Category: contemporary art

  • Damien Hirst at Museum of Contemporary Art Denver

    Opening Friday, October 10! Above: Damien Hirst, Saint Sebastian, Exquisite Pain, 2007 (detail), glass, steel, bullock, arrows, crossbow bolts and formaldehyde solution, 126 3/4 x 61 1/4 x 61 1/4 inches. Courtesy of the Goss-Michael Foundation.Photo by Prudence Cuming Associates. © Damien Hirst. MCA DENVER presents Damien Hirst’s signature works, including Saint Sebastian, Exquisite Pain,…

  • Matt Magee at Eight Modern in Santa Fe

    :Anagram: by Matt Magee From Eight Modern Gallery: New York artist Matt Magee creates graphic systems of language based on an internal, undefined lexicon of shapes and colors. His art is inspired by his Texas childhood, much of which was spent accompanying his geologist father to sites of Native American ruins and pictographs throughout the…

  • Middle Tier of British art market go unsold at auction

    Hirst may be a big seller, but Banksy and Kate Moss aren’t as big a draw at another recent auction. Read about it here. Copyright Leanne Goebel. May not be used without permission.

  • Being an artist is not an easy life

    A great article in the London Times here, explores how leading British artists got started. Grayson PerryGrayson’s tip Hone your personal skills. You can have all the technique and all the originality in the world, but if you’re not much fun to be around, nobody will want to work with you. Go to openings if…

  • Stick to what you do best. Contemporary art isn’t for everyone

    A great post by Tyler Green of Modern Art Notes. Read it here. Copyright Leanne Goebel. May not be used without permission.

  • Does the economic turmoil hurt the art market?

    Bloomberg is reporting that sales are down at Chelsea Galleries. Cristina Delgado, a New York-based art adviser is quoted in the article as saying: “My clients are sitting tight and they want to see what happens in the next six to eight months.” Then she adds: “The prices for young and emerging artists have to…

  • PBS’ Art 21 too risky for public school?

    “The foolish insistence of Dallas Independent School District to allow its teachers to teach this pornographic material and leftist drivel is a textbook example of a school district out of control, and an administration that should NO LONGER be funded by taxpayers.” So quotes a writer from Dallas in response to an article Sept. 22,…

  • Soldiers Faces

    I saw Suzanne Opton’s “Soldier’s Face” billboard in Denver during the DNC. It was a powerful statement. The photographer has captured these soldier’s with their guard down. We all get to peer into their eyes and their souls. “I wanted to look into the face of someone who had seen something unforgettable.” Suzanne Opton said.…

  • Damien Hirst, the Contemporary Art Market, and the Critics

    Last week, on September 15 & 16, 2008, the same days the U.S. stock markets tanked and the world economy appeared to be on the brink, Damien Hirst did something revolutionary. He and Sotheby’s sold $200m of his “art.” I put that term in quotes, because critic Robert Hughes weighed in on the “tacky” and…

  • Meth Lab Alchemy at Ballroom Marfa

    Entering the “Hello Meth Lab in the Sun” exhibit at Ballroom Marfa is like entering a bad movie set. It is pure fakery down to the plastic chicken hanging from the burned out kitchen oven—and that is why this show works. The exhibit is a labyrinth of assembled rooms, hallways, closets and observation platforms created…