Glenn Ligon detail at LACMA
hyde or die
“Fittingly perhaps, in a case involving appropriation art, appellants’ brief is ‘post-modern,’ questioning basic concepts such as: what is a fact, and what is properly before an appellate court on an appeal?” they write. The defendants are trying to make a “revisionist” argument, they argue, by adding views of critics, museum curators, and collectors like Lisa Phillips, Nancy Spector, Douglas Eklund, and Adam Lindemann, which were not presented in the original case. (Lindemann, it should be noted, bought a painting from the “Canal Zone” series.) A sample statement that Cariou’s lawyers want the court to ignore involves Spector asserting that Price needs original works in order to “critique, dismantle, [and] transform those works”
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Patrick Cariou’s lawyers in response to Richard Prince’s appeal to the last decision.
Word to your moms, we came to drop dramz.
» Marketing Mondays: Do It Yourself
Really great read for artists who want to, but don’t know where to start on getting started on marketing their careers.
Wanton…
The suit, which asks for punitive damages of $10 million, accuses Mr. Gagosian of “such wanton dishonesty as to imply criminal indifference to civil obligations, with reckless disregard of Mrs. Cowles’s rights.”
Andreas Gursky James Bond Island 1 2007
If I had the estimated 300,000-400,000 GBP I would buy this for Peter.
Then I would have to buy a new place because this behemoth is 120 7/8 by 87 7/8 in and we don’t have walls that large.
When it comes to Damien Hirst, I really don’t put a lot of thought into him. I used to, for sure. But as I have gotten older and so much wiser I have realized that nothing I can ever say or do is going to do anything but make me upset. He’s like El Nino now, a force of nature that we can’t stop talking about because we have never seen weird weather patterns before and one day we will look back on wondering why we were so fascinated, when he has faded out of the spot light. I love some of his works, find some absolutely hilarious, and others have left me cold, but not angry (anymore).
Anywho, what this post is about is I think this song probably personifies Hirst’s feelings about us and our criticisms.
Also, it’s nice to think of Hirst’s inner monologue to be a powerful and beautiful black woman.
UPDATE: My mom called me out about my use of run-on sentences. I’m not going to fix it.
Glenn Ligon 2000-2009
Paddle8 and LACMA have paired up on some prints for sale, including the gorgeous Ligon you see here. The proceeds go to benefit museum programming. For $4,000 you could walk away with this print AND the peace of mind you were supporting a great museum. Lovely, right?
