Well we're headed towards the end of the year so that means it's Top Ten time in the art world. I hope to post a few top tens here before the end of the year. Let's start with ArtForum's which can be found here. ...
Although this show is taking place outside of the OC, I wanted to mention it because it is being curated by Orange County's triple threat atist/curator/nice guy Tyler Stallings and will feature a couple of artists I believe are on the fast track specifically Sherie' Franssen and Lisa Tucker. As an added bonus I hear that the openings at Gallery C are quite an event with plenty of food and the red carpet treatment. So be sure not to miss the opening this Thursday. More...
Why I'm not an art writer My take on Matthew Greene’s show at Peres Projects: “Very Good” Brian Sholis’ take on ArtForum.com: In his solo debut, Matthew Greene outlines the contours of a world devoid of hierarchy and false dichotomies, populated by an idiosyncratic amalgam of mushrooms and redwoods, guitars and Marshall amps, and armies of louche figures (often hermaphrodites) based on 1970s-era pornographic magazines. His landscape paintings, as large as twelve by ten feet, and black ink drawings, as small as seven inches square, are sensoriums skeptical...
Ran up to Downtown LA yesterday to shoot some photo's with George and Adam, the two artists in the Ulteriora show. It seems NPR is going to tag along with them next weekend on one of their explorations and do an audio piece. I'll keep you posted. After we walked the dirty streets of LA, I talked them in to heading over to Chinatown to catch a few shows before the openings that night. Please somebody help me understand this. The last time I...
Rebecca Schoenkopf's review of the OsCene show at the Laguna Art Museum can be found in this week's OC Weekly and here. I have always respected Rebecca's writing in the weekly. She writes often about the local scene and even when she doesn't like something, and I might disagree, I have always found her to be fair and not mean spirited...
Just A thought. The old punk rocker in me has always looked at a lot of this street art being appropriated by the rich white kids coming out of local institutions...
This Saturday night Out of the Streets presents another of their monthly warehouse art shows, w/music. Details Follow: “Best of the Guests: OOTS Guest Artists from the Past Year”In the month of November, we give thanks to the many talented guests artists who have graced our walls over the past year. OOTS is proud to showcase some of the finest up and coming artists in the Southern California Art Community. An array of the best DJs from our shows will provide the audio artistry your...
Well the new MOMA is open and if your curious about all the new developments I recommend checking out Tyler Green's MAN site for all the latest. My earliest plans of getting there aren't until March 2005. I plan on knocking out the Armory Show and the new MOMA at the same time. My annual trip to Mecca. ...
As an active collector of contemporary art. I have always been curious(nosy) as to what other people were doing when it came to collecting art. It seems that nowadays there is so much secrecy around who is buying what and why. As part of an on going effort to demystify collecting art in the contemporary art world, I decided that when ever I make a new buy I will let you know about it. Yes, I know there is some risk in doing that, I...
In a continuing effort to promote collecting contemporary art to Orange Countians, there will be much discussion on this site about collecting in general. Soooo...
On your way to sixspace this weekend be sure to head out a little early to support OC (Fullerton) artist Janice DeLoof as she performs/executes her latest piece "Conversations with the Rose Petal Rug." Details follow: "Conversations with the Rose Petal Rug" (an interactive art piece) Saturday, November 13, 2004, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm "Family Matters" is a body of work by artist Janice DeLoof incorporating theatrical installations, assembled painted furniture and domestic objects, and small mixed media wall paintings that represent symbols and signs from the...
In keeping with the Blog theme. UCI Art Professor Carrie Paterson's latest project can still be viewed online here. "Carrie Paterson presents a short story in the form of a web log (blog), from which various textual objects have been pulled and realized in the space of the gallery. "Everywhere at Once, and Not Just Once" is a fictional work about moral panic and the phenomenon of 'repressed memories' in relation to sites of cultural contestation like interracial relationships, feminism, and the legacy of...
This Thursday 11-11 don't miss the finale of Mads Lynnerup's latest project at OCMA; A special presentation of Rock Band Project for which Lynnerup held auditions, formed a band, rehearsed during museum hours, prepared publicity materials and recorded a CD. His band, Fashion Island will perform on Thursday night starting at 6pm. Call the Museum for more details. I was first exposed to Lynnerup's work about 4 or 5 years ago in San Francisco when I saw a piece of his where he had a large...
I know this could be considered a bit self serving (I'm in the show) but be sure to check out the first survey of contemporary art in Orange county in some 20 years at the Laguna Art Museum. There was about 1600 people at the opening on Nov. 6th and a good time was had by all. The show runs until Feb., so there is plenty of time to get there. It was great to see several artists that have been shown at The...
