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Video artist interviews on YouTube at 5 Minutes With The Gallery GuyJoe Borzottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438427071267884779noreply@blogger.comBlogger287125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787697078161080494.post-23574416785499900112024-01-17T06:27:00.000-08:002024-01-17T06:27:51.581-08:00NY gallerist Brent Sikkema murdered<p> Legendary NY gallerist Brent Sikkema murdered.</p><p><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/brent-sikkema-murder-rio-2419537?utm_content=from_&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1/17%20US%20AM&utm_term=US%20Daily%20Newsletter%20%5BMORNING%5D">https://news.artnet.com/art-world/brent-sikkema-murder-rio-2419537?utm_content=from_&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1/17%20US%20AM&utm_term=US%20Daily%20Newsletter%20%5BMORNING%5D</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJxH7AQfnVZU8mtZmz8WqCctrgX6_SMw6WQas2pZvrm9So4uHE7akF3dMsjJWi-uXW1llf2cYksoUa6YeUhUytcC3rOks7aiKT7WmPWDAntXygN2NwmVjzKlVDhYgWm6P-GLUVYXrIJLKAOL4WLkcc7sIkdHaagpte3VBUFvx98aB02kOxx7Nd4oo0Vs/s1024/brent-sikkema-709x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="709" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJxH7AQfnVZU8mtZmz8WqCctrgX6_SMw6WQas2pZvrm9So4uHE7akF3dMsjJWi-uXW1llf2cYksoUa6YeUhUytcC3rOks7aiKT7WmPWDAntXygN2NwmVjzKlVDhYgWm6P-GLUVYXrIJLKAOL4WLkcc7sIkdHaagpte3VBUFvx98aB02kOxx7Nd4oo0Vs/s320/brent-sikkema-709x1024.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Joe Borzottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438427071267884779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787697078161080494.post-41846283297437485142023-09-12T05:20:00.001-07:002023-09-12T05:20:18.287-07:00Top 7 at Armory Week show 2023 via Artnet<p> <a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/7-of-the-best-artworks-of-armory-week-2023-from-arresting-paintings-by-a-26-year-old-instragram-phenom-to-elevated-interpretations-of-outdoor-recliners-2360910">https://news.artnet.com/market/7-of-the-best-artworks-of-armory-week-2023-from-arresting-paintings-by-a-26-year-old-instragram-phenom-to-elevated-interpretations-of-outdoor-recliners-2360910</a></p>Joe Borzottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438427071267884779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787697078161080494.post-84275757316603028162023-07-24T07:37:00.001-07:002023-07-24T07:37:11.136-07:00Art Humor<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5qDXRTQUKREqTXBjj-p19tlr5h3_265BZSzf__ZQYEuZ74Yd3uKHYcOSQN8UlIpkr9X2xT4jNduZD0F_wkEiRNDRnvU6OhT1x_vhD5Xqxzq9BSxMqRxOyfybUm3MmnnmXX9_wco4efbEjsXi--2YiEqsCi5EqUZ95cpwEDyjqI3fgJzvq7JnQPyTwzE/s760/363292269_10226995621451132_3436886636038069531_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="594" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5qDXRTQUKREqTXBjj-p19tlr5h3_265BZSzf__ZQYEuZ74Yd3uKHYcOSQN8UlIpkr9X2xT4jNduZD0F_wkEiRNDRnvU6OhT1x_vhD5Xqxzq9BSxMqRxOyfybUm3MmnnmXX9_wco4efbEjsXi--2YiEqsCi5EqUZ95cpwEDyjqI3fgJzvq7JnQPyTwzE/w500-h640/363292269_10226995621451132_3436886636038069531_n.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Joe Borzottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438427071267884779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787697078161080494.post-48541917939040293112023-04-29T05:47:00.002-07:002023-04-29T05:47:19.639-07:00Martn Kippenberger at Skarstedt Gallery<p> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24_lBJ6f4e4GcTLIcO5MC7ZNRcuvbfVPyFLchssUCD3SEmqWDzCpVzSsv64IGqwT2Odqc60R44GnQaAxJwkEsmCfTGyT0M_yan1hnTnvS1RAZPSkHXIlb1B19RZOZMW4I6gEO-wEXUQG55Okcp047mMMHWqGjwqJ1sCnWAfvSYP14X4FTfx7MEdkt/s2016/20230427_173711_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24_lBJ6f4e4GcTLIcO5MC7ZNRcuvbfVPyFLchssUCD3SEmqWDzCpVzSsv64IGqwT2Odqc60R44GnQaAxJwkEsmCfTGyT0M_yan1hnTnvS1RAZPSkHXIlb1B19RZOZMW4I6gEO-wEXUQG55Okcp047mMMHWqGjwqJ1sCnWAfvSYP14X4FTfx7MEdkt/w400-h300/20230427_173711_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p><b> Martin