Venice in Venice was the first show I saw this year at the Biennale. I actually went to a panel discussion with some of the artists: Peter Alexander, Billy Al Bengston, Ron Cooper and Laddie John Dill. The show was curated by Tim Nye and Jacqueline Miro and was put on by Foundation 20 21 [...]
Taking the Intimidation Factor Out of Collecting Artwork
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Chrissy Crawford, Director/Founder, ArtStar.com; Rebecca Heidenberg, Director, RH Gallery; Nicole Berry of Accessible Art NY, and Kate Singleton of Art Hound will offer expert tips and insight to new & established collectors on how to approach and navigate emerging art galleries, negotiate with dealers, and how to engage [...]
At my last art networking breakfast I met a man who introduced me to The Secret City www.thesecretcity.org. It is an organization with monthly interactive programs that foster a supportive community of artists.
The next service is on Sunday, January 30th 11:30 am at Dixon Place (http://dixonplace.org/index2.html), which is on Chrystie just above Delancey. The guest [...]
I am the proud owner of a small and beautiful Nan Goldin work that I bought at a benefit my first year in New York. I really love her photographs and was excited to go see her at the 92nd Street Y. Not only did the audience get to hear her speak, but she also [...]
This morning I attended a breakfast hosted by ArtTable where the artist Jessica Stockholder spoke about her work. She received her MFA from Yale and is now the Director of Sculpture there. She is best known for making site related work internationally. Color and space are points of departure for her.
In smaller works, the existing [...]
While visiting Santa Fe I headed to the Lannan Foundation–a wonderful organization (occupying a beautiful space) which provides grants to and supports contemporary artists and writers. On view were unique photographs by Jean-Luc Mylayne and his wife and partner, Mylayne Mylayne (at a certain point in their career they decided her first name would be [...]
The Chinese artist, Xu Bing, currently has a work on view in the “Dead or Alive” exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Design. The acclaimed artist Xu Bing has worked in a variety of media throughout his career. His works are original and creative and often related to materials from the natural world. In [...]
What a lovely two hours! I really enjoy Bradford’s work so looking at slides of a survey of his work currently on view at the Wexner Center for the Arts was great, but it was his energetic personality and down to earth take on life that was the pleasant surprise. Bor nin 1961, Bradford grew [...]
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Ukeles was a name I had never heard of before I went to hear this artist speak at Ronald Feldman Gallery. Born in Colorado in 1939 she lived in NYC in the 60s and became an artist in order “to be free.” Jackson Pollock, Marcel Duchamp, Mark Rothko all influenced her as she began her [...]
I have written about this excellent artist in previous blogs, in particular his show at the ICA in Boston just last year. But last night I had the pleasure of hearing him speak about his work due to the opening of his newest installation at the Guggenheim in New York City entitled, Memory. Born in [...]