Category: contemporary art

  • 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.

  • Museum updates

    More than 400 turn out at Geffen Contemporary to support MOCA, LA Times Eli Broad offers MOCA $30 million, LA Times THE MOCA EXHIBITION ARCHIVE GOES LIVEMOCA’s exhibition archive is now available online. Funded by the Getty, this new site features almost every MOCA exhibition from 1983 to 2004, complete with background information and installation…

  • Financial Woes at LAMOCA

    LA MOCA faces serious financial problems, LA Times The trouble at (not with) MOCA, Modern Art Notes Below, an open letter from critic Christopher Knight on the MOCA situation as posted on weisslink: AN OPEN LETTER TO MOCA’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES By Christopher Knight, Art Critic November 20, 2008 To: MOCA trustees Re: Rescue plans…

  • Carson van Straaten Gallery showcasing the work of Julia Fernandez-Pol

    Carson van Straaten Gallery showcasing the work of Julia Fernandez-Pol. Carson van Straaten Gallery sent me two recent reviews by Kyle MacMillan and Michael Paglia of their current exhibit of work by Julia Fernandez-Pol. I find it interesting that the van Straatens are using the Carson gallery as a retail outlet for artists discovered during…

  • Democratizing Culture an exclusive online feature in Trend magazine

    Here is a link to a feature article I wrote for Trend magazine. It was published exclusively online. Trend is a beautiful magazine. I hope the publisher is able to resume print publication in the Spring. Copyright Leanne Goebel. May not be used without permission.

  • Mixed results at Christies

    Carol Vogel reports on the results of the Christie’s auction on Nov. 12 in the NYTimes. This includes the sale of works on paper by former Lehman Brother’s CEO Richard Fuld and his wife Kathy. Copyright Leanne Goebel. May not be used without permission.

  • New York Auctions bad, but could have been worse

    At Sotheby’s sale of contemporary art on Nov. 11, only 43 of the 63 lots sold for a total of $125 million. Presale forecasts predicted a minimum of $202 million in sales. Contemporary art stars plunge to earth, AFP Contemporary art sale at Sotheby’s nets $125 million, International Herald Tribune Sotheby’s contemporary art sale defies…

  • Monica Goldsmith and Kevin Bell in New American Paintings

    Two artist’s I’ve written about previously are featured in issue #78 of New American Paintings. Monica Goldsmith paints hard-edged, geometric abstractions dealing with the environment and land use. Goldsmith is an MFA candidate at the Art Institute of Boston. She is represented by Gallerie Urbane in Marfa, TX. Kevin Bell explores nature and human intervention…