Kippenberger</b> is an interesting character in the art world. Coming from money enabled him to immerse himself totally in art world culture and over-indulgence. Always pushing, always challenging, and having the ability and means to do a wide variety of work in different media and styles. At the Skarstedt Gallery exhibit in NY that just ended, they had this quote on the wall:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRV68Pw8CgKhS2IDTBC0A_dWgdH9lnqt-OhXFndfulShFlORHHUeFI6ElUaDYkWL_1__2eqwz3I9nZOhIxyNcrsYf3mRmSnx1ym_EavHgOkdZo2f79u5XOM_4gFc0HVZHFLBjO_g_wsoHzBUgQbgORsdLv0cr05xYzNkfJc5FLVG3ciepl1Sm6pDi/s2016/20230427_173757_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRV68Pw8CgKhS2IDTBC0A_dWgdH9lnqt-OhXFndfulShFlORHHUeFI6ElUaDYkWL_1__2eqwz3I9nZOhIxyNcrsYf3mRmSnx1ym_EavHgOkdZo2f79u5XOM_4gFc0HVZHFLBjO_g_wsoHzBUgQbgORsdLv0cr05xYzNkfJc5FLVG3ciepl1Sm6pDi/w400-h300/20230427_173757_resized.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDglGRKcDHRKMs4nPiqjKFMSDV0BaueRsLiwEA_mj2wVEBa4FK2ll6AxbTx7tFpK3-TFaJcvN8gO7b7Ei9G6PqAIiB6YP1YZ-5rnKkzipX2YyEgtGXr3akz77BmWM7wOArQf6sjkJS2qm757MfHihZU6IJ3UjEZPTFFOAg6dSuH1LEi6lbBO8E9Hm/s2016/20230427_174030_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDglGRKcDHRKMs4nPiqjKFMSDV0BaueRsLiwEA_mj2wVEBa4FK2ll6AxbTx7tFpK3-TFaJcvN8gO7b7Ei9G6PqAIiB6YP1YZ-5rnKkzipX2YyEgtGXr3akz77BmWM7wOArQf6sjkJS2qm757MfHihZU6IJ3UjEZPTFFOAg6dSuH1LEi6lbBO8E9Hm/s320/20230427_174030_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Undoubtedly, it did set him free. For someone so prolific in so many different ways, there's bound to be alot of hits and misses. When looking at the work in this show through the lens of the quote above, I felt that at times he was trying too hard to NOT have a style, to the detriment of the piece. Particularly in this untitled piece from 1991/92. There is some nice mark-making and rendering here, but it felt over-thought.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The piece getting most attention and featured prominently is "Down With Inflation" 1984 (he did many self-portraits with his pants down), a very David Salle-ish image (who influenced who here? or is it whom?) The other paintings are his signature mix of rendering, marks, abstract gesturing etc. He was also influenced by and challenged Picasso, or the "concept" of Picasso throughout his career. Another influence on his creative process was the 80s/90s cyclical "painting is dead" notion, or to be more specific, that there was nothing new left to paint. </p><p>There are quite a few articles online about Martin Kippenberger, and like his work or not, they're worth perusing about this influential German artist.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglH-6w3mMRV2-3KRoBLuaKCakihml_AaHwBxMF78pxDF9umH7H1lCVJxaAm6gxdJDU2h-4C4oG93sWqHs9O2F8fUR9ZxUnPava2C2Cz1K5NBSU2oXOy5kDoYxMUhnU9DAruQ-xptpqEA8As7QVQqeYdghoVGWwYzGZcvdPAjW-4tgLnJb5HjLxcHle/s2016/20230427_173650_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglH-6w3mMRV2-3KRoBLuaKCakihml_AaHwBxMF78pxDF9umH7H1lCVJxaAm6gxdJDU2h-4C4oG93sWqHs9O2F8fUR9ZxUnPava2C2Cz1K5NBSU2oXOy5kDoYxMUhnU9DAruQ-xptpqEA8As7QVQqeYdghoVGWwYzGZcvdPAjW-4tgLnJb5HjLxcHle/s320/20230427_173650_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1702" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD07stn8g84j9e2VRqyd3TGi6Uod85F-nKn5PY6kqedHqtJfCMAr9UbHT5AZZ12tlKu4B4gzbJEGUTOVAItPf1faOp_0O-PnU_B0oO4O106Drwz0qijjxU5Rg-Dz3aWwLoLZX1G4TTdXOgccR7QVk3F-QZ1IB6Gfasi7TVZ94xUJ0v85ah7yWOM9A/s320/Two-Mothers_Ken-Gun-Min_Shulamit-Nazarian-1702x2048.jpg" width="266" /></a>Interesting article speculating about changes in the painting world. I've noticed a shift in the past 6-9 months in style and subject matter. Newer work is a blend of academic surrealism (which the article suggests we are moving away from), kinder/gentler abstraction, and Nature.