From the monthly archives: February 2010
The deadline for applications for the Chinati Foundation’s 2011 Artist in Residence program in Marfa, TX is fast approaching. The Artist in Residence program provides an opportunity for artists from around the world to work in a striking, natural environment. Exhibitions are often held at the conclusion of the residency. These become an important part [read more...]
When the curator for NOMA Gallery shared the work of Karl Haendel with me, I was convinced they were photographs. Haendel culled the imagery for these intensely realistic, painstakingly rendered graphite drawings from personal and cultural sources. The images are from his summer 2009 show with Harris Lieberman in New York City. Touching [read more...]
What would art institutions be without their art handlers? These individuals endure the barrage of directives from nit-picky curators to hang a work “just so”, to pack the unpackable, to prevent the breakable from breaking, and to deliver the load of even the most unreasonably sized work of art…all so that our white [read more...]
By now, most of you are well aware of Jeffrey Deitch being elected as MoCA’s incumbent director. This has been cause for much written commentary, but none comes close to a call out quite like this tongue-in-cheek video where Hitler reacts to the news.
via Marshall Astor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9r-SRyO3d4
Found this via the Swiss-Miss site. It pretty much sums up anything you need to know and ends the debate over who owns what in the history of art. Brilliant.
