Classic Ground (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
* Opening Saturday at the Milwaukee Art Museum is Andy Warhol: The Last Decade . According to the museum's press release, it is the "first U.S. museum exhibition to explore the late work of Andy Warhol." More from the release: "Created amidst the bustle of his Pop celebrity, the works show vitality, energy, and a renewed spirit of experimentation. 'Warhol is as misunderstood as he is...
Blogging Apps (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
One of my favorite late-20th century artists; check out the vid... The reason I'm posting this is because I just watched "Downtown 81" ...a wonderful film, if a bit raw; but that would fit his style.
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 08/16/2009
LAWRENCE, KS.- Joan Collins and Wayne Gretzky. Jean-Michel Basquiat and Liz Taylor. Chris Lawford and William S. Burroughs. What do these seemingly dissimilar individuals have to do with each other? The answer is simple: They were among the many celebrities whose images were captured by Andy Warhol with either his Big Shot Polaroid or a pocket-sized 35mm camera. And now, those photographs are coming...
FLUX-USA (Free subscription) | 07/16/2009
Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Francesco Clemente, Alba’s Breakfast, 1984. Mixed media on paper mounted on canvas, 46 × 59 in. Bischofberger Collection, Switzerland.(web image) MILWAUKEE, WI.- The first U.S. museum survey exhibition to explore the work that Andy Warhol produced during his final years begins its national tour at the Milwaukee Art Museum September 26, 2009–January...
Miami New Times | Complete Issue (Free subscription) | 02/18/2009
At Miami Art Museum, a new high-wattage exhibit conjures up the magic and mystery of cosmic influences often eschewed by modern artists who have distanced themselves from otherworldly concerns. Instead, “ NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith ” corrals an intergenerational group of art...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 02/18/2009
Was Jean-Michel Basquiat a homeless drug addict who covered New York City with graffiti, or was he a highly educated artist from a middle-class African American family driven to succeed in the art world, no matter the cost?
Marginal Revolution (Free subscription) | 02/14/2009
The list came out quite well: 1. Actress: Jennifer Lopez. Seriously. Out of Sight is quite good and the badly misunderstood The Cell makes perfect sense once you realize it is a retelling of parts of Sikh theology. Rita Moreno...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The father of Jean-Michel Basquiat has sued a California art dealer, alleging it illegally sold prints of the deceased New York pop artist. In the $1.75 million suit filed in a federal court in New York, Gerard Basquiat claimed that David DeSanctis Contemporary Art Inc. illegally sold four of his son's artworks for at least $172,000 after a licensing contract expired last...
Click World News (Free subscription) | 02/06/2009
Thelma Golden is on stage at TED2009. She's the executive director of the Studio Museum in Harlem. In 1993 she co-curated the Whitney Biennial, featuring politically-charged art made mostly by non-white non-males. The board game Masterpiece sparked her love of art. The game wasn't that interesting to play, but the cards themselves were reproductions of the art musuem's of Chicago's collection. She...
Brazen Careerist (Free subscription) | 02/06/2009
Here's a post for all the people who are trying to be artists. It is not a friendly post. I do not think that people who want to create art need to get paid to do it. Do you get paid to have sex? No. Same thing. You love it, but you just do it [...]
WORLD NYC (Free subscription) | 01/27/2009
A broken camera isn’t efficient so a special thanks to Enrique C, a WORLD crew photographer member who saved the day and actually helped us post the following recent art exhibit in the neighborhood. The “Piece process” from the Anonymous Gallery put together a very interesting gallery of three generations of prolific artists whose work [...]
Shoes From Around The Globe (Free subscription) | 01/26/2009
Odilon Redon once said, "While I recognize the necessity for a basis of observed reality - true art lies in a reality that is felt." Abstract Expressionist Painter: Jean Michel Basquiat's untitled painting of a Boxer above is the epitome of this beautiful quote. Hmmm, no wonder why it sold for $14 million at Sotheby's its beauty is the core of its essence just like Dries Van Noten's tactile...
The Dish (Free subscription) | 01/16/2009
Written by | Thursday, January 15, 2009 | Isabella Blow is a figure enmeshed in glamour and tragedy. Blow bought Alexander McQueen’s student collection for £5000, discovered Sophie Dahl while Ms Dahl was sobbing in a stairwell and consulted for high end labels like Swarovski, Lacoste and DuPont. She was also the fashion director of the magazine Tatler. She was the ultimate fashion connection,...
Campaign for the American Reader (Free subscription) | 01/09/2009
The current feature at the Page 99 Test: The Hearing Eye: Jazz & Blues Influences in African American Visual Art, edited by Graham Lock and David Murray. About The Hearing Eye, from the publisher: The widespread presence of jazz and blues in African American visual art has long been overlooked. The Hearing Eye makes the case for recognizing the music's importance, both as formal template and as...
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