Sympathy for the art gallery

PERFORMANCE ARTGASM

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:29:39 +0100

So after I discovered video of Ant Farm’s fantastic 1975 piece Media Burn I jokingly said to hyde that next thing I’ll find out that there’s video of Yoko Ono’s Cut Piece.

IT TURNS OUT THERE IS VIDEO OF YOKO ONO’S 1965 PERFORMANCE.

I AM FREAKING THE FUCK OUT OVER HERE.

CUT PIECE CHANGED MY LIFE EVERYBODY

Love this. I love you guys. To find this. Also; will this ever be the same again? Will artists ever not record their performance / suppose it recorded to youtube in real time? That makes these older recordings SO remarkable; I remember sitting down in the Stedelijk in Amsterdam with 10 betamax tapes and a recorder to watch Bruce Nauman’s performances in their collection for a thesis for art school. Great times. Felt really imtimate. Man, I’m getting old. Love the internet. (Is it friday night here and did I drink some glasses of wine? Why, yes, I did. Awesome.)

"But it’s not only the passive-agressive dismissal of Mattise’s “so-called..."

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:15:34 +0100

“But it’s not only the passive-agressive dismissal of Mattise’s “so-called art” that I find most interesting in that passage, but rather the resentment against his “band of followers” and their devotion. What’s at stake in the mini-drama this statement describes is controlling the master narrative. This writer knows it, and he/she sees that his/her side is losing the upper hand in it. It’s not just that the writer doesn’t like Matisse’s work. It’s that he/she doesn’t like that other people like Matisse’s work.”

- The blog of Edward_ Winkleman is extremely interesting as of late; a very insightful peek into the (gallery) art world and thoughts about its mechanisms and workings. Highly recommended. For example: Dumber Than Jesus (or Losing Control of the Master Narrative)

artlistpro: frenchtwist: Body Sculpture by Hans Breder,...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:58:27 +0100

artlistpro:

frenchtwist:

Body Sculpture by Hans Breder, 1972

iheartmyart: Jiri Geller, Don’t Touch the Artwork, painted...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:39:29 +0100

iheartmyart:

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

LOL

thejogging: images up from Pre-Career Retrospective at Extra...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:39:15 +0100

thejogging:

images up from Pre-Career Retrospective at Extra Extra

Pre-Career Retrospective is a pretty fun name/ concept

Photorealistic Flesh Drawings by Cath Riley

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:17:24 +0100

Photorealistic Flesh Drawings by Cath Riley

nevver: Osso

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:16:47 +0100

nevver:

Osso

mnik: READ/WRITE/ THINK/DREAM: An Installation by John...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:16:41 +0100

mnik:

READ/WRITE/ THINK/DREAM: An Installation by John Baldessari

reblogged for later viewing

porcupineschool: hragv: Spotted at #class, Winkleman...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:20:42 +0100

porcupineschool:

hragv:

Spotted at #class, Winkleman Gallery

Wish I could have been there.

pjmix: Francis Alÿs, Still from Paradox of Praxis 1, (Sometimes...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:26:57 +0100

pjmix:

Francis Alÿs, Still from Paradox of Praxis 1, (Sometimes Making Something Leads to Nothing), 1997, Video, Courtesy of David Zwirner, New York. (via commentaryfrancisalys)

christopheralexanderolson: 2010 Tiny art or big electric?...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:21:40 +0100

christopheralexanderolson:

2010

Tiny art or big electric? Looks interesting; more info please?

shanetolbert: Angelina Gualdoni Cosmic Painting 2009oil and...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:19:48 +0100

shanetolbert:

Angelina Gualdoni

Cosmic Painting

2009
oil and acrylic on canvas
34” x 28”

(via dethjunkie)

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:46:57 +0100

(via dethjunkie)

hydeordie: The Standard Hotel and Creative Time have decided...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:46:48 +0100

hydeordie:

The Standard Hotel and Creative Time have decided to change the way we view art, literally. Starting tonight they are introducing a crazy cool video exhibit that’s like a legal ecstasy trip. All four hotels in New York, Hollywood, Downtown LA and Miami will have in-room StandART channels streaming the works of 10 international artists.

via…

Pretty good

please youtube it

Tatlin’s momument to the third national, 1919. (It’s...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:21:39 +0100

Tatlin’s momument to the third national, 1919. (It’s reference day today at sympathy for the art gallery.)

hydeordie: Electroboutique (Aristarkh Chernyshev, Alexei...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:17:59 +0100

hydeordie:

Electroboutique (Aristarkh Chernyshev, Alexei Shulgin in collaboration with Roman Minaev), 3g International, 2010

i-peach-feng-shui: Bruce Nauman, “The True Artist Helps the...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:35:59 +0100

i-peach-feng-shui:

Bruce Nauman, “The True Artist Helps the World by Revealing Mystic Truths (Window or Wall Sign), 1967.

He is no joke. FYI, this was made in a time before mass self-help movements and new age religions swept the planet.

nevver: The True Artist Makes Useless Shit for Rich People to...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:31:00 +0100

nevver:

The True Artist Makes Useless Shit for Rich People to Buy, Art Observed

Meh, I stand by the original.

Amsterdam meetup

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:53:10 +0100

Amsterdam meetup:

You can now RSVP for the meetup in Amsterdam on April 3. See you there?

(via colinoscopy)

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:46:19 +0100

(via colinoscopy)