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Brad Troemel Names of People Who Become Names of Companies Who...

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:43:01 -0700

Brad Troemel Names of People Who Become Names of Companies Who Become Names of People, 2010

Bill Cunningham I know you like to take pictures of your fellow...

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:12:55 -0700

Bill Cunningham

I know you like to take pictures of your fellow New Yorkers, now here is your chance to do something with that. Like something that is cooler than just posting it on your blog.

Legendary New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham—now entering his ninth decade and still riding his Schwinn around Manhattan, snapping pictures of the people and events that captivate our city—stands out in a city of dedicated originals. He’s also the subject of the opening night film of New Directors/New Films 2010, jointly presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and MoMA. Now MoMA and FLSC want to give one lucky reader a chance to discover fresh work by emerging filmmakers with a series pass to the festival!

Here’s how it works: You take a picture of your fellow New Yorkers, inspired by Cunningham’s off-the-cuff, street-level style. (Think colorful, spontaneous—cell phone pics welcome!) We’ll pick one at random, and award the lucky photographer a series pass*, plus two tickets to see Bill Cunningham, New York at FLSC on Thursday, March 25.

To enter: Post your picture on the New Directors/New Films Facebook wall (please include the caption “NDNF Contest”) or tweet the URL of your picture to @NDNF using hashtag #ndnfcontest. You must post by midnight EST on Tuesday, March 23.

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Recognising the public’s desire to watch conservation in action,...

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:34:51 -0700

Recognising the public’s desire to watch conservation in action, the Fondation Beyeler will open a new, glass-fronted conservation studio later this month as part of its restoration and technical and scholarly investigation of Matisse’s Acanthes—a large format papier découpé or paper cut-out.

Cut-outs such as Acanthes constitute a late but innovative period in Matisse’s oeuvre. “Throughout his career, Matisse struggled to find the ideal form of artistic expression—the grande décoration. Cut-outs enabled him to express what he had wanted to accomplish all of his life,” said Ulf Küster, who is in charge of the collection at the Beyeler and curator of this project. He added: “They are a synthesis of drawing, painting and sculpture.”

Although there are still unanswered questions related to the creation of Matisse’s découpages, scholars know that he used scissors to cut out shapes from sheets of brightly-painted paper. Assistants would then attach them to a larger sheet of white paper according to Matisse’s detailed instructions. The Matisse Archives have preserved scraps of paper from the cut-outs. “Matisse never threw anything away. It is possible to reconstruct every scissor cut he made,” said Küster, adding: “This presents a fantastic opportunity to look over the shoulder of a great modern artist while he creates a conceptual work of art.”

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Deitch, what are you doing?! I am not completely confident, but...

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:46:00 -0700

Deitch, what are you doing?! I am not completely confident, but I am under the distinct impression if you are planning on doing something unethical you keep that knowledge to yourself. Which loosely translates to not telling anyone. Especially not the press! Maybe he doesn’t think dealing while Director (DWD..heh) is unethical? In which case we have ANOTHER problem. Ugh…Here’s what happened.

(Could Deitch) possibly unload some pieces from his personal collection “to supplement a museum director’s salary.”

But instead of talking to me about his personal collection, (Deitch) discussed his gallery’s “enormous” unsold inventory. He couldn’t possibly liquidate his entire stock in the next three months, he told me, so he expected occasionally to put some of those pieces up for auction.

“Isn’t that ‘dealing’?” I blurted out, thrown off-guard by this astonishing admission.

He then backpedaled: He would sell only lesser works at minor auctions “like Christie’s Open.” (Works in Christie’s most recent First Open sale went for as much as $842,500.) The more important pieces would be transferred from his gallery’s inventory to his private collection (from which he had previously stated that he might occasionally sell works).

He then reverted to Jeffrey-as-victim, complaining about being subjected to this importunate line of questioning when he was sacrificing “millions of dollars in opportunity costs” (i.e., money that he would otherwise have made), by giving up future gallery earnings for a nonprofit museum director’s salary.

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You know what time it is? March Madness time! Not just...

