Notations: contemporary drawing as idea and process

figure 1. richard serra, ‘titled arc,’ 1986. oil crayon on paper, 19 x 24 1/2 inches.

figure 2. hadi tabatabai, df-29, 2007. colored pencil with acrylic and vinyl paints on .005 drafting film, 12 x 11 inches.

figure 1. sol lewitt, three-part variations on three different kinds of cubes 331, 1967. ink and graphite on paper, 11 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches.

william anastasi, untitled (subway drawing), 2009. graphite on paper, 8 x 11 1/2 inches.

it is through drawing that artists open their field for imaginative elaboration, in which concepts and ideas can emerge and change with relative ease. notations: contemporary drawing as idea and process brings together over sixty works by thirty-nine artists from the postwar decade to today. they include carl andre, mel bochner, dan flavin, eva hesse, nancy holt, william anastasi, sol lewitt, agnes martin, richard serra, hadi tabatabi, and robert smithson, among many others. if you get a chance to stop by st. louis during september-january  don’t miss this show at the kemper art museum, garen gallery.  by cp

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

i so wanted to see this in theaters, but as usual missed finding the time to go. i saw it last night finally on netflix and loved it. a definite yes for anyone who loves sushi… or simply those who are passionate about anything in life. i so love japan—it’s civilization at its peak, and we are all peasants in comparison. by dd

Missao/Missoes by Cildo Meireles

made out of 600,000 coins, 800 communion wafers, 2,000 cattle bones, 80 paving stones, and black cloth, this evocative installation critiques the jesuit missions established in colonial times to convert the indigenous tupi-guarani people to catholicism. by cp

let it all be, laura palmer

someone had a lot of free time on their hands but i am sure thrilled they did because i could watch this on a loop.  some favorite twin peaks scenes to the tune of the melvins ‘let it all be’.  personally, i could use some more audrey, but that’s just me being biased and craving saddle shoes.  time to re-watch the entire series? maybe. by sv

klaxons orgy



 

a very odd video by our friends at blind pig and absolute, directed by saam farahmand for the klaxons track “twin flames”. be prepared for nudity, exchanges of bodily fluids, and mutating group makeouts. by m+m