</p><p>What does that mean? Academic surrealism is basically surrealism painted in an academic, classic realism style, that is impossible "surreal" compositions but painted very realistically like a figure laying on a couch on a multi-colored whale w rabbits jumping around and a tree growing out of her head? Yeah, we've seen plenty of that on Instagram and magazines like Beautiful Bizarre and Hi Fructose. </p><p>When I refer to "kindler/gentler abstraction," I see a new abstract style combining softer edges and brushstrokes, collage, softer palettes, and often on what would be considered small canvases for abstract work. Also, especially on Instagram there's a wave of abstract work that is more about the process and application, often using a gimmicky tool or pouring or dragging, that seems to be more about creating a "cool" image and video than about a message or pushing the visual envelope.</p><p>Last but not least, Nature has made a huge comeback in art the past 9 months or so. Animals, insects, water, flowers and all sorts of critters abound in artwork these days. <br /></p><p>Why? I suppose the most obvious answer would be an "escape" from all the politics, war, mass shootings and general bad news we are inundated with daily. Along with that I'd toss in a pushback away from all the technology that seems to creep into every aspect of our daily lives.</p><p>Maybe we are moving away from figuration because it is people that are causing all these problems??<br /></p><p><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/frieze-los-angeles-art-trends-2254170">https://news.artnet.com/art-world/frieze-los-angeles-art-trends-2254170</a></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUtQpXWC9EAAd4LaY3apoWZTVqEbvt_E6tfvHKu1HQ1gu2MJKg8B9lDjBc2vB0B3q2Corvt8n5ecwdsYQiNt60fvC1po3ci7g0JqljPZkK13VQ-AGvtUEb7zudsqMJF1YJNKIuLcccPDOiY1djJxz0DYEa7vnx9H-A9hiW3fefIEVgm-yPZG2A6Nr/s1024/image003-916x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="916" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUtQpXWC9EAAd4LaY3apoWZTVqEbvt_E6tfvHKu1HQ1gu2MJKg8B9lDjBc2vB0B3q2Corvt8n5ecwdsYQiNt60fvC1po3ci7g0JqljPZkK13VQ-AGvtUEb7zudsqMJF1YJNKIuLcccPDOiY1djJxz0DYEa7vnx9H-A9hiW3fefIEVgm-yPZG2A6Nr/w358-h400/image003-916x1024.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><br /><br /> <p></p>Joe Borzottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438427071267884779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787697078161080494.post-76148871895962084232023-01-19T08:18:00.000-08:002023-01-19T08:18:58.684-08:00"Modigliani Up Close" at Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia<p> "Modigliani Up Close" thru January 29, 2023. Try to make it to this show before it closes, has about 50 works by Amedeo Modigliani. It spent alot of time on xrays and expert analysis (conservation, curating, materials) than on the artist himself, but the artwork speaks for itself. Highly recommended.<br /></p><p>From the webite: <br /></p><p>Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) is among the most celebrated artists of
the 20th century. While many exhibitions have endeavored to reunite his
paintings, sculptures, and drawings, <em>Modigliani Up Close</em>
offers a unique opportunity to examine their production and explore how
Modigliani constructed and composed his signature works. Featuring new
scholarship that builds on research that began in 2017 with the major
Modigliani retrospective at Tate Modern, this single-venue exhibition
and its accompanying catalogue are the culmination of years of research
by conservators and curators across Europe and the Americas. <em>Modigliani Up Close</em>
furthers understanding of Modigliani’s approach to his art, refines a
chronology of his paintings and sculptures, and helps to establish the
locations and circumstances of where he worked. </p><p>“We are pleased
