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sugimoto discusses his work with t magazine. by kc
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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
Cai Guo-Qiang: Explosion Work
artist cai guo-qiang, who works primarily in gunpowder, explains his work: “explosion work” on Long Island, New York, by cp
absolutly one of a kind
absolut unique is a limited edition bottle from absolut vodka, engineered to create nearly four million uniquely designed bottles that allows no two bottles to be alike. i’m afraid i’ll have to collect all kinds to make sure they’re not cheating by ak
tropicana
artists julius von bismarck and julian charriere dyed some local pigeons in copenhagen, with an animal friendly dye, to make them more colorful and look more like tropical birds. by wn
time to renegade
this is what 
even better hermes – special edition sugimoto
the recent collaboration between hermes and japanese artist hiroshi sugimoto has resulted in objects of light, objects of desire, and objects of nothing and anything. color and light have always been a muse for me, so i truly enjoy mr. sugimoto’s articulation of his work. please watch the vid here.
ps. dd should have gotten one of these for his personal anniversary, i would have loved to…it’s the thought, right? by kl
Eloise and Abelard
this is a story of a monk and a nun whose love letters became world famous. around 1100, peter abelard went to paris to study at the school of notre dame. he gained a reputation as an outstanding philosopher. fulbert, the canon of notre dame, hired abelard to tutor his niece, heloise. abelard and the scholarly heloise fell deeply in love, conceived a child, and were secretly married. but fulbert was furious, so abelard sent heloise to safety in a convent. thinking that he intended to abandon heloise, fulbert had his servants castrate abelard while he slept. abelard became a monk and devoted his life to learning. the heartbroken heloise became a nun. despite their separations and tribulations, abelard and heloise remained in love. their poignant love letters were later published. by cm
