Chicago has struggled to find its place as an artistic center over the years. Many famous artists have strong ties to Chicago but usually leave, making their reputations elsewhere. The city “rivals other cities in music, architecture, and theater, but it is seen as a second city in the visual arts.” The exhibition “Re: Chicago,” at the [...]
A very enjoyable exhibition curated by Michael Darling, “The Language of Less” focuses on Minimal art from the 1960s/70s as well as that created by five artists working now who have been highly influenced by their predecessors. To be categorized as Minimal, work typically has to have little evidence of the artist’s hand, use industrial [...]
Prospect 2-New Orleans
The Prospect 2 biennial runs from Oct. 22, 2011 to January 29, 2012. Founded in 2008 by curator Dan Cameron after Hurricane Katrina, it was created in an effort to help revitalize the city. I was so sad I didn’t make it to Prospect 1 as I heard it was amazing. 42,000 people [...]
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At the Old U.S. Mint one found William Eggleston’s black and white nightclub portraits–single images of characters from 1970s clubs. These works were quite different from the typical photos of his found in most exhibitions. Also on view was An-My Le’s Delta: New Orleans, Louisiana 2011. The artist spent time in Louisiana and visited different Vietnamese communities of the [...]
Sanford Biggers: Sweet Funk-An Introspective
This exhibition, on view in the main rotunda of the museum, shows Sanford’s work made from 2002-2009. I thoroughly enjoyed this show, not only because I like Sanford’s work and own one of his pieces, but also because it is small which allows the viewer to spend ample time digesting the [...]
Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
I always enjoy the exhibitions at CAM because they often introduce me to artists I am unfamiliar with. And if I do know the artist, after visiting I often learn something new and look at his/her oeuvre in a whole new light. While I was pleasantly surprised [...]
Highlights from Miami 2011
I honestly think this is my first trip to Miami where I was unable to see everything I wanted to. Obviously I was down there for work so I had different priorities this trip. However, I still managed to see a lot of cool stuff, and some total crap too.
The best show [...]
Cattelan is an irreverent artist who is never afraid to critique authority. This survey of his work is unlike any I have seen before. It is a “full-scale declaration of the inadvisability of viewing his oeuvre within the context of a conventional retrospective.” The site-specific installation includes 130 objects, almost all produced since 1982, strung from the [...]
Well, I have been a little busy so I hope you will forgive me for not posting this sooner. It was a bit insane in London with a great deal to see in a few short days. For the first time in a long while, I did not manage to see everything on my list. [...]
I did a cursory run through of this spectacular show at MoMA at the opening. You must go see it. If you don’t live in NY, it is actually worth a trip to see these works in person. I have to go back and spend a few hours there before I write about it and [...]