Sympathy for the art gallery

jillsies:

GARY HUME (B. 1962)
Magnolia Door Eleven
household gloss on canvas
Painted in 1989

jillsies:

CARL ANDRE (B. 1935)
Stillnovel
signed and dated ‘carlandre1972’ (on the reverse)
ink on paper
Executed in 1972

pjmix:

Ultra Violet (via Andy Warhol & The Factory)

Marton Perlaki (via artlistpro)

iheartmyart:

bethfrey:

Kiki Smith (American, born Germany 1954), Born, 2002, Bronze 

That’s poetic.

hydeordie:

David Hockney Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm

I present to you  the ultimate “Book I Want, Do Not Have, Cannot Afford”.

David Hockney’s Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm is a combination of modern illustrations alongside an English translation of the Grimms’ German text. This modern vision of the Grimms’ fairy tales was handset and bound in a miniature edition with a keen eye toward recreating bibliographic and physical elements—letterpress printing, high-quality rag paper, colophon—in a traditional fashion.

The printed fairy tale in all of these forms is an artifact that represents more than “Red Riding Hood” or “The Little Mermaid”; these examples represent the significance of the book form in cultural phenomena like storytelling. Although oral tales retain properties of fluidity, these printed tales are moments of fixity—unique artistic visions that encapsulate specific cultural movements and sensibilities. It’s worth visiting the library to see them; I’d love to share them with you!

via…

Damn you LACMA for bringing this to my attention. DAMN YOU!!!!!!!!

(Yes, I may have fallen to the floor and shook my fists in the air. No, you may not judge me for that.)

I like how it looks like an ancient book, a truly magical book. Damn, I want to see that.

i-peach-feng-shui:

“My way is to establish Walt Disney style. I believe Walt Disney is a super artist…. Some people say he is artist or not. I think much more than Marcel Duchamp is Walt Disney concept piece, really hardcore. Because he can get what people desire. And then I read he was alcoholic, and he got his ideas when he drank. It is really artist style!”

~ Takashi Murakami 

»Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing?«, 1956 by Richard Hamilton. via VVORK

»Cool Mint«, 2010 (mouthwash, stainless steel) by Steve Bishop. Via VVORK

artlistpro:

frenchtwist:

Body Sculpture by Hans Breder, 1972

iheartmyart:

Jiri Geller, Don’t Touch the Artwork, painted resin, mixed media, 30 x 110 x 70 cm, 2009

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