to present this major exhibition that offers a detailed investigation of
Modigliani’s unique style,” says Thom Collins, Neubauer Family
Executive Director and President. “Stemming from a multiyear, global
research effort, the show has brought the international art community
together to create a collaborative vision of the artist’s practice,
leaving a lasting legacy for future Modigliani scholarship. The Barnes
collection is home to 16 works by the artist, one of the largest and
most important groups of the artist’s works in the world, and the
project provided a unique opportunity to fully explore their
significance. We see once more how Dr. Barnes broke new ground in the
history of collecting modern art.” </p><p>Featuring nearly 50 works from
major collections, and organized into thematic sections, the exhibition
presents paintings and sculptures alongside new findings that have
resulted from the technical research of collaborating conservators,
conservation scientists, and curators. Using analytical techniques,
including X-radiography, infrared reflectography, and X-ray fluorescence
spectroscopy (XRF), conservators and conservation scientists reveal
previously unknown aspects of Modigliani’s work. Visitors will feel
closer to Modigliani as an artist, seeing his work through the eyes of
the experts, catching glimpses of the artist’s hand hidden beneath the
surfaces of his work. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJwn_waBSNCbvVXaCVG8hHrQdy9uqNJlB6I_M_LagqVgcu4bhOuC2zYT2PBnfVk2GNBILRyiYx9JrzZc6AUOrgh2CZLkKLNq_QdiCoDsQ_7YwaHNx7Sf7kTKMB6sb0uXHeKwQHrCuPpY519I7An2UrHeTTP4ge44DGknWiXC8Ee16C8B8Nm66_daK/s2016/20230116_124953_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJwn_waBSNCbvVXaCVG8hHrQdy9uqNJlB6I_M_LagqVgcu4bhOuC2zYT2PBnfVk2GNBILRyiYx9JrzZc6AUOrgh2CZLkKLNq_QdiCoDsQ_7YwaHNx7Sf7kTKMB6sb0uXHeKwQHrCuPpY519I7An2UrHeTTP4ge44DGknWiXC8Ee16C8B8Nm66_daK/w640-h480/20230116_124953_resized.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NAPnkDYrdV0EcrWvnbCMRqjLEOV8jXTi5K73aqxR6Xg-31ZwMDgB882MTVhUxwZF62b2jI1BUGZ1E6ncnnsRku0IyiK3C04FeXaLWyw_kcBQWsa-phzNDWUUS-QczDgSXUaaM6RGJKtKgrDAy7GJeaGOCyeY2AvKxM1OYYy3lGjRlRbfStxQ1ZTn/s2016/20230116_125233_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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London (along w a camera person), threw a can of tomato soup onto an
original 1888 painting by Vincent Van Gogh, "Sunflowers", then glued
their hands to the wall while shouting, </span><span>“What is
worth more, art or life?” and “Is it worth more than food? More than
justice?” to protest the high cost of home heating oil (their point
being that some people can't afford to cook a tin of tomato soup, thus
the tomato soup).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Well, you know those art lovers and museum-goers, they're a bunch of
right wing, oil rich, unconcerned selfish pricks, right? They're not
sensitive at all to people's suffering. The sarcasm of those last two
sentences is to point out the complete lack of knowing your audience -
glue your hands to the wall of Parliament, a bank, a stock corp, or more obvious, an oil company's
headquarters! But a museum?? Why, because rich people
buy expensive pieces of art with all the blood money they make from
oil?! To do that to a beautiful piece of original art is misguided
at best...despicable, disgusting, douchebaggery at worst. Fortunately,
only the frame was damaged and the glass protected the painting which
was cleaned and returned to its spot the same day.<br />
<br />
Did these delusional Campbell Soup kids get alot of press and social media views of the video of them
making flaming assholes of themselves? Yes. Did they garner any sympathy
for their cause? No. Did they bring attention to oil costs and be asked
to lecture about it like Greta and the climate? Nope. Did they make
themselves impossible to be taken seriously in any way, shape or form?
