Jacques Louis Vidal, who was in the show we curated last year, has a new book project. There is a “hand bound limited printing of the book” for sale in addition to the pages on the web.
The Journey 2 the Center of the Internet
Here is a sample image, shrunk a bit for the blog.
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I spotted these in Front Room‘s area at Fountain last month.
I love the pricing structure:
He has a show at Pierogi 2000 opening on Friday, titled “Iraq Rock,” described thusly
This exhibition will feature an 8-by-8 foot tabletop model of a hypothetical benefit concert, Rock Iraq, which doesn’t exist but quite possibly could. It is a concert with corporate logos but no sponsors, no musicians, and no music. It exists as a tabletop model to American ambiguity, assuaging guilt, displaying compassion, condemning failure, and inventing triumph.
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The artist Benjamin Evans is the new Gallery Director of NURTUREart. We first met him through Momenta, where he was helping out with grant writing and the annual benefit.
Not only does he have a new position, but he also has a solo show opening at Sarah Bowen Gallery in Williamsburg this Friday. A sample painting — a modified thrift store find — is pictured below.
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The weekly ArtCal just went out to 1000 subscribers!
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During the art fair madness, three galleries — 31GRAND, Irvine Contemporary, and Michael Steinberg Fine Art — had a mini fair on 29th Street called 29West.
I spotted this wonderful painting by Claudine Anrather in 31GRAND’s space. Sorry it’s not a great picture – tough mix of natural and artificial light in that space!
Piggy, 2007
oil on linen
5 × 6 feet
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Our art is supposed to be influenced by suburbia, not our lives.
That’s my favorite line from Advice from a Caterpillar, which we watched last week. Recommended for the gays, the art world, and all of us who love both.
Speaking of suburbia, Bill Owens’s series of photographs of that title is excellent. There is a book too.
Bill Owens, Unititled, from Suburbia, ca. 1972-73, black and white photograph, 16” x 20”
Image from James Cohan Gallery
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I liked these dark political works when I saw them at Rokeby at Pulse.
When I saw this painting:
I was reminded of one of the most effective memorials I have ever seen — the Geschwister Scoll Platz in Munich. Click on the image to get a bigger version that is easier to read.
Here is an image from the gallery’s website:
Sam Dargan, The great only appear great because we are on our knees, 2006
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Many art bloggers such as myself would like to be compensated a bit for our time, or at least our hosting costs. In our case, our two blogs use up a lot of bandwidth, especially James‘s.
I’m researching the possibility of setting up an art and culture ad network, so someone could come to one place and buy ads on various art and culture blogs, plus ArtCal if they so choose. It also would give those of us who want ads, but don’t want hyper-ugly animated ones, a chance I hope.
If you’re interested in such a thing, either as a publisher/blogger, or as a potential advertiser, drop me an email. Feel free to comment here as well if you have any ideas.
Mark Creegan, Download Smurfette (detail), 2006
If you’re in Los Angeles, ArtCat artist Mark Creegan has a solo show at Dangerous Curve opening March 17.
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Reuters has a short video on Emergency Room at PS1 that features Jaishri Abichandani, who was in the show we curated last November.
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