Mark Bradford The Devil Is Beating His Wife (and detail) 2003
hyde or die
Reggie Casagrande Paradise Lost 2009
Debaucherous discothèques, palatial mansions, exotic car dealerships, and international banks defined the new space that would become the future of contemporary South Florida. This body of work features photography, film, mirrored etchings, and works on paper exploring the themes of power, desire and destruction. Historical figures like cigarette boat king Don Aronow, drug queenpin Griselda Blanco and celluloid icon Tony Montana all worked well as symbols of empty promise. A passion for true crime and the current level of greed and corruption in our culture provided timely inspiration. “I figured it was a loose metaphor, much like the poem Paradise Lost by John Milton (1667) about the fall of man,” says Casagrande.
via press release in my email.
Como se dice yes please?! How sumptious and over the top is this? I can’t wait to see it. The opening is next Saturday night 5-9 right across the street from BCAM and LACMA at 6020 Wilshire Blvd. Also it is hosted by Lipsticktracez so you know it will be fun.
These polaroids remind me of a J.Lo/Ja Rule joint, and that’s a good thing.
Robert Rauschenberg, Small Rebus, 1956
Woke up to this lovely collage in my inbox, courtesy of the upcoming exhibition Collection: MOCA’s The First Thirty Years. Still loving this idea.
Yinka Shonibare The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (Africa) 2008
LONDON—Works by leading South African and British artists will be auctioned Sept. 21 at Sotheby’s London to benefit Art for Africa, which aims to raise £350,000 to £500,000 ($826,000) to help two charities, the Africa Foundation and Ikamva Labantu.
Marlene Dumas, William Kentridge, David Goldblatt, Tracey Emin,Marc Quinn, Antony Gormley, and Yinka Shonibare are among the artists who have donated works. via…
Yeah, art for good causes.