Yes. Should they go to jail? Absolutely, and </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span>all three </span><span>have been charged with criminal damage offenses</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span>. I'm not against a demonstration
or event to get attention, but destroying art? I'd sat they should be
made to replicate that creature from the Human Centipede movie, except
their heads are already far up eachothers' arses. </span></span></p>Joe Borzottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438427071267884779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787697078161080494.post-84493735371436074602022-09-09T06:32:00.003-07:002022-09-09T06:32:23.966-07:00Spring Break NYC Show 2022<p> Here are a bunch of shots from Spring Break NYC 2022 show. The venue is small office rooms and cubicles, and most of the artists go all out to make their "booth" unique and inviting! Thru 9/11/22, 625 Madison Ave, NYC.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5ORJvJrDpQd0D6uLQkI6P3TJxx9F-ksCS__1yorYORJr5jtaWx-Xl5JHzqIfE5TDi3GzMTq5D9rZKqzqkvZr051RgWmvxdqJlaZ361fJ0iZle-55paIbedrtaGDNsobnLJ-lLHD3xUyb4YjlIEzoZKjVPJ3Flh-KE6pi8DoXioG0MeKCWrZDEBwa/s2016/20220908_183144_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5ORJvJrDpQd0D6uLQkI6P3TJxx9F-ksCS__1yorYORJr5jtaWx-Xl5JHzqIfE5TDi3GzMTq5D9rZKqzqkvZr051RgWmvxdqJlaZ361fJ0iZle-55paIbedrtaGDNsobnLJ-lLHD3xUyb4YjlIEzoZKjVPJ3Flh-KE6pi8DoXioG0MeKCWrZDEBwa/w300-h400/20220908_183144_resized.jpg" width="300" /></a><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5ORJvJrDpQd0D6uLQkI6P3TJxx9F-ksCS__1yorYORJr5jtaWx-Xl5JHzqIfE5TDi3GzMTq5D9rZKqzqkvZr051RgWmvxdqJlaZ361fJ0iZle-55paIbedrtaGDNsobnLJ-lLHD3xUyb4YjlIEzoZKjVPJ3Flh-KE6pi8DoXioG0MeKCWrZDEBwa/s2016/20220908_183144_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I'm pulling this quote from a Hyperallergic article regarding the minimal amount of wall text: <br /></p><p><i>"Equally critical to Glenstone’s carefully designed visitor experience as
a retreat from the outside world is the absence of wall text in its
galleries, save for the essentials (artist, title, date, medium). A
Glenstone brochure announces that the galleries “display minimal
didactic wall texts and encourage you to generate your own
interpretations about the works you encounter.” Grey-clad guides are on
hand to answer questions, but priority is given to the viewer’s
ostensibly unmediated engagement with the artwork over explicit
contextualization. The <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/museums/going-to-glenstone-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-dcs-new-must-see-art-museum/2018/10/02/92a29468-c00f-11e8-9005-5104e9616c21_story.html">Washington Post</a>
described Glenstone in 2018 as “an escape from it all” — not just from
the bustle of everyday life, but from time and history, too."</i></p> This raised a thought: when I go to a retrospective or large exhibit at The Met or MoMA, there is quite a bit of wall text throughout the galleries. This presents a bit of a conundrum; I want to read it and the text is always illuminating about the art, the artist, time, place etc. However, it does take time away from just looking at the art. The text influences my thoughts and feelings about the work by contextualizing it. Which raises the question that the Glenstone addressed its way: Wall text or minimal wall text?