tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293112692024-03-06T15:14:30.865-08:00ArtocracySouthJawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790949097761306493noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29311269.post-62997223365962748242024-01-16T04:22:00.000-08:002024-01-16T04:22:09.648-08:00ARTificial Intelligence: Google Bard opines on provocative trends in art today ...<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5579f4dee4b05469e3a92c81/1612457874224-JK9OGM19XRAIC4UOMROX/Walker+installation+view+SJCo+3-2020+group+2.jpg?format=2500w" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="800" height="151" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5579f4dee4b05469e3a92c81/1612457874224-JK9OGM19XRAIC4UOMROX/Walker+installation+view+SJCo+3-2020+group+2.jpg?format=2500w" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>The Prompt:</b> </span><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Google Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Take the role of an art historian. Consider art broadly, including performance art, spoken word, music, film, graphic art, sculpture, martial arts, and more. Tell me what are some of the most provocative trends in art today.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>The Response: </b>As your art historian,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> I'm thrilled to delve into the provocative!</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Here are some trends pushing the boundaries across various artistic disciplines:</span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><p data-sourcepos="3:1-3:109" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 24px 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve; word-break: break-word;">1. Biohacking and Posthuman Art: Artists are merging biology and technology, exploring body modification, bioprinting, and artificial intelligence's artistic potential. Stelarc's "Third Hand" sculptures challenge bodily boundaries, while Victoria Vesna's AI poetry blurs lines between human and machine creativity. This raises questions about identity, agency, and the future of artistic expression.</p><p data-sourcepos="3:1-3:109" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 24px 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve; word-break: break-word;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Stelarc's Third Hand: Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y3I72ct02iY
Victoria Vesna's AI Poetry: Website: https://victoriavesna.com/</li></ul><p></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><p data-sourcepos="5:1-5:3" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 24px 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve; word-break: break-word;">2. Climate Crisis and Eco-art: Facing environmental devastation, artists are using their platforms to activate eco-consciousness. Olafur Eliasson's immersive ice installations draw attention to climate change, while The Burning Man festival's ephemeral sculptures highlight our relationship with nature. These works provoke conversations about sustainability and reimagining human-environment interactions.</p><p data-sourcepos="5:1-5:3" style="background-color: white; margin: 24px 0px; word-break: break-word;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Google Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Olafur Eliasson's Ice Installations: Photos: https://olafureliasson.net/artwork/ice-watch-2014/</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Google Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Burning Man Festival: Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR_iDYoGvfY</span></span></li></ul><p></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><p data-sourcepos="7:1-7:220" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 24px 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve; word-break: break-word;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/olafureliasson-net/image/private/q_auto:eco,c_fit,h_1920,w_1920/img/ice-watch_18017.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/olafureliasson-net/image/private/q_auto:eco,c_fit,h_1920,w_1920/img/ice-watch_18017.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br />3. Intersectional Activism and Protest Art: Art is amplifying voices marginalized by social injustice. Kara Walker's monumental sculptures confront racism and historical amnesia, while The Guerrilla Girls' street art satirizes sexism and inequality. These works demand accountability and empower communities through protest and storytelling.