Alfred Barr, the first curator at one of the very first museums of modern art (that would be the Museum of Modern Art in New York, which opened in 1929), stated that art is more important than war. I think that is a profound and telling statement especially in light...
Upcoming Film on Michael Landy
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A large part of Michael Landy’s career is about garbage, which is rather interesting as our lives are consumed with so much of it on a daily basis. in addition to installations Landy makes phenomenal black and white drawings that are exquisite in their detail, with...
ArtTactic Podcast
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In this episode of the ArtTactic Podcast, Kenny Schachter, writer, independent curator and owner of Kenny Schachter Rove dissects the results of Sotheby's and Christie's first Major Contemporary auctions of the season, which were held last week in London. Further, he...
Alternative Investment Evening
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The formal component of Antion Olaio’s art imbues painting with another dimension altogether for there are figurative paintings with overlaid text, accompanied by a music video sing-along. These multi-media constructions function as story telling devices with built-in...
BBC One: Art in Troubled Times
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The big moment for publicly funded art in Britain was the Second World War. "Something absolutely remarkable happened during the war", says actor Simon Callow. "The theatre suddenly was right at the heart of society." After the war, the idea of "art for all" led to...
Basquiat
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QUESTIONS ASKED TO ADDRESS: 1. Should we be glorifying art that at it's inception flourished by desecrating and mutilating public and private property. 2. How did it really happen overnight that a guy living on the streets becomes the toast of New York society and the...
Contemporary Curatorial Practice Panel at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (San Francisco)
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SQUARE TIMES The art world appears to be the most backward thinking, anti laissez-faire environment in which to implement projects; compared even to the accounting or legal realms. Information, contacts, and resources are guarded like state secrets. The de rigueur...
