a visual collective outlet of inspiration
costco is famous for stretching the dollar. from groceries to electronics, beauty supplies to sporting goods and now it’s adding something else to its inventory: fine art. now shoppers can add an original warhol, braqueor or matisse, to their on-line shopping cart. by cp
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Memories of My Melancholy Whores
and it went something like this… imagine marcel duchamp meeting gabriel garcía márquez. i’ll have to read that cp. by dd
lionel hun: dance of hope
you may have seen this but i like it as the movements are less literal and more liquid. a nice mixture of street and classical done well. here is lionel hun dancer/choreographer performing in tokyo during the tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. four days after he evacuated to macau where he decided to express his love for japan by making this performance. by kc
swedish deco film confections
bela and boris in the same film, with a story written by poe nonetheless. the actual tale of the black cat is quite short, i remember reading it as a creepy adolescent. despite that, it has been made into two (that i know of) full length films, both with merits to share. i came across these swedish movie posters, and you can check out the full list here. by sv
power and knowledge
moon river: foucault map by thomas hirschhorn by cp.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF JOHN BALDESSARI BY TOM WAITS
just lovely by pp.
All About Sugimoto
sugimoto discusses his work with t magazine. by kc
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
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
Tom sachs x nike craft
tom sachs for nike craft. unexpected collaboration but cool design, sachs staying true to his style. by wn
tell me…
i hope not. by dd
gerhard richter: strips
check out gerhard richter’s strip paintings in marian goodman gallery through october 13. by ak