<p></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><p data-sourcepos="9:1-9:419" style="background-color: white; margin: 24px 0px; word-break: break-word;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Google Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Kara Walker's Silhouettes: Images: http://www.karawalkerstudio.com/</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Google Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Guerrilla Girls' Street Art: Website: https://www.guerrillagirls.com/</span></span></li></ul><p></p><p data-sourcepos="9:1-9:419" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 24px 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve; word-break: break-word;">4. VR/AR and Immersive Experiences: As technology advances, artists are blurring the lines between audience and artwork. Marina Abramović's VR installation "Rising" allows viewers to experience her iconic performance art piece, while Björk's Biophilia app creates a visually-sonic journey through Iceland's biomes. These immersive experiences challenge traditional gallery settings and redefine audience engagement.</p><p data-sourcepos="9:1-9:419" style="background-color: white; margin: 24px 0px; word-break: break-word;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Google Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Marina Abramović's "Rising": Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWbfeKBp8TA</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Google Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Björk's Biophilia App: Website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dikvJM__zA4</span></span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Google Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dikvJM__zA4" width="320" youtube-src-id="dikvJM__zA4"></iframe></div><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><p data-sourcepos="11:1-11:458" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 24px 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve; word-break: break-word;">5. Decolonization and Reclaiming Narratives: Artists are rewriting history and reclaiming narratives long silenced by colonialism and cultural appropriation. Kent Monkman's reimagining of Western art through Indigenous perspectives disrupts established hierarchies, while The Otobong Collective uses fashion and photography to celebrate African diasporic stories. These works challenge dominant narratives and empower marginalized voices through creative self-representation.</p><p data-sourcepos="11:1-11:458" style="background-color: white; margin: 24px 0px; word-break: break-word;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Google Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Kent Monkman's Artworks: Images: https://www.kentmonkman.com/</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Google Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Otobong Collective: Website: https://www.otobong-nkanga.com/</span></span></li></ul><p></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><p data-sourcepos="13:1-13:396" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 24px 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve; word-break: break-word;">Bonus Provocation: AI's Impact and the Future of Authorship: As AI-generated art grows in sophistication, questions arise about artistic creativity and the role of the human artist. Can AI be considered a co-creator? Does AI art challenge or diminish the value of human-made art? These debates provoke us to re-evaluate the very definition of art and artistic creation in the digital age.</p><p data-sourcepos="13:1-13:396" style="background-color: white; margin: 24px 0px; word-break: break-word;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Google Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Google's Magenta Project: Website: https://magenta.tensorflow.org/</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Google Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Deep Dream Generator: Website: https://deepdreamgenerator.com/</span></span></li></ul><p></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><p data-sourcepos="15:1-15:349" style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 24px 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve; word-break: break-word;">These are just a few examples, and the landscape of provocative art is constantly evolving. Remember, what's provocative to one person might not be to another. That's the beauty of art! It pushes boundaries, challenges assumptions, and sparks conversations. So, keep exploring, keep questioning, and let art provoke you to see the world in new ways.</p>SouthJawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790949097761306493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29311269.post-6489730966349717352023-08-27T14:16:00.002-07:002023-08-27T14:16:23.139-07:00The heritage heroes trying to save traditional crafts<p>I've never found the sense of being terribly precious about a distinction between art and craft. When it comes to some of these traditional crafts at risk of extinction, those who cannot see the artistry have a major blind spot. