No More PoMo!

Critic Kim Levin says no, no, no to PoMo. But does not convince Artopia that metamodernism is a go, go, go.

Essay: http://www.artnews.com/2012/10/15/how-pomo-can-you-go/

How Art's Economic Value Is Created

William Powhida's summary of "What Is the Labor of Art Writing?" discussion. How economic value is created in the art market and for whom.

via hyperallergic.com: http://tinyurl.com/bkrngvd

Chicken Little Ignored Again

Reuters story shows what could be done to protect NYC and hints at who would pay, but fails to nail down why nothing has been done so far. Why? Chicken Little ignored again!

Reuters story: http://tinyurl.com/ax2r8jb

Artists Books Destroyed!

Printed Matter dumps water-damaged artists books. 

Huffingtonpost: http://tinyurl.com/bhtaqpn

DeFeo Retrospective at SFMOMA

Jay DeFeo (1929-89) retrospective opened at SFMOMA today, travels to Whitney next year. One of the greats! Saint Jay worked on her masterpiece 'The Rose" for 8 years; it weighed a ton and then was lost. Made paintings of her own false teeth.

Via artdaily.com: http://tinyurl.com/cbc4myf
John Perreault on DeFeo's The Rose: http://tinyurl.com/cok7nk3

More on Chelsea Flooding

More on Chelsea art district flooding...

Via NY Times: http://tinyurl.com/afc865l

Chelsea Art District Flooded!

Chelsea art district flooded!

Via Art in America: http://tinyurl.com/czlfzz7