Contemporary Art

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• Bifocal 1: Rolling Stone and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

  
  Peripheral Vision — Authority: 91
  “Beckman, now fifty-six, has been hiding in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where, until recently, he has been serving donuts for seven dollars an hour. A look into his eyes will tell you what you already know: there isn’t a more punishing zero than the sugary naught of a Krispy Kreme Hot Original Glazed. And yet Beckman is ...
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• What’s Cookin at the Art21 Blog: A Weekly Index

  
  Art21 Blog — Authority: 133
  "Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus in their living room, Albion, N.Y. 1964", photo by Diane Arbus, Source: Christies.com What was the conversation like over your holiday table? …satisfied or are you still hungry? Here are some more healthy vitamins for you —   it’s time to think some more: Letter from London | ...
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• Hirst x Louis Vuitton

  
  Arrested Motion — Authority: 616
  After some angst about getting recognition for his hand-painted art ( here & here ) as opposed to his “factory” produced pieces, Damien Hirst returns briefly to more commercial endeavors. No stranger to artist collaborations , Louis Vuitton joined up with Hirst to produce what looks to be ...
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• The Pompidou Centre – the Heart of Contemporary Art

  
  Art Institute — Authority: 149
  The Pompidou Centre is one of the most daring modern art museums in France and perhaps even in the world. The centre was the brainchild of French President Georges Pompidou who wanted to create a unique cultural institution in France, the end result was a cutting edge museum dedicated to contemporary art. Where brush ...
  19 hours ago

• Art That Moves You. Literally. New York Taxis to Display Art.

  
  If It's Hip, It's Here — Authority: 522
  In January 2010, 480 New York City taxicabs will be doing more than just shuttling people around. Theyll be displaying three different artists works in lieu of their usual rooftop advertising. Show Media , the company that places the advertising signs atop of cabs (often referred to as taxi decks) and the Art ...
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• Video: Ron English Mural @ Medicine Agency Gallery

  
  Arrested Motion — Authority: 616
  In this video, we see Ron English ( featured ) painting another version of Picasso’s “Guernica” ( outdoor version at Primary Flight ) at the Medicine Agency Gallery . The mural, seen in the timelapse above was created to coincide with the release of his Mandala Grin puzzle being put out by TOTT ...
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• Basel Week Miami ‘09 - Laura Ball @ Pulse

  
  Arrested Motion — Authority: 616
  At the Pulse art fair , we were constantly running into new and wonderful art work. One of the artists that we were fortunate enough to discover was Laura Ball who showed with both  Morgan Lehman Gallery and Kopeikin Gallery . Her primary technique is the use of watercolor with her main subjects being ...
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• Art Focus: Liu Bolin

  
  Arrested Motion — Authority: 616
  Dubbed “The Invisible Man” and for good reason, Chinese artist Liu Bolin gets his kicks by painting himself into the background with some urban camouflage. His work is a silent protest against his government for it’s persecution of artists. He says - “Some people call me the invisible man, but for me it’s ...
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• Openings: “Multi-Plane Show” @ Corey Helford

  
  Arrested Motion — Authority: 616
  AM dropped by Corey Helford Gallery’s Multi-Plane Show opening ( previewed ) to see how the finished pieces turned out. The gallery came up with the show’s “Multi-Plane” theme by borrowing the idea from past animation techniques where scenes were created using multiple cell layers. As we ...
  2 days ago

• Interview with artist Dan Halter, pt. 2

  
  BaseNow — Authority: 122
  Dan Halter in South Africa In December 2007, while on his honeymoon, Base partner Geoff Cook unexpectedly came across the work of Dan Halter. He was immediately taken by the combination of artistry, conceptualism and political commentary contained in the work. Two years later, we decided to check in on Halter to ...
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• Baby, its cold outside!

  
  Filomena de Andrade Booth — Authority: 106
  I found these little doves huddled together against the cold north wind this morning. I hope that you all have your special someones to snuggle with this winter too. Wishing all my art friends the very best Christmas and a happy & healthy New Year! Filomena de Andrade Booth Contemporary Abstract ...
  3 days ago

• Happy Holidays!

  
  Alease Michelle - A Mixed Media Artist — Authority: 119
  Happy Holidays Everyone. Peace and More Love, Alease Michelle
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• Openings: Yoko Tanaka @ David B. Smith Gallery

  
  Arrested Motion — Authority: 616
  When we previewed Yoko Tanaka’s show that ends soon at David B. Smith Gallery , it didn’t register how large some of her paintings actually were until we saw some opening pics. It’s always nice to have some perspective - in this case - into the soft, delicate, and refined new body of work from Yoko ...
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• Culture Clicks: Weekly Art News Roundup

  
  Artstoile — Authority: 119
  At 94, Carmen Herrera is the Hot New Thing in Painting (NY Times)Beyond the Mobiles, Alexander Calder:  Printmaker (NY Times)Old Master Auctions:  Looking for Gems when the Going Gets Tough (NY Times)The Rabbi and Frank Lloyd Wright:  Beth Sholom Synagogue (WSJ)Soulages, Black Prince of Abstract Art, is Feted in ...
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• Showing: Cai Guo-Qiang - “Hanging Out In The Museum” @ Taipei Fine Arts Museum

  
  Arrested Motion — Authority: 616
  Currently showing at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum is a major exhibition from gunpowder artist extraordinaire Cai Guo Qiang . As you can see in the video above, Qiang demonstrated his explosive technique by creating some of his signature pieces (also seen in the “Stages” show) in person. Far from a one ...
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• The True Goal of Great Art

  
  View on Canadian Art — Authority: 421
  The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. ~Aristotle
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• Thought Made Visible

  
  artlovesmoney — Authority: 99
  The cover of Judith Goldmans 1985 monograph As I write, my husband and daughter are threatening to cremate my books and preserve them in an urn for me for eternity. This is not going to happen (and they know this). A surefire way to irritate me beyond reasonable measure is to not understand my (perhaps) unreasonable ...
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• Basel Week Miami ‘09 - Ryan McGinley @ Team Gallery

  
  Arrested Motion — Authority: 616
  We previewed Ryan McGinley’s works in this year’s Art Basel Miami previously, now prepare yourselves for pictures from Team Gallery’s booth at the fair.  No matter how you picture in your heads how the photographs from small compressed jpegs look framed and in person, it can not prepare you for ...
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• Jeff Koons Hulk Elvis Book Signing At The Gagosian Shop

  
  BaseNow — Authority: 122
  Koons signing his new book Jeff Koons was signing copies of his new book  Hulk Elvis Thursday night at the newish Gagosian Shop. While Hulk Elvis is new, the work in it is from Koons’s summer 2007 show of the same name, at Gagosian’s London gallery. Jeff Koons at Gagosian store We designed the “Hulk ...
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• Exhibition: Paul Kos, Sean Connery

  
  artopsent: Ralph Ueltzhoeffer — Authority: 131
  Current exhibitions at: Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Actual artist: Paul Kos - “A Retrospective” - Exhibition dates are 05.02. - 02.05.. Get more information about Paul Kos - Museum or Gallery informations: San Diego, Museum of Contemporary Art, Group - Artists: Robert Irwin, Ellsworth Kelly, Ralph ...
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