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFT83W1-E4-pox0We_RYwwoKzC51e23WVtpOpMUs_P7MjRywOCCK3z_1knhmn2wEaONQ7e7FYlSSqoD3TNklaHy2X_VrQ3_VA2me5HK1dl_zNQ0bYfa-umsAr9llj_qt8aOvWMECjk_2lrXpgmeg8A5KoHEZMgINtmv0TEC8FpfqFWusRxJ9cew/s1467/paper%20marbler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1467" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitFT83W1-E4-pox0We_RYwwoKzC51e23WVtpOpMUs_P7MjRywOCCK3z_1knhmn2wEaONQ7e7FYlSSqoD3TNklaHy2X_VrQ3_VA2me5HK1dl_zNQ0bYfa-umsAr9llj_qt8aOvWMECjk_2lrXpgmeg8A5KoHEZMgINtmv0TEC8FpfqFWusRxJ9cew/w400-h206/paper%20marbler.jpg" title="Lucy McGrath, Paper marbler" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Paper marbling, bronze casting, rug tufting, chair making ... so much skill and beauty.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUM5LQBwSsbRAgCviReoi5jinigiWaQQlQj-bePS2lWlsiCKFqH-EUz812VoVOo925J8ObcYlGXo3Q59Ktxxu5q3od53zd92rQc9Y3IzGyj_AJTdQ8ledm6eQBQ8c_xrFjIQsDHE6F2rmVNhQO1dUKGMU8INvKyAexgx9JSYefNyTkM9MREUgkg/s940/rug%20tufter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="938" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUM5LQBwSsbRAgCviReoi5jinigiWaQQlQj-bePS2lWlsiCKFqH-EUz812VoVOo925J8ObcYlGXo3Q59Ktxxu5q3od53zd92rQc9Y3IzGyj_AJTdQ8ledm6eQBQ8c_xrFjIQsDHE6F2rmVNhQO1dUKGMU8INvKyAexgx9JSYefNyTkM9MREUgkg/w399-h400/rug%20tufter.jpg" title="Denzel Currie, Rug Tufter" width="399" /></a></div><br /><div><p>Read more in the original story in the <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3477b8d5-842c-4572-99c4-5460fa4ea890" target="_blank">Financial Times</a>.</p><p><br /></p></div>SouthJawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790949097761306493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29311269.post-33107722408269979852023-08-27T14:04:00.000-07:002023-08-27T14:04:35.028-07:00Stendhal syndrome: theft, passion and art’s captivating power<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaJfQd6rWIcdoTC_ijkH7s48rcHbl_Rl73_n0l6jRIlSxouMeh_I9UEtXCIzFLAzQHetLvVjBTfZkXuoA-lNyHf8ztIY_lUC3NkyhCPJAUYvPEjEcCXmTV3lttQ95ZOVEZvwiUYMH7fvDEJBg6Lm77RZ34gcy2tKUJd4_GHkru0j4vjUpqamifg/s1609/Taddeo%20Gaddi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1609" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaJfQd6rWIcdoTC_ijkH7s48rcHbl_Rl73_n0l6jRIlSxouMeh_I9UEtXCIzFLAzQHetLvVjBTfZkXuoA-lNyHf8ztIY_lUC3NkyhCPJAUYvPEjEcCXmTV3lttQ95ZOVEZvwiUYMH7fvDEJBg6Lm77RZ34gcy2tKUJd4_GHkru0j4vjUpqamifg/w494-h369/Taddeo%20Gaddi.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Interesting reviews of Michael Finkel's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Art-Thief-Story-Dangerous-Obsession/dp/0525657320" target="_blank">The Art Thief</a> and Laura Cumming's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thunderclap-Memoir-Life-Sudden-Death/dp/1982181745/" target="_blank">Thunderclap</a> in the always-excellent <a href="http://www.ft.com" target="_blank">Financial Times</a>:</p><blockquote><p>" ... the nature of Breitwieser’s attachment to the artworks remains vague. Finkel describes him as a collector, which is like calling Bernard Madoff an accountant."</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><blockquote><p>"It’s questionable whether works of art can make you ill — although Breitwieser’s thefts could be seen as a mania of sorts — but, as Cumming highlights, they can certainly be a balm."</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p> </p><blockquote><p> </p></blockquote><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>SouthJawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790949097761306493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29311269.post-65722854812476533292022-12-30T06:23:00.003-08:002022-12-30T06:23:38.436-08:00Protecting Opera for future generations in Madrid<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4_l2jbkTt6_WavK6tOA0_o-BJPflyMzjuG3AYhzJ_7PcFcysjhBLASaZ9BQmNPJNPf47CFdD3Wuk6qFLWt3CI42ZJ6S6bt1dB4SdmVSnD_SUXB644k-wS46u_X98RUorJuwdQUhomOkZ6izvq32UofAZ2YAkwr-nNoYnPN7nUe5mJl0Nvqg/s1152/TeatroReal.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4_l2jbkTt6_WavK6tOA0_o-BJPflyMzjuG3AYhzJ_7PcFcysjhBLASaZ9BQmNPJNPf47CFdD3Wuk6qFLWt3CI42ZJ6S6bt1dB4SdmVSnD_SUXB644k-wS46u_X98RUorJuwdQUhomOkZ6izvq32UofAZ2YAkwr-nNoYnPN7nUe5mJl0Nvqg/s320/TeatroReal.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>As <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2fc9bab5-aa14-407d-b6a9-fd9b4f37f78c" target="_blank">profiled in the Financial Times</a>, Teatro Real Madrid is leading the way on attracting younger audiences to "the most complete form of art" with special previews and after-parties.</p><p><br /></p><p>"As soon as the silver curtain went down on Aida, hundreds of members of the audience rushed upstairs to the salons of Madrid’s opera house to drink beer and dance to a live DJ. From Verdi’s “Triumphal March” to Corona’s “Rhythm of the Night” without leaving the building.
