If you’re in LA, be sure to check out Dark Doings, Dan’s solo show which opens next Thursday, November 5th at the Carmichael Gallery.
Archive | October, 2009
The Making Of A Wall Piece Made in Stockholm by Ceke and Forget in collaboration with Kollektivet livet
Forget Ceke Kollektivet livet from CekeForget on Vimeo.
Questions and Answers
I was asked a few questions by a student journalist at City University London recently..1) First of all can you tell me a little bit about your work? What themes do you explore in your art and why? What do you strive to achieve through it?I basically j…
Fresh Stuff From Laura Keeble: ‘Without Consent’
Title: ‘Without Consent’
Date: 28th October 2009 6.30am
Place: Versace, Sloane Street, London.
From Laura:
“Medusas’ punishment for being raped by Poseidon was to have her hair turned in to a head of writhing snakes. So petrifying she turned men to stone with a single look. Pregnant by Poseidon, she lived as an outcast of society until Persues came and removed her head.
The installation of Medusa outside the Versace store was to discuss the ownership of Medusa by the fashion house. A relationship between the single Versace mannequin within the store shopfront and Medusa also reflected the acceptance of what is beautiful and the outcasting of what is deemed ugly, by those that consider themselves an authority.
Medusa with her shopping bags turned to stone by the very horror that is herself reflected in the use and ownership of an ancient icon to sell goods.”
Jon Burgerman Goes BIG in Beijing For Economies of Scale
Attending Opening of Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity
I’ll be at the MOMA opening of Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity next week – which is about time, since the 70th anniversary of Bauhaus Movement is this year and there was already a major show in Berlin this summer.
Oskar Schlemmer. Bauhaus Stairway. 1932. Oil on canvas. 63 7/8 x 45″ (162.3 x 114.3 cm). The [...]
Diane Arbus Photo Up for Auction at the Aperture Benefit!!
Diane Arbus Photo Up for Auction at the Aperture Benefit!! Check it out here… Yes.. so far this rare Diane Arbus photo has a current bid of only $1,750. Welcome to the Art Recession…That’s too low to be believed!! So..one of the most important photographers in history has a photo for sale at Monday’s Aperture Benefit auction. Can you ask for a better opportunity to add something amazing to your art collection? This is one of her very standard 14.25 in x 14.25 in, Gelatin Silver Prints made by photographer Neil Selkirk for the Arbus Estate. We’ve seen similar prints…