Alias Arts

OK, so the world has bigger problems than which galleries are closing. But, it is happening and will continue to happen. And, dare I say, should have happened a long time ago in some cases. But, in times like these…

Compound Editions, Jennifer Dalton and William Powhida, Our Condolences, Vol. 1, 2008 I recently spent another day wandering the galleries of Chelsea and came across one gallery whose behavior was remarkable. Actually, I can’t blame the gallery, just the person…

James Siena, Non-Slice, 2005, enamel on aluminum, 19″ x 15″ I have been recommending Pierogi as a “must see, must buy” recommendation since I began collecting art seriously over 10 years ago. Those of you living in LA have a…

Mary Temple, 441,500-443,500 (detail), 2003, 30″x36″, pigmented ink on mylar What does 1,000,000 look like? A favorite artist and good friend, Mary Temple, sought to answer that question with her 1,000,000 Ellipsoids body of work. From her website: 1,000,000 Ellipsoids…

It is 99 degrees in NY right now. With humidity they say it feels like 106. I say it feels like 126. Sunday’s New York Times had an article on one of my favorite artists, Adam Cvijanovic, and it mentioned…

Holly Andres, Austin, 2006, 31″ x 39″, Fuji Crystal Archive Print I was surfing the web today, killing time before facing responsibility and reality. I was at a favorite artist’s website (Tracey Snelling) and I clicked a little bug to…

Christina Mazzalupo, How Could You?, 2005, 4.5 x 6 inches, ink on paper I have been lucky to have speaking gigs all over the place recently – London, Chicago, Washington DC, New York, Philadelphia, and Dallas – on the topic…

Watering Hole, Survival Design: Jason S. Brown, Sean P. Frank, Elizabeth Scofield, and Frederic Scofield …I’d make a date to head to the Walker Art Center’s miniature golf course. Yep, nothing says summer like Mini-Golf. Walker on the Green brought…

…I’d head to The Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas Art Fair next weekend – May 30 – June 1. CADD, in its second year, is a small art fair showing Dallas area contemporary galleries only. Eleven galleries. Totally doable in…

Ron van der Ende, 727, 2008, bas relief/wood, 122″ x 55″ x 6.3″ Head to the OKOK Gallery for the opening weekend of a small but fabulous one man show – Motor Memory. Ron van der Ende is from the…