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All profoundly original art looks ugly at first. - Clement Greenberg ...

26 July, 2008 /

"What have I learned from my ordeal? I’ve learned that with tens of thousands of supporters, with hundreds of thousands of dollars, with one of the best legal teams in the US, with a crack media team, with a group of experienced fundraisers, with four years of one’s life, and with total innocence, sometimes one can slice off a piece of American justice. Which in the end means: The overwhelming majority of people ain’t gettin’ justice, and we have to keep fighting until they do." ...

26 July, 2008 /

The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists.. Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little. — Banksy ...

26 July, 2008 /

Enid Baxter Blader, Local 909er (2008) I haven't visited Orange Lounge in awhile, so today I decided to head down to South Coast Plaza to see their show, Signals: A Video Showcase. Signals is a series of three thematic exhibitions that highlight OCMA's video art collection. Currently up is Wordplay, dealing with artists engaged with the written and spoken words.Part three of the exhibition will begin on July 26. Titled California Scenarios, it features videos by Jeremy Blake, Mungo Thomson, Nicole Antebi, Enid Baxter Blader, and...

20 July, 2008 /

It's that time again. This Saturday night the Santiago Art District will be hosting another art walk. There will be live bands and DJ's. Get out there and support your scene. ...

18 July, 2008 /

Mrs. OC Art Blog and I are currently in Seattle. Today we had a chance to walk through the Olympic Sculpture Park. I think we're in Seattle the one week a year it's sunny and 80 degrees, it's beautiful. The next few days will be spent at the SAM and the Henry and of course some gallery visits. Enjoy: ...

16 July, 2008 /

Hello loyal OC Art Blog readers. I wanted to take moment and welcome a new blogger to this here site. James Rojsirivat is an artist/designer who also happens to be a member of the artist collective Finishing School. James is much younger than me and that means he has much more energy. So look forward to more gallery opening photos, more videos and even some treks across the orange curtain into LA. Rumor has it some stuff happens up there. Welcome James!! ...

14 July, 2008 /

C-Monster paid a visit.Richard Chang took a look.Theo Douglas spent some gas money.Greg Stacy dropped in.And the OC Art Blog will be there in a couple of weeks, because that's how we roll. ...

11 July, 2008 /

This Saturday night About Abstraction opens at The Guggenheim Gallery on campus at Chapman U. Brandon Anschultz opens at @space gallery J. Fynn's 2 year anniversary show is Saturday night. ...

11 July, 2008 /

True or False? George W. Bush has allowed the National Endowment For The Arts to grow for eight straight years. ...

09 July, 2008 /

Here's a quick vid of the Amy Caterina installation currently up at GCAC. Her website for the project, Free Range Knitting is also up. ...

09 July, 2008 /

C-Monster does OC here and here. Hey, next time give me a heads-up and I'll buy you lunch. ...

07 July, 2008 /