Three days before welcoming King Felipe and Queen Letizia for the opera’s official opening, the Teatro Real was hosting a special “youth preview” limited to people between 18 and 35 years of age, who got a discount price and an invitation to the “after opera”. As well as a DJ in the ballroom and several bars, four make-up stands offered guests the chance to evoke some of the opera’s characters. Started last year, this youth initiative is spearheading the institution’s attempt to develop a new generation of opera lovers."</p><p>More at https://www.teatroreal.es/es/real-joven</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>SouthJawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790949097761306493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29311269.post-49720302458844338162021-09-25T05:47:00.000-07:002021-09-25T05:47:53.181-07:00Next-Level Needlework: Craft Meets Fine Art<p> <a href="https://on.ft.com/3zt8mVH" target="_blank">This piece from the FT's How to Spend</a> it really caught my eye this morning. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPny-nbWAcuXLPiOwfx4K-K47PQubmYOiKaUzNc-XqzMV1B5x14dzxUyvt5-p9uLwVguhGkSewt0G4XjFA0QOZ1ye4OJC-TSmP5IzkRyMJcoCuF-xLUY2e1UZX93oWoXrTT1NKQw/s847/https---d1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net-production-3682972d-73f0-4ccf-9783-5c4cfc79da43.png.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPny-nbWAcuXLPiOwfx4K-K47PQubmYOiKaUzNc-XqzMV1B5x14dzxUyvt5-p9uLwVguhGkSewt0G4XjFA0QOZ1ye4OJC-TSmP5IzkRyMJcoCuF-xLUY2e1UZX93oWoXrTT1NKQw/s320/https---d1e00ek4ebabms.cloudfront.net-production-3682972d-73f0-4ccf-9783-5c4cfc79da43.png.webp" width="264" /></a></div><br /><p>There is "a growing recognition for fabric-based pieces as fine art. At Artsy, purchases of textile works rose 48 per cent from 2019 to 2020, while a broad spectrum of fabric-based endeavours – from the modernist weavings of <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0c2a118d-eb13-43fa-97f4-7edd591a91d7" target="_blank">Anni Albers</a> and <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d111d39b-dece-4f5b-ad15-d98a9e47878b" target="_blank">Sophie Taeuber-Arp</a>, to the fibre sculptures of 87-year-old <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f24e80e0-3c5f-4dff-9615-91f1f52448cd" target="_blank">Sheila Hicks</a> and the quilts of Alabama’s <a href="https://www.geesbendquiltingretreats.com/gees-bend-quilting-collective.html" target="_blank">Gee’s Bend Quilters Collective</a> – have been the subject of high-profile shows. Hicks also features in the Whitney’s current <a href="https://whitney.org/exhibitions/making-knowing" target="_blank">survey show</a>, Making Knowing: Craft in Art, 1950-2019, which positions 1960s textile art alongside the work of contemporary artists."</p>SouthJawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790949097761306493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29311269.post-13544346110820180772019-12-27T12:12:00.001-08:002019-12-27T12:12:27.411-08:00Has the Art Market Lost its Mind?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Financial Times provides <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a6b1e3b8-2176-11ea-b8a1-584213ee7b2b" target="_blank">More evidence that the art market is bananas</a>: "We didn’t need somebody to buy a banana for $120,000 to tell us that art collectors frequently have <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/57898025-mistaken" target="_blank">more money than sense</a>. Such “ready-made” japes have been causing controversy since <a href="https://www.blogger.com/Marcel%20Duchamp%20%7C%20Biography%20&%20Artwork%20%7C%20Britannica%20https://www.britannica.com%20%E2%80%BA%20biography%20%E2%80%BA%20Marcel-Duchamp" target="_blank">Marcel Duchamp</a> first proposed his <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/duchamp-fountain-t07573" target="_blank">urinal</a> over a century ago. But there is something about the timing of this furore — which saw collectors shell out $120,000 for editions of a banana, entitled “<a href="https://www.blogger.com/The%20Art%20Basel%20Banana,%20Explained%20%7C%20Vogue%20https://www.vogue.com%20%E2%80%BA%20article%20%E2%80%BA%20the-120000-art-basel-banana-explained-..." target="_blank">Comedian</a>”, duct-taped to a wall by Italian artist <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=7&ved=2ahUKEwiS15nXz9bmAhWZPM0KHQV-DwsQFjAGegQIARAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Fbiography%2FMaurizio-Cattelan&usg=AOvVaw3JKR3JzpnPOWwVFGVIZNlI" target="_blank">Maurizio Cattelan</a> at <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=2ahUKEwi-iKaA0NbmAhWFJ80KHX5wCs4QFjABegQICxAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artbasel.com%2Fmiami-beach&usg=AOvVaw1NRtaeQDXLli1GtUk8361v" target="_blank">Art Basel Miami Beach</a> — that feels particularly distasteful."<br />
