a visual collective outlet of inspiration
on top of being nyc star last week with the most crowded opening ever, ryan mcginley released this beautiful book, published in association with the great dashwood books store on bond street to celebrate “everybody knows this is nowhere”.
haven’t seen it for real (as the exhibition, see photo…) but looks really nice. by pp’
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everyone knows this is nowhere – ryan mcginley at team gallery
i can’t believe i haven’t made it down to TEAM gallery to see this show in person yet. it may sound cliché to say ryan mcginley has a knack for capturing ‘modern beauty’, but i think it’s true. it’s plain to see this series freezes a taste of the vibe of people today, something we will feel more intensely when some time has passed. as for his images, it’s a beautiful evolution. by kl
just everyday matters 1963-2009: george porcari exhibition
this man is one of my all time heroes, and i must say that i don’t have many heroes really. of course i’m not talking about the one dressed up in the picture, but rather the artist geroge porcari. the openning is on march 27th (exhibit up through april 17th) china art objects 410 cottage home street, chinatown, los angeles. by dd
hilarious: Hitler lashes out at jeffrey deitch, moca, and lady gaga
o.k. this is genius: “hitler in his bunker hopes that he will get the job as director of the MOCA, but is told by his senior staff that the job has gone instead to the new york dealer jeffrey deitch, known for his business dealings and embrace of spectacle. upset, hitler lashes out at MOCA’s board of trustees, deitch, some of deitch’s artists (or those he admires) and the man who saved MOCA philanthropist eli broad.” by cdc
dale frank: black as black as Rembrandt’s black
tour de force: australian artist dale (leonard) frank‘s black painting sucks you in, and absorbs your soul, like an exxon oil spill… on the list of go-sees as this rich deep black simply beckons you to be there in person. beautiful indeed. by dd
hail rothko: the chapel of rothko
rothko’s chapel is a non denominational chapel in huston texas, that serves not only as a chapel, but also as a major work of modern art. perhaps that is not such a new concept, as historically, god has always been in the business of art. from michelangelo to le corbusier… and the investments have paid off… so while jesus saves, moses continues to invest… and as far as mohamad? he was always a big believer in cash. by dd
what are artists… who do books called?
name that tune to win a genuine tomorrow started t-shirt signed by us all. (sign in so we can get it to you of course – above piece by ed ruscha © 1976). by tm
robert gober: ouch
meticulously crafted sinks by gober: plaster, wood, steel, wire, lath, paint
half a leg and a foot – bees wax, human hair, and then sometonight i was trying to remember his name and kept saying, the guy with the sinks! so this post is just a reminder for the future. i recall when i first saw gobers work in los angels more than 10 years ago, i was really amazed, at the time all i had seen was the sinks, mounted to the gallery walls and ceiling corners… it was not until years later in london, at what i think was the sensation show, that i saw the bees wax pieces. still a sensation! by dd
feathered art
titled “sluice” kate maccgwire’s feather sculptures consists of pigeon feathers, felt, glue and polystyrene cautiously put together to form many pigeon-like forms.wow. by kv
miroslav tichy:poetic imperfections-czech republic/photographer
miroslav tichy
tichys camera: which he made from paper towel tubes and other found objects
during many years, tichý wandered the small moravian town of kyjov (in the czech republic) in rags, pursuing his obsession with the female form by secretly photographing women in the streets, shops and parks with cameras which he made from paper towel tubes, thread spools, rubber bands, tin cans, children’s spectacle lenses and other junk he found on the street.
tichy described his trash cameras as being the only way to add enough poetic imperfections to photography. he would return home each day to make prints on equally primitive equipment, making only one print from the negatives he selected. his work remained largely unknown until 2005, when he was 79 years old… by pp’
MOCA’s to-be director: jeffrey deitch
jeffrey deitch and kembra pfahler
go jeffrey the jack-of-all-trades! los angeles MOCA is set to name jeffery deitch as director… there goes the neighborhood. finally the wall between museums, galleries, and private collectors in the art world is about to come down… by cdc
jonas mekas to warhol and maciunas
by kl
