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Tara Donovan Museum Survey Open at ICA/Boston
Tara Donovan, Untitled (Styrofoam Cups), 2003, Styrofoam cups and hot glue. Dimensions variable, Installation view, Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, 2005. Photo credit: Ace Gallery, Los Angeles, Courtesy PaceWildenstein, New York. Read about the first major museum survey of artist Tara Donovan who recently won a MacArthur Genius Grant here at Art Daily. Copyright Leanne Goebel.…
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Critic moved to tears
The rage, fear and frustration in Louise Bourgeois’ autobiographical art shocked me into understanding what it must be like to be a woman. Art critic Will Gompertz had an epiphany at Louise Bourgeois exhibit at Tate Modern. He shares it in a Guardian article here. Copyright Leanne Goebel. May not be used without permission.
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Art sales in London this week may determine future of art market
Bloomberg is reporting that Sotheby’s and Christies both have guaranteed lots in this weeks London auctions. The big question is whether they will have buyers. Read the article here. “There’s an awful lot riding on these sales in London and next month in New York,” said the London dealer Alan Hobart. “If they’re successful, confidence…
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Infinity
William Metcalf’s Infinity Series was on display at Charlotte Jackson in July. Using fabric to bridge the world between painting and sculpture, these objects explore the basic elements of space and the play of light against and within that space. William MetcalfInfinity Series #44, 2008 28″x28″x2/38″ Acrylic, Polyester fabric, wood, DiBond 162WM The photographs do…
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The F Word Art: Five Feminist Fables for the 21st Century
Through the Flower is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Maureen Burdock, one of two winners of the “New Mexico Feminists Under Forty” juried competition. This exhibit was juried by Judy Chicago and organized by Through the Flower and featured the work of fourteen young feminist artists working in New Mexico. Maureen Burdock will…
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Museums prepare for tough economic times
Kansas City’s Nelson Atkins museum to cut costs. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts has slashed $1 million in spending for the current fiscal year in response to the weakening global financial market. The cuts will come from energy-efficiency initiatives as well as cuts in infrastructure and advertising. Museums fear lean days ahead in…
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Reaction to Space at Gallerie Urbane, Marfa
Monica Goldsmith Jason Willaford and Ted Larsen Gail Peter Borden Rebecca Rothfus and Jason Willaford “Reaction to Space” at Gallerie Urbane in Marfa, TX features gallery artists, Gail Peter Borden, a former Chinati Artist-In-Resident, Ted Larsen, a recent recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Award and Marfa artist Jason Willaford, with visiting artists, Monica Goldsmith, recently added…
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Surprise! Higher student achievement at Colorado High Schools offering more arts
News Release from CCA: First-Of-Its-Kind Study Reveals Higher Student Achievement at Colorado High Schools That Offer More Arts School leaders say time is the biggest barrier to providing more in-depth arts education to hone in-demand work force skills such as imagination, creativity and innovation. A first-of-its-kind study by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and…
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Poets, Artists and the Market
A long must read from John Perreault’s diary about his recent experiences in Denver.Click here. Perreault is part of an exhibit that opened this past weekend at The LAB of art and ideas at Belmar. In Plain Sight: Street Works and Performances 1968-1971. Check out the BLAB for photos from the opening. Perreault is a…
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