July 2009
“…there is something deeper that quivers within us, art, that which engages us…...”
– Stephen Fry at the iTunes Live Festival. (via myownprivate)
“Who hasn’t asked himself, am I a monster or is this what it means to be human?”
– Clarice Lispector (via colporteur)
“There are two kinds of artists. The first kind “paint what they see.” The...”
– and I love the title:UNREMITTING FAILURE: There’s No Can’t in Kandinsky (via nevver)
Edgar Martins: Douchebag Artmumble Of The Month →
claytoncubitt:
(and Part II.
Note: I actually quite like his work. And I don’t give a shit about the controversy surrounding his digital manipulation, or even his hypocrisy, but reading his tedious clusterfuck of squid-ink artspeak non-explaining the affair made me want to gouge my own brain out. Try to survive this:
“These photographs are no more commentaries than observations. They are...
Public Art Blog
sexartandpolitics:
Hyde and I are having trouble coming up with a name for our public art blog, an idea suggested by Michael. The purpose of this post is twofold: first, Tumblr is good with the clever, so bring it. We need title ideas. Second, we’d love for this project to expand beyond Chicago and L.A (and beyond us within those cities). Folks should email or comment if they’re interested
What...
David Hockney on why iPhones are the future for... →
Nine Ways to Make Money in the Art Market →
hydeordie:
By Richard Polsky
1. Buy the program.
2. Sacrifice your pawn (to get to the queen).
3. Buy from an artist’s estate.
4. Buy new release prints.
5. Buy items that pass at auction.
6. Buy directly from an artist’s studio.
7. Buy pre-retrospective.
8. Buy an artist who is switching galleries.
9. Piggyback a purchase on a museum trustee.
In my case there would be 10, b/c my...
sister →
Regarding the physics Chris Burden's Beam Drop →
hydeordie:
sympathyfortheartgallery was kind enough to translate the Dutch being spoken during the video of Beam Drop, and I want everyone to walk away from here learning just one thing: Regardeless of weight/mass, everything falls at the same 9.8 m/s^2. The only thing that mass effects, is the force that the object hits the ground with. The only thing that would factor into the speed with...
Endless Andy Warhol (Eats a Hamburger) →
“General art books dated 2105 will be as brutal about editing the late 20th...”
– Charles Saatchi
hydeordie: Curious.
Me; who is Donald Judd?
seriously; you’d think the only art that matters was made in the 60s. You’d think there would be at least one artist from every decade Blah what does he know AND besides; check how many artists are mentioned from the 19th...
“Deliver me from clever art.”
– Tyler Durden in Fight Club. Been listening to the soundtrack again; great work music.
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simko:
Of How We Have to Leave Doubts, Expectations and the Unachieved installation by André Gonçalves…
Each time a visitor enters the room, a balloon is released. Industrial fans then blow the balloon around in an unpredictable way. A camera sends an feed to a computer which calculates the distance, angle and speed of the balloon. This data is passed on to a paintball gun...