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While researching Dale Chihuly, I found your page: </span><a href="http://www.artocracy.com/2010/07/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_6833651139">Artocracy</a><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">. </span><br></div><div><br></div><div id="ydpf561a257enhancr_card_6833651139" class="ydpf561a257yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpf561a257yahoo-link-enhancr-not-allow-cover ydpf561a257ymail-preserve-class ydpf561a257ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" data-url="http://www.artocracy.com/2010/07/" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="http://www.artocracy.com/2010/07/" style="text-decoration:none !important;color:#000 !important;" class="ydpf561a257yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table border="0" class="ydpf561a257card-wrapper ydpf561a257yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:400px;"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table border="0" class="ydpf561a257card ydpf561a257yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px;"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" class="ydpf561a257card-info ydpf561a257yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:#fff;position:relative;z-index:2;width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0 0 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px;"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0;"><h2 class="ydpf561a257card-title" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Artocracy</h2><p class="ydpf561a257card-description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 155, 167);"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="ydp9f2f0025yahoo_quoted_6986856065" class="ydp9f2f0025yahoo_quoted"><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;"><div><div id="ydp9f2f0025yiv4168468308"><br> I am reaching out to certain website and blog owners that publish content in line with our <a href="https://www.artsy.net/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mission</a> to make all the world's art accessible to anyone. We hope to continue promoting arts education and accessibility with your help. <br><br> Our <a href="https://www.artsy.net/artist/dale-chihuly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dale Chihuly page</a> provides visitors with up-to-date Chihuly exhibition listings, over 120 of his works, and exclusive articles. The page also includes related artists and categories, allowing viewers to discover art beyond our Chihuly page. We would love to be included as an additional resource for your visitors via a link on your page. <br><br> If you are able to add a link to our Chihuly page, please let me know, and thanks in advance for your consideration. <br><br> Best, <br> Margaret <br><br> <i>"I never met a color I did not like."<br>-Dale Chihuly</i><img src="https://google-analytics.com/collect?v=1&t=event&ec=email&ea=open&ni=1&tid=UA-12450662-1&cid=4f7d6ae4-853e-4cd4-a4a7-8d1528a77594&el=Reaching%20out%20about%20artocracy.com&cn=4/9 Dale Chihuly&cm=email&cs=DM&cc=initial&ck=artocracy.com&z=1523297033" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true" draggable="false"></div></div> </div> </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29311269.post-17388975534226148432018-05-18T06:51:00.001-07:002018-05-18T06:51:54.074-07:00Black Artists Shatter Multiple Records in $392.3 Million Sotheby’s Sale<div>Black Artists Shatter Multiple Records in $392.3 Million Sotheby's Sale<br><br><br><a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-black-artists-shatter-multiple-records-3923-million-sothebys-sale">https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-black-artists-shatter-multiple-records-3923-million-sothebys-sale</a><br></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29311269.post-71733717844631541802017-11-03T03:16:00.000-07:002017-11-03T03:17:04.144-07:00We