<br />Joe Borzottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438427071267884779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787697078161080494.post-6631467605794188962021-12-27T06:17:00.002-08:002021-12-27T06:17:45.248-08:00RIP Wayne Theibaud<p> Below is a link to a review I did of Wayne Theibaud's show at Aquavella in NYC in 2012. Mr. Theibaud recently passed away at the age of 101. I think this short review captures how I feel about his work and the joy it brought to viewers<br /></p><p><a href="http://the-gallery-guy.blogspot.com/2012/11/wayne-thiebaud-at-acquavella.html">http://the-gallery-guy.blogspot.com/2012/11/wayne-thiebaud-at-acquavella.html</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjshQuUr95eagDkzHsFRWZmM9HJFYq75aOb-tQYBZazPObpnxA8iPd4_W3vL8tC6db7tXqFeUx5YU5_0rgFSzndZDUavl7dYetmOSfPESf6nPRX7MpHkud4o6R4wxY8yqB3Ez3hxpn62z8Dp3q7TAlJaKqW5gEnBFItgbtjEOb94cwhllV6HrOL4Wts=s1082" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="1082" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjshQuUr95eagDkzHsFRWZmM9HJFYq75aOb-tQYBZazPObpnxA8iPd4_W3vL8tC6db7tXqFeUx5YU5_0rgFSzndZDUavl7dYetmOSfPESf6nPRX7MpHkud4o6R4wxY8yqB3Ez3hxpn62z8Dp3q7TAlJaKqW5gEnBFItgbtjEOb94cwhllV6HrOL4Wts=w400-h311" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Joe Borzottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438427071267884779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787697078161080494.post-32133244427946745072021-12-06T18:43:00.002-08:002021-12-06T18:43:21.509-08:00Interesting article re: Warhol and Marisol<p><a href="https://hyperallergic.com/696348/how-marisol-the-true-trailblazer-paved-the-way-for-andy-warhol/"> https://hyperallergic.com/696348/how-marisol-the-true-trailblazer-paved-the-way-for-andy-warhol/</a></p>Joe Borzottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438427071267884779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787697078161080494.post-8093411793412290402021-10-28T10:09:00.000-07:002021-10-28T10:09:10.778-07:00Yue Minjun<p> Artnet had this email highlighting YUE MINJUN. His claim to fame is his paintings incorporating the laughing man or smiling man, a face "frozen in a state of hysterical laughter". Below are some facts about this artist:<br /></p><div style="background-color: transparent;">
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<p style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; margin: 0; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 20px;"><span><strong>1</strong></span> </span></p>
<p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; margin: 0; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px;">Yue Minjun was born in Daqing, in the Heilongjiang province of China in 1962. </span></p>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; margin: 0; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">He began his arts education at Hebei Normal University in 1983, where he studied oil painting.</span></p>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; margin: 0; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">In
the 1990s, Minjun joined an artist’s colony in Yuan Ming Yuan, outside
Beijing. There he began to solidify his artistic style and imagery,
drawing inspiration from the work of Geng Jianyi.</span></p>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; margin: 0; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Minjun
uses the same motif in every painting and sculpture he creates: his
face, often in a fluorescent tone, frozen in a state of hysterical
laughter. Instead of happiness, the wide smile denotes a sense of
helplessness.</span></p>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; margin: 0; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">The
artist is often considered a pioneer of the Cynical Realism movement
which emerged in response to the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.
