare” self portrait will be at Christie’s. The portrait is 6 ft by 6 ft, which is abnormally huge for a self portrait. According to an article for NBC New York, the portrait hasn’t been...
VIP Art Fair update
Jake & Dinos Chapman, White Cube Gallery
After perusing the newsfeed on facebook, I saw an update from Aaron Moulton who runs/owns Feinkost Gallery in Berlin with his wife, Mette. I guess the fair is already experiencing technical difficulties. He also made a comment: “VIP Art Fair = Farce majeure.” Maybe that has something to do with the selection process for the fair. When I...
Send the Kahlo to Madonna...
This list was attached to an article talking about Dennis Hopper and the Warhol of Mao he shot. Hopper did more than collect Warhol, he bought one of the first soup cans. He was more than a collector, he was a patron.
OTHER FAMOUS ART COLLECTORS: When LARS ULRICH isn’t drumming for US heavy metal band Metallica, he’s known to spend his time collecting masterpieces of post-war and...
Picasso back at auction
Maybe about a week or two ago, I was having a conversation with a friend of mine about the trendiness of Picasso. It doesn’t matter what it is, if it’s Picasso, it’s bound to do well. I don’t foresee this ending any time soon either. I bet if I was to ask a random stranger to name an artist, they would say Picasso, BUT if I were to ask them to name one of his works,...
NY Times interviews G. Wayne Clough about... →
The title is linked to an article that was published in the NYTimes blog section on Tuesday. I was perusing the CultureGrrl blog which I loathe yet am drawn to read on occasion. Lee Rosenbaum (aka CultureGrrl) interviewed the head of the Smithsonian about the Hide/Seek exhibit, which has been very controversial. She supported the removal of the work, but she is also old and I can never get past...
Banksy's, not Batman's, identity temporarily up... →
I hate to say this, but this whole thing is getting out of control and leaning Hirst-side…
Clicking on the title takes you to the article in the LA Times
VIP Art Fair
Well, at least the Sotheby’s Institute diploma is being of use somehow. I had already signed up for the VIP Art Fair a couple weeks ago, but received my exclusive code last week to access other areas of the website.
I’m actually excited to see how this will work. The one huge draw back about this concept is that you can’t always see everything from a picture of a work of...
“Bob Dylan on Canvas” Halcyon Gallery February...
A review I wrote last spring:
Initially known for melodically asking ladies to lie across his big, brass bed or for reminding us that times, they are a-changing; Bob Dylan now moves onto a different instrument, the paintbrush. The London-based Halcyon Gallery opened the show, “Bob Dylan on Canvas,” in London this past Saturday with plenty of buzz and presales. The exhibit space, located on...
In the beginning....
They say the blog is dead. They also say the podcast has kicked the bucket. So here I am, as the final hurrah starts and the crowds are clearing out, finally starting something of my own. It has been a wild couple of years and who knows how I really ended up in a place like Providence. This city’s art scene is very unique. Though people are supporters of the arts here and they do buy...