Broke Down ArtReview’s Power 100 by Race, Gender, Profession, and Place of Birth"Power means different things to different people, and takes different forms in different places. The list changes very slowly over time. Still, it serves as an invaluable benchmark of who art world experts think are powerful. We broke down the numbers by race, gender, place of birth, and occupation, and compared this year's list not just to last year's list, but to the first-ever edition from 2002."
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Oxendine offers an appraisal of the contemporary Native art scene. His central observation is that that young Native artists had begun to rebel against folkloric conventions and embrace new artistic techniques. This was a response to changing circumstances rather than a rejection of their roots. Indian artists, Oxendine writes, “are, no matter how tribally oriented, modern men and women.” Oxendine’s essay is accompanied by twenty-three capsule critical biographies of emerging Native artists. <br />
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SouthJawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790949097761306493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29311269.post-7160369369750332062016-09-27T16:31:00.001-07:002016-09-27T16:31:50.442-07:00'The Artist's Compass': Making a Life in the Performing Arts<div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tiempos,georgia,serif;font-size:16px">"Among the many pearls of wisdom in </span><em style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tiempos,georgia,serif;font-size:16px">The Artist's Compass</em><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tiempos,georgia,serif;font-size:16px">, one finds exhortations to explore other art forms, to engage with the world, to prioritize a formal education, and to consider making a home outside the major art capitals."</span><div><font color="#000000" face="tiempos, georgia, serif" size="3"><br></font> <div><img src="http://cdn.flipboard.com/huffingtonpost.com/05511210f22d2fbcd7f8aa498a4c79dd348c86bd/large.jpg" width="325" height="488"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@flipboard/flip.it%2FRhfFJ-the-artists-compass-making-a-life-in-th/f-850951f728%2Fhuffingtonpost.com">https://flipboard.com/@flipboard/flip.it%2FRhfFJ-the-artists-compass-making-a-life-in-th/f-850951f728%2Fhuffingtonpost.com</a><span id="goog_166056808"></span><span id="goog_166056809"></span><a href="/"></a><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tiempos,georgia,serif;font-size:16px"><br></span></div></div></div> SouthJawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790949097761306493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29311269.post-25897379346260621542016-09-27T16:25:00.000-07:002016-09-27T16:26:28.148-07:00New York's 100% Free "Anti-Art School" Announces New Classes<div dir="ltr"><a href="http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/en_au/blog/bhqfu-spring-2016">http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/en_au/blog/bhqfu-spring-2016</a><br> </div> SouthJawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790949097761306493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29311269.post-13805850959250115032014-07-20T18:57:00.001-07:002014-07-20T18:57:49.249-07:00What's up with the blatant sexism in gallery representation?Looks like not even the art world is free from pervasive <a href="http://www.kcet.org/arts/artbound/counties/los-angeles/micol-hebron-the-gallery-tally-poster-project.html">underpayment and under-appreciation of women</a> in the workforce.<br />
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<blockquote>Hebron says that when she was in Miami last December for the art fairs, she spoke to about 200 galleries about the issue in person. "The responses were really interesting," she recalls. "Most of the time they claimed they didn't know what their gender ratio was. Or they would say things like, 'We have mostly men, but our most important artist is a female.' Someone else told me that they didn't want to add women artists just to fill a quota." The most creative response, she says, came from a Swiss gallery: "They said to me, 'We don't have very many women, but we have a gay artist. Does that count?' I couldn't believe it."</blockquote><br />
