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well i must say this letter of sorts romanced the hell out of me. and that is the key to any object… romance. looking forward to seeing the collection tonight at phillips de pury… once again rather genius to have it unveiled at phillips auction house vs. the usual venues. well done. by dd
ahhh, just me and a tree! I really hate my job… by dd
for those who read french, i might suggest this really beautiful blog. it’s called “les valeureux” which means the braves and it’s the meeting of a talented photographer and a talented writer. so one provide a picture and the other one writes a little text about it. there is a new one every day and it’s really powerfull. for those who can’t read french, just have a look at the pictures, that worth it whatever.
“La voix de Lou Reed me shootait un peu plus de minute en minute ; j’oubliai le froid, la solitude de cette ville désertée par la Semaine Sainte, cette question qui montait : « qu’est-ce que je fous là ? ». La lumière avait la liquidité opaque qu’a parfois l’East River au niveau du pont de Williamsburg : longues traînées jaunes sur une eau d’un violet sourd. Derrière : la ville, étonnamment calme depuis Brooklyn. (…)” by pp’
george porcari, photographic print
jorge pardo, sculpture from a previous exhibit
jorge prado, geroge porcari (who is one of my favorite artist, inspirations) and naomi fisher will be exhibiting their work at the momenta gallery in brooklyn openning reception friday october 30th 7:00-9:00 pm. curated by chris kraus, catalog essays by veronica gonzalez, mark von schlegell and sylvere lautringer. 359 bedford avenue, brooklyn new york. don’t miss it. by dd
today the selby posted pics from the xavier veilhan show in versailles. the images really render the strange atmosphere of the exhibition, as well as the chateau, a lot more accurately than anything I could have done. and as it’s one of my favorite shows to go up for a very long time, i think this really completes our previous post. enjoy by pp’
among all the nice art that the U.S. president has choosen to hang in the white house, (including: cindy sherman, ed ruscha, kiki smith, lorna simpson or julie mehretu) there is this obvious choice of glenn ligon’s… that felt an obvious choice for j.crew as well. i don’t know why, but it sounds funny to me 😉 by pp’
fly to buenos aires, then take a 2 hour flight to salta, then drive for 5 hours through rough terrain to get yourself to colomé. check in to the 5star winery resort (which also houses the first james turrell museum, sponsored by long-time turrell collector donald hess)… , and relax while watching the sun set through james turrell’s unseen blue. i think this would be my ultimate escape. geographical and cerebral. does anyone want to join me? by kl
on oct 29th the guggenheim inaugurates a new annual art event: artist rob pruitt presents the first annual art awards at the guggenheim, which will celebrates select individuals, exhibitions, and projects that have made a significant impact on the field of contemporary art during the past year. pruitt, whose conceptual practice is rooted in a pop sensibility and a playful critique of art world structures, has conceived the event as a performance-based artwork which follows the format of a hollywood awards ceremony. if this catches on though i wonder what effect it may have on remaining or supposed integrity left in the arts, now that film and music are watered down and massively focussed on award-for-funding-cycle, will fine art evolve in a similar fate? or will it open up a world occupied by those who contribute to those who would otherwise not be exposed?
here are the nominees for each category:
artist of the year
louise bourgeois
urs fischer
dan graham
mary heilmann
curator of the year
klaus biesenbach
daniel birnbaum
connie butler
massimiliano gioni
exhibition outside the united states
francis bacon, tate britain, london
jeff koons versailles, château de versailles, versailles
mike kelley: educational complex onwards: 1995–2008, wiels contemporary art centre, brussels
wolfgang tillmans: lighter, hamburger bahnhof, museum für gegenwart, berlin
group show of the year, gallery
“a twilight art,” harris lieberman, new york
“who’s afraid of jasper johns?” tony shafrazi gallery, new york
“your gold teeth ii,” marianne boesky gallery, new york
“zero in new york,” sperone westwater, new york
group show of the year, museum
“after nature,” new museum, new york
“the pictures generation, 1974–1984,” the metropolitan museum of art, new york
“the quick and the dead,” walker art center, minneapolis
“wack! art and the feminist revolution,” p.s. 1 contemporary art center, long island city, new york
new artist of the year
elad lassry
daniel mcdonald
marlo pascual
ryan trecartin
the rob pruitt award
to be announced the evening of oct. 29
solo show of the year, gallery
cindy sherman, metro pictures, new york
manzoni: a retrospective, gagosian gallery, new york
paul sharits, greene naftali gallery, new york
picasso: mosqueteros, gagosian gallery, new york
solo show of the year, museum
“dan graham: beyond,” the museum of contemporary art, los angeles, and whitney museum of american art, new york
“lawrence weiner: as far as the eye can see,” the museum of contemporary art, los angeles, and whitney museum of american art, new york
“live forever: elizabeth peyton,” new museum, new york
“martin kippenberger: the problem perspective,” the museum of contemporary art, los angeles and the museum of modern art, new york
writer of the year
tim griffin
john kelsey
walter robinson
jerry saltz
by kl
a nice and unexpected collaboration between artist olafur eliasson and mekanism skateboards to create this piece of art or this skateboard… i don’t know. in the last picture, we can see mr. eliasson himself shooting the result, so i guess you can skate it for real or i guess hang it on your wall…for real… by pp’
this exhibition surveys kapoor’s career to date showcasing new and previously unseen works, including early pigment sculptures, mirror-polished stainless-steel sculptures and cement sculptures on display for the first time. the exhibition also includes highlights such as the monumental work svayambh, the title of which comes from a sanskrit word meaning ‘self-generated’. emblematic of kapoor’s interest in works of sculpture that actively participate in their own creation, svayambh moves slowly through the galleries across the entire breadth of burlington house.
in an interview on bbc anish explains how meaning is not completely in the object, but that the viewer brings meaning through that which is familiar. so… what are you thinking about? by kl
below: oscar niemeyers chair and ottoman in bent rosewood
earlier tonight, at the opening of philips de pury’s latin american art exhibit in new york, there where three peices that were desperately begging to come home with me. one was oscar niemeyers chair and ottoman in rosewood (auctioned at: 15-20K), the other was a candida hofer photograph of the library in buenos aires, colegio nacional de buenos aires (auctioned at: 60-80K) and the last darling was a jorge pardo, untitled #6 (auctioned at: 25-35K). as i already have a jorge pardo i had to skip that one, the niemeyer for sure would have required a larger new york apartment and that is not currently an option, the hofer on the other hand (of course the biggest of the three bites) just wouldn’t give up on me…. but what can i say, times are tough for art. be sure to at least check it out. by uh
ryan mcguinness
oh no, look the notorious clocks, see our other post on that topic
chris dorland
in their latest catalog j. crew features nyc artists including ryan mcguinness, chris dorland, glenn ligon, vito aconcci, stephen shore… they are pictured in their studios wearing j.crew apparel of course and talking about the relationship between art and style…
the cool answer is from mcguinness: “many fashion designers want to be considered artist, but no artist wants to be considered a fashion designer.” i guess it sums up the relation here. besides that, it’s always cool to have a sneak peek into an artist’s studio with work around. check it online by pp’
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