While his compositions do align with many aspects of the movement,
Minjun rejects this label.</span></p>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; margin: 0; text-align: center;">His art first garnered international attention when he participated in the 48th Venice Biennale in 1999.</p>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; margin: 0; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">In 2007, Minjun was the only visual artist on the list of nominees for <em>Time Magazine’s </em>“Person of the Year.”</span></p>
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</div>Joe Borzottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438427071267884779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787697078161080494.post-40672103886419952252021-08-09T17:26:00.002-07:002021-08-09T17:26:20.860-07:00Pablo and Frida<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNI4EH3PHAhbLTUQr04toK8jXz03ivzW0kPTVUEcqreslOMugl_W4EF38HFrTjy7y6s-wUb_fGQTxvAMYJgG3Cb-earOILp07BvAWUGto6Ffhx4LNnP10fCKGq5KDHPA-s4K3U-4kiDQ/s594/192832580_265900381946518_8932336723318124408_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="552" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQNI4EH3PHAhbLTUQr04toK8jXz03ivzW0kPTVUEcqreslOMugl_W4EF38HFrTjy7y6s-wUb_fGQTxvAMYJgG3Cb-earOILp07BvAWUGto6Ffhx4LNnP10fCKGq5KDHPA-s4K3U-4kiDQ/w594-h640/192832580_265900381946518_8932336723318124408_n.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Joe Borzottahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438427071267884779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1787697078161080494.post-45989738949965185232021-07-29T19:36:00.005-07:002021-07-29T19:36:56.637-07:00Alice Neel retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art<p> Was able to catch the amazing Alice Neel retrospective before it closed at the Met! There are many wonderful articles and reviews online about it. Let's just enjoy some of the photos I took (plus 2 images of a Raphael painting from the exhibit next to this one!)...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHmSXrrzwxNt-HB0e08Fews-TaCiHm1iHyPdsmlHCp9ZnS7ozwO2MVmo5Y620LAVo5yaFVeilXPd-d0Km6CojVFBwUdE0BdSoLIyMvVlL_yiDiqXaOxsYKTDHFE8OAnwjPggqavO0BS8/s1200/20210725_132908_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHmSXrrzwxNt-HB0e08Fews-TaCiHm1iHyPdsmlHCp9ZnS7ozwO2MVmo5Y620LAVo5yaFVeilXPd-d0Km6CojVFBwUdE0BdSoLIyMvVlL_yiDiqXaOxsYKTDHFE8OAnwjPggqavO0BS8/s320/20210725_132908_resized.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQh14fPAQiuCvSium-hdnLHaIRBE0IJT8qVaUJ9kvi2R90IXWaQQUBp3b1VkeQXMyHqeSFM0WMI1B7IEmYFlpmnLbQ_nj7XAuCydA9LInxOmaV0ZtPrNjGWX2XP68oGpqiGqMl-M-QSk/s1067/20210725_130232_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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One looks at his art and wonders, "Why do I even bother???" ;-)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3RMe4TvpQcSK_yDdS0PhD6UorJt_5bfDWkju4NBHkg9LNI43UQrZ-_dpfEwVM4yEF4Wkl5PeGwmXuf9QUjMmNaeA3pp_I_3op5jwYQ0xQzR7DkRMRngr1InaiIvIokS_W_DdEFUb9u0/s1200/20210725_142451_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3RMe4TvpQcSK_yDdS0PhD6UorJt_5bfDWkju4NBHkg9LNI43UQrZ-_dpfEwVM4yEF4Wkl5PeGwmXuf9QUjMmNaeA3pp_I_3op5jwYQ0xQzR7DkRMRngr1InaiIvIokS_W_DdEFUb9u0/s320/20210725_142451_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLQy6g5H7nKJaV3vvgl66vG-g-U_nSKot0ELWadmyqEi8oYlnqbvU5JNYGJKOdnXb5rs0KfVtPun0vmKr753Sr4oWHyi9Mbudm-kZsZqW4frUoQ7GwysCNYs7OjeNQT70MoN4DCOs9Co/s2016/20210725_142454_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Warmer weather is around the corner (sorta)!</p><p>See if you can name the artists! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYzJe8scm9gcaHEUgH1m6WcMfs5DXZaU24ZW7rjWEFetDt2jaBscfBqM5PGIavPgoQMi_Nl1mMhCBeV1FotE2HeBzHpqG632CZBczUIMNvGOH8JF1fePKYZTvR0DcfZwfmVFd37ocTKo/s2048/11VANGOGH-social-superJumbo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYzJe8scm9gcaHEUgH1m6WcMfs5DXZaU24ZW7rjWEFetDt2jaBscfBqM5PGIavPgoQMi_Nl1mMhCBeV1FotE2HeBzHpqG632CZBczUIMNvGOH8JF1fePKYZTvR0DcfZwfmVFd37ocTKo/s320/11VANGOGH-social-superJumbo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiZtX3iMIgn2IjgiS0uGrWIL1KHB5doCZ84Ul5UrD0ksZmvfGewO66buSs6P1zyeRmWpBX7NavUWkPFFgSAY3B2WJj_w8bDgOVZWhukxVZbYe5KTahpfgV2h2Hi8l9ZnAJtEY04wv-2k/s930/a-bigger-splash-david-hockney-1967-f4519e11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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