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:05:01 -0700

You know what time it is? March Madness time! Not just basketball (although I’m really good at guessing those) but Tyler Green at Modern Art Notes set up a bracket for “THE GREATEST LIVING ABSTRACT PAINTER!!!”*

Right now Ellsworth Kelly is at number 1, but will it stay like that? I don’t know!! That’s why it’s so mad! What are you waiting for? Go do your thing.

*I added the exclamation points because I’m excited.

Has Eli Broad finally picked a location for his museum?

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:46:00 -0700

Curbed LA is reporting that he has (Downtown LA), his foundation is reporting that he...

"The makers of the Art of the Steal assume government officials, the local foundations, and the big..."

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:17:02 -0700

“The makers of the Art of the Steal assume government officials, the local foundations, and...

Come on MOCA...

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:22:53 -0700

Come on MOCA...: Christopher Knight is reporting that MOCA is having a fundraiser at Culver City...

Philippe Starck’s Mademoiselle Chair at the Maison...

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:51:09 -0700

Philippe Starck’s Mademoiselle Chair at the Maison Moschino Hotel in Milan

Ivan Navarro, Nowhere Man 1, 2009 Phillip Niemeyer of Double...

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:52:02 -0700

Ivan Navarro, Nowhere Man 1, 2009

Phillip Niemeyer of Double Triple asked me yesterday why Ivan Navarro’s Nowhere Man 1 [pictured above] isn’t a work of plagiarism. I don’t have a sufficient defense. Spotted at the Armory’s Modern fair last week, the title does not acknowledge its origins which are obviously derived from Otl Aicher’s 1972 Munich Olympics designs. Neither one of us was convinced that rendering the piece in neon sufficiently changed the work.

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Paddy Johnson asks a good question, Why isn’t Ivan Navarro’s Nowhere Man 1 plagiarism?

"(The Deadly Syndrome’s Nolens Volens) is a rare breed of sophisticated songsmithing that..."

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:02:01 -0700

“(The Deadly Syndrome’s Nolens Volens) is a rare breed of sophisticated songsmithing...

Rumi Neely Untitled (Neon Tokyo) 2010

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:30:39 -0700

Rumi Neely Untitled (Neon Tokyo) 2010

Matthew Porter Empire 2010

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:11:13 -0700

Matthew Porter Empire 2010

Alex Prager Beth 2009

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:36:06 -0700

Alex Prager Beth 2009

Watch Marina Abramovic's performance at MoMA live

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:28:55 -0700

Watch Marina Abramovic's performance at MoMA live: I love that they are streaming this. Next best...

David Hockney Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm I present...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:45:52 -0700

David Hockney Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm

I present to you the ultimate “Book I Want, Do Not Have, Cannot Afford”.

David Hockney’s Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm is a combination of modern illustrations alongside an English translation of the Grimms’ German text. This modern vision of the Grimms’ fairy tales was handset and bound in a miniature edition with a keen eye toward recreating bibliographic and physical elements—letterpress printing, high-quality rag paper, colophon—in a traditional fashion.

The printed fairy tale in all of these forms is an artifact that represents more than “Red Riding Hood” or “The Little Mermaid”; these examples represent the significance of the book form in cultural phenomena like storytelling. Although oral tales retain properties of fluidity, these printed tales are moments of fixity—unique artistic visions that encapsulate specific cultural movements and sensibilities. It’s worth visiting the library to see them; I’d love to share them with you!

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Damn you LACMA for bringing this to my attention. DAMN YOU!!!!!!!!

(Yes, I may have fallen to the floor and shook my fists in the air. No, you may not judge me for that.)

Josef Albers Happy Birthday Peter! A little of your favorite for...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:00:00 -0700

Josef Albers

Happy Birthday Peter! A little of your favorite for my favorite.

"Math uncovers art, and art uncovers math. Add time and energy and you have physics. Plus a sprinkle..."

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:45:00 -0700

“Math uncovers art, and art uncovers math. Add time and energy and you have physics. Plus a...

Happy Pi Day!

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0700

Happy Pi Day!

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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:00:04 -0800