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 [...]

Fondazione Emilio e Annabianca Vedova
Emilio Vedova who died in 2006 began artistic research in the 1930s when surrounded by the 17th century atmosphere of Venice. He was a major figure in the postwar art scene in the 1950s along with contemporaries Burri and Fontana and a leader in art informel movement. In 1997 he won [...]

The view from the 33rd floor of 1500 Broadway is quite spectacular. I was so looking forward to seeing work from the Zabludowicz collection on view in that space. In its first exhibition in the United States, curators strove to share the work of emerging artists in “The Shape We’re In (New York)” and “Proposal [...]

You MUST head to the Barnes Foundation before it closes its doors for good in July of 2011. Seeing the collection of Dr. Barnes in its original home is imperative to understanding the educational impact it had on its viewers over the years. Dr. Barnes and his friend John Dewey saw the building not only [...]

Well, I am slowly recovering from all of the art viewing and the major lack of sleep that occurs during ABMB. Returning to 30 degree weather is not helping. But overall, I really enjoyed the trip. I feel like the fairs were strong, I saw a lot of good work and that galleries seemed to [...]

The Peter M. Brant Foundation’s main building was built in 1902 and was used for apple storage at that time. Peter Brant bought it as a polo clubhouse. In the 1990s, the Brant Foundation was created and in 2009, the space was opened by the foundation. The current exhibition is a solo show of the [...]

I headed down to Louisville, Kentucky for the first time to check out the hotel/museum 21c owned by Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson. The red penguin, seen above in pajamas for their annual pajama party fundraiser, is the logo and mascot of the establishment. The 90-room property, which occupies five 19th-century brick buildings on West [...]

RUBELL

Baldessari, Rubell Collection, “Beg Borrow and Steal”

It was my first visit to the Rubell Collection and I was not disappointed. The exhibition Beg, Borrow and Steal was inspired by conversations that the Rubell family had with the artists Walker and Guyton about artists who use appropriation as a key element in creating their own unique [...]

Well, what a trip! I was thoroughly enjoying myself in Mexico City before the insane Swine Flu virus caused everyone to don masks and flee all public places. I had no idea what a large contemporary art scene Mexico City has before my trip there. My whirlwind tour began with openings at Gallería 13 and [...]

On the last night in March, Judy and Steve graciously welcomed members of the MoMA Junior Associates into their home to view their collection. They spoke to the group answering questions and telling anecdotes about their ecclectic art collection which includes photos, chairs, tables, sculptures, paintings, folk art and much more. Their home itself is [...]