Month: December 2008

  • Alchemical uncertainty at Boulder MOCA

    Erika WanenmacherThe Science Club: The Boy’s Room, Now, Forever, Then, Part 1” Sept. 26-Dec. 27, 2008Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art1750 13th StreetBoulder, CO80302303.443.2122 Entering the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art I am unsure what to expect from an exhibition about scientific experiments conducted on American citizens during the cold war and the age of nuclear…

  • Damien Hirst–hypocrit

    From two recent stories: one from The Independent in the UK and one from Artinfo.com. It seems that Damien Hirst is demanding recompense from a teenage artist who used images of Hirst’s diamond encrusted skull titled For the Love of God in collage paintings he sells on his website. Below is from The Independent: 16-year-old’s…

  • Tyler Green has got it going on

    Tyler Green of Modern Art Notes is one of the finest arts journalists working today. And he is on the cutting edge of what is about to happen to journalism (the end of print). Thanks Tyler, for leading the way. Do you read his amazing blog, twitter posts, facebook page? No? You should be. Here…

  • Their Way, Fort Lewis College seniors eschew imitation of others, Durango Herald, Dec. 5, 2008

    It’s the last hurrah for the Fort Lewis College graduating senior art majors. In their final exhibit – now on display at the college art gallery – students not only selected the art to display, they worked with gallery director Rita Cordalis to hang and light the exhibit. It is satisfying to see several of…

  • Author brings goddess lore to area, Durango Herald, Nov. 28, 2009

    Book highlights deity for each day Review Everyday Goddess: Ancient Myths for Modern Women by Julie Loar, BookSurge Publishing, 450 pages, $17.99 paperback. For more than 30 years, Julie Loar has been a student of metaphysics and symbolism. She also is an astrologer and tarot reader. Her research has taken her around the world to…

  • Pagosa actors put on Into the Woods, Durango Herald, Nov. 21, 2009

    Play benefits music students’ education The childless baker’s wife (Jessica Krebs) and the baker (Bill Nobles) make a deal with the witch (Kathy Isberg) in Wednesday’s dress rehearsal for the Pagosa Springs’ Music Boosters’ production of “Into the Woods” at Pagosa Springs High School. Grimm’s fairy tales get a dose of reality in a production…

  • No More Glitzy Art?

    IS GLITZY ART ON THE WAY OUT? Prices aren’t the only thing different about the art on offer at ABMB [Art Basel Miami Beach] this year: tough economic conditions have also influenced what many dealers have brought and what many collectors are buying. Eventually, the times may also affect what art is made. In a…

  • An Art Fair that’s all about the art? Did hell freeze over?

    The Miami Herald has a fun article on the results of Art Basel. Read it here. And play along by watching the video and trying to guess how much the art costs. Equal parts let’s party while Rome is burning and wait a minute, this art fair circuit is not just about bloated sums of…

  • Mixed results in Miami

    Art Basel, the largest art fair in America ended yesterday in Miami. Results this week will likely be mixed. Some art sold, but much went untouched. Crowds were smaller and some galleries bowed out. Hotels were easier to find. But celebrities were still sighted and parties still happened. According to Reuters, art was down but…

  • More MOCA news

    On Friday, the MOCA story was front page news at The New York Times. Written by Edward Wyatt and Jori Finkel. On Sunday, Roberta Smith, in her ever calm and aloof manner, suggests what needs to happen to fix the problems at MOCA. Read it here. Copyright Leanne Goebel. May not be used without permission.