Friday, December 21, 2012

Provisionalism




Provisionalist painting strikes! Is the unfinished look the new way out?
Pictured: David Hammons, "Untitled: (2011)

Via hyperallergic> artinamerica> http://tinyurl.com/ckknqhd

Transfer Bin Art Galleries in Ghent



Barge-to-truck transfer bins transformed into art galleries on the Ghent waterfront.

Via sutilitas.tumbler>http://rotordb.org/project/2012_Grindbakken_expo



Thursday, December 20, 2012

Andy's Maos Banned in China



















Warhol Mao paintings banned in China!

Via telegraph-uk> http://tinyurl.com/c6flboa




Euro-Australian and Indiginous Artists Collaborate















Appropriation of indigenous art by Euro-Australians yields controversies; but also --- on the bright side --- new cross-cultural collaborations.


See above:  "Hymn to the Night" by Michael Jagamara Nelson and Imants Tillers.

Story @ theaustralian> http://tinyurl.com/cgw3fps



Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Occupy Cooper Union's Parting Shot

















Students who occupied Cooper Union clock tower to protest the imposition of tuition to this traditionally free art school signed off with the tableau below.

Story and pix from hyperallergic> http://tinyurl.com/bolzos5




Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Problems in Performance Art

























Problems in performance art, in Bushwick. Picture is of Rachel Parry at Grace Exhibition Space. Yes, it's chocolate.
Essay and pix via hyperallergic> http://tinyurl.com/a8a73r2



Monday, December 17, 2012