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"Google’s Street View, made possible by their custom-designed panoramic camera, has become the eyes of streets large and small in almost every major city. So it makes perfect sense that they’re now pointing their panoramic lenses to the walls around the world by adding street art to their portfolio. Earlier this week Google announced the launch of their Street Art Project, a new initiative to document and preserve the often transient nature of street art. The project launched with over 5,000 high resolution images including work that no longer exists, like the 5Pointz murals in Long Island City or the walls of the Tour Paris 13. (via Laughing Squid)"<br />
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SouthJawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790949097761306493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29311269.post-32454190281602997912014-06-10T18:24:00.000-07:002014-06-10T18:25:01.045-07:00Fusion<div dir="ltr"><h1 style="margin:15px 0px 11px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:3.2rem;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.125;vertical-align:baseline">Ladies And Gentlemen, Silence Please, For Sir Mix-A-Lot</h1> <div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px">Violinists were nodding their heads to a different beat this weekend, as Sir Mix-a-Lot and the Seattle Symphony presented what the rapper called "Orchestral Movements from the Hood Night." Their version of the hit "Baby Got Back" drew a large crowd of dancers to the stage.</span><br> </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIgpaDOY44NudB4DwtCh6JLN8i6KvYpqX4lWrFpUH7sWXhYy95DBzZokPlKZxowLk3m-ErltABtMoTtCZt7d0FB42DZM3ugnIAISU3sfQGmfXmbmt7-dmOKR7fSciFkDGFPETuA/s1600/image-701045.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIgpaDOY44NudB4DwtCh6JLN8i6KvYpqX4lWrFpUH7sWXhYy95DBzZokPlKZxowLk3m-ErltABtMoTtCZt7d0FB42DZM3ugnIAISU3sfQGmfXmbmt7-dmOKR7fSciFkDGFPETuA/s320/image-701045.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6023476467571813138" /></a><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w59e20ijOpE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w59e20ijOpE</a><br> </div><div><br></div> </div> SouthJawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790949097761306493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29311269.post-53848740421924720082014-06-04T06:25:00.002-07:002014-06-04T06:25:42.816-07:00Hard Core jizai okimono<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/96795029" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/96795029">Wood spiny lobster</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user18171466">3ga9</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br />
More at <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/06/artist-ryousuke-ohtake-carves-incredibly-realistic-lobster-from-boxwood/">Colossal</a>.SouthJawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11790949097761306493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29311269.post-11533173934307870762014-05-31T04:23:00.002-07:002014-05-31T04:23:52.616-07:00Bringing The Classroom into the Art - Yusuke Akai mural in IndiaFrom <a href="http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2014/05/12/intricate-mud-paintings-on-school-walls-in-india-by-yusuke-asai/">Spoon & Tamago</a> via <a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/05/a-sprawling-mud-mural-by-yusuke-asai-brings-art-into-classrooms-in-india/">Colossal</a>: <br />
"The Wall Art Project is a non-profit organization based in Tokyo who organizes <a href="http://wafes.net/">Wall Art Festival</a> (WAF), an initiative to bring art into schools in places like India and Tibet. The Japanese artist <a href="http://d.hatena.ne.jp/asaiyusuke/">Yusuke Asai</a>, who paints with basically anything he can get his hands on (tape, pens, leaves, dust and mud…) was asked to travel to the Niranjana School in Bahar (east India) to create a mural on the walls of a classroom."<br />
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