Category Archives: art
Hirshhorn podcasts
Just catching up on a bit of Janet Cardiff research and came upon the Hirshhorn Museum’s free podcast archive. It’s great way to hear artists’ speak about their own work – and most of the lectures are podcasted as well. … Continue reading
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I like this work
I like Kathryn Andrews’ work. Interesting that she is curating a show called “Modern Lovers,” because “Modern” sounds so boring and stuffy to me, interested in formal concerns like support and frame. Kathryn, who attended Art Center at the time … Continue reading
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the beginning of chap 2
Classification of Cardiff and Miller’s work has been elusive. Granted, Cardiff’s art practice has ranged widely from printmaking, performance, multimedia installation, and Internet projects, but the inability to pin a tag on her practice goes beyond the contemporary international art … Continue reading
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another something I plan to see
I missed this show of American comic strip art when it was in L.A.. so I am relieved to see that it will be in NYC when I am there. The show is split into two parts: pre-World War and … Continue reading
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excellent book on installation art
Rarely do I read an art book as thoroughly as I have just read Claire Bishop’s Installation Art: A Critical History. If I ever write a book (and I have been advised to consider what book I might want to … Continue reading
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September Issue of Vogue
Wow, that issue is huge. Through the course of several meals (I’ve reverted to my habit of reading during solitary meals) I actually flipped through every single page of the 750-page fall extravangaza issue of Vogue. And, I have to … Continue reading
womanly maintenance
Nothing like a great haircut to perk up my mood. I have been getting my haircut by my talented friend Nu (at Bruno and Soonie in Beverly Hills) for the last fifteen years and she amazes me every time. Nu … Continue reading
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fall injection of art
I’m looking forward to a couple days in NYC in November, just before Thanksgiving. Right now I’m collecting a list of things I want to see, and Robert Polidori’s photographs of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina at the Met just … Continue reading
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graffiti
For those of you interested in graffiti art, there was an interesting article in the NYTimes about a London-based artist called Banksy, who just did a one-weekend show with a live, painted elephant, in LA last weekend (while I was … Continue reading
youtube test
This youtube link was sent to me by my friend John. Interestingly, I noticed in the video’s comments that a few people mentioned the “Noah’s video was better.” Then a couple days later, Noah’s video showed up at Zeke’s blog … Continue reading
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