January 31, 2008
303 Gallery continues to ignore modern world
Whew! This photo prohibition thingy is becoming even more insane. Check out Ed Winkleman's post on the subject, and don't miss the comments and the several links you'll find there. I apologize, to myself and to anyone else who might...
January 27, 2008
475 Kent: the insanity of New York housing policy
a silent cry from a witness across the street two days ago Whatever the bureaucratic, commercial or political story which lies behind the human tragedy of New York City's dreadful and totally irresponsible eviction of over 200 men, women,...
January 24, 2008
January 23, 2008
Jan De Cock at the Museum of Modern Art
When I was very young and still a wide-eyed Midwesterner, I used to think that one of the neatest things about art was that you could conceivably do something that was more or less an accident, and pretty messy,...
Israel's civilian blockade war crime creates panic in Gaza
desperate people Israel's blockade of Gaza is a war crime*, but the world will not say so. Desperate Gazans themselves spoke out today when they blew up the wall separating them from Egypt. Tens of thousands have crossed the...
January 21, 2008
some P.S.1 shows, and the photography thingy
Lovett/Codagnone Party With Us 2006 neon, audio, dimensions variable [partial view of installation (sign flashes on and off)] When we arrived at P.S.1 the Sunday before last Barry and I identified ourselves at the desk as art bloggers who...
January 18, 2008
painful "Scenes of Gypsy Life", in painful seats
Janáček in a Slovak-Moravian borderland village a century ago, recording singers onto wax the performance Did anyone see either of the two performances of the Gotham Chamber Opera's "Scenes of Gypsy Life" presented this week at the Morgan? Barry...
January 17, 2008
Michael Behle's earlier work
untitled collage piece by Michael Behle, probably from 1999, 16.25" x 24.5" I was going to leave the preview stuff on this show to Art Fag City and Bloggy. But then I did spend some time today taking pictures...
January 16, 2008
Martin Puryear at MoMA
detail of Puryear's "Desire" (1981) details of Puryear's "Desire" (1981) in foreground and "Ad Astra" (2007) behind it I know the show has now closed, but while I was looking at some images to accompany a post on a...
January 14, 2008
of public toilets: old ghosts and profligate chimeras
like almost every other public convenience in this city, the two facilities inside the 23rd Street/8th Avenue subway station, one of which is marked by this old whited-out tile sign, has been closed for decades Now once again [see...
January 11, 2008
Ingar Krauss at Marvelli
Ingar Krauss Untitled (Beelitz) 2006 gelatin silver print 40"x 33" [installation view] Every year thousands of harvest hands come and go like birds of passage.* Indulge me on this one, as I really wanted to upload this image. No,...
January 10, 2008
John Moran and "What if Saori Had a Party?" at PS122
John Moran: 'Saori's Birthday!' (excerpt 1) Saori, the animated host of a children's cartoon program, lives in a bubble Wow. We don't often get a second chance to experience one of John Moran's creations, but this week Performance Space 122...
January 9, 2008
"superdelegates" betray Democrats' claims of democracy
(he's been split up, and works a little more subtly today) I was originally just going to make this a comment on an earlier post of mine, but when I realized that if I did so I'd be directly...
more words on photo prohibitions, these from the artist
UPDATE: Will Ryman heard about his gallery's attitude toward its visitors' use of photography, and has commented generously on my recent post about gallery camera prohibitions. Ryman is a scholar and a storyteller, an artist and a gentleman. I hope...
January 7, 2008
Joyce Pensato at Friedrich Petzel
Joyce Pensato The Drippy Droopy Eyes 2007 enamel and metalic paint on linen 48" x 40" Joyce Pensato Evil Stan 2007 enamel on linen 90" x 72" Joyce Pensato I Don't Want to be Tamed 2007 enamel on linen...
more re photo prohibitions and fair use
(invisible art) I'm not the least surprised that I've gotten responses (in comments, emails, and conversation) of all kinds to my several posts on the subject of gallery photo prohibitions. What I have found surprising is the fact that...
January 5, 2008
Marlborough Gallery prohibits photography
Will Ryman The Bed 2007 papier mâché, magic sculpt, resin, acrylic, wire mesh, wood, cloth [detail of installation] (the artist taking notes) No, that headline is not about the fact that Marlborough doesn't seem to have ever shown artists...
January 4, 2008
"American Primary System Fails to Impress Europeans"
Duh. Deutsche Welle, the English language on-line news site, reports that intelligent Europeans who study our political system essentially think the way we select candidates for office is, well, nuts.National elections in Europe often last only six weeks and campaigns...
