a visual collective outlet of inspiration
few month ago, i found some fabric work by the late louise bourgeois, it felt really fresh at the time. now i found some more and they feel even freshier… by pp.
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more maurizio cattelan work
some more of his work displayed more conventionally than at the guggenheim and yet still amazing and funny. by dd
walton ford – king kong
“i don’t like to look at him, jack. it makes me think of that awful day on the island.”
for those who haven’t seen it yet, the above sentence is the enigmatic title of this walton ford show at paul kasmin (until x-mas). it’s about king kong’s feelings and it’s grand. those watercolors are the size of a street advertisement, gigantic! and yes you read well, this is watercolor, and yes it’s on paper. by pp.
amazing show: maurizio cattelan at the guggenheim
the maurizio cattelan show at the guggenheim is a must see. its fantastical, whimsical and imaginative to say the least; not to mention its unconventional display that can only have been done at the guggenheim. this was despite all the nay-sayers who criticize the museum for its less than ideal space for art work. case and point. lucky for us kl used her VIP access and got us in without the wait, and for free. you can’t go wrong there. by dd
robert mapplethorpe x sofia coppola
paris gallery owner thaddeus ropac who is in charge of the estate of photographer robert mappelthorpe is having different people with an art background curating an exhibition of mappelthrope pictures every other year. after hedi slimane and robert wilson, here is sofia coppola to pick her favorite image from the archives of the photographer. it’s always very interesting to see the choices someone with a particular eye makes. hedi slimane picked images that looked like his own photos and miss coppola’s selections look like her movies of course. sofia coppola’s are less obvious and less known. by pp.
the lost landscape – chelsea james
sometimes we think too much, and sometimes it’s good to appreciate the simple beauty out there… like the long lost landscape. here is some beautiful work by chelsea james. by kl
when i was a little girl…
wolves didn’t eat people… they taught people. by dd
on watching television
mexican artist stefan bruggemann‘s: “sometimes i think, sometimes i don’t”. by xy
Simon de Pury: solidarity with occupy wallstreet
well not really but could have been. simon de pury stand next to maurizio cattelan’s cop piece titled frank and jaime (2002). the amazing show is up for view at the guggenheim museum. i saw it last weekend but prepare to stand in line. it’s a nice piece not just as art but as just a cool object-of-desire. it’s almost like a kid robot mega munny. only difference is that the piece made in edition of 3 goes for an estimated $1 – 1.5 million dollars. by dd
Jacob Collins 1964
by jacob collins, seated nude, 1964. by xy
a clockwork… white
clockwork orange meets white bone porcelain. ludwig van bust by frank kozik. by cm
emak bakia
one place that remains true to its form in new york city is the anthology film archives. i myself was there a few months ago at their “garage sale” and managed to pick up some essential literature. this weekend they are featuring some classics from the twenties, including this masterpiece from man ray (with help from our friend marcel duchamp and sculptures by pablo picasso). the original is silent, so turn your volume down and maybe you can understand why at its first screening in 1926 a brawl broke out. nothing says fisticuffs like soft-focus and rayographs. by sv
