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  • 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.…

  • Benefits of a bad economy

    One benefit of the bad economy. Less fake art is being imported from China! Read the Bloomberg article here. Copyright Leanne Goebel. May not be used without permission.

  • Exhibit Showcases Female Memories, Durango Herald, Sept. 19, 2008

    “The Insistence of Memory,” an exhibit at the Durango Arts Center’s Local Expressions gallery, is a show featuring “five women, five forms, five perspectives not to be forgotten,” according to the news release, also suggesting the show was “fresh.” “Fresh” and “memorable” for Durango, or the greater art world? “The Insistence of Memory” is a…

  • 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…

  • Tara Donovan at The Met

    Tara Donovan (American, b. 1969)Untitled (Mylar) (detail), 2007Mylar and glue; 96 in. x 10 ft. x 1/2 in.© Tara Donovan, courtesy PaceWildenstein, New YorkPhoto: Dennis Crowley Tara Donovan is known for turning common, manufactured objects into abstract sculptural installations. Her work typically has dimension and substance—a 42” cube made from straight pins or amoebic honeycomb…

  • Keeper of the keys: Cordalis runs FLC gallery, Durango Herald, Aug. 26, 2008

    Rita Cordalis, director of the Fort Lewis College Art Gallery, stands in her exhibition space Thursday. Cordalis organizes exhibit shows on a very limited budget. Rita Cordalis likes her job. Designing exhibits is satisfying and fulfills her desire to take raw materials and turn them into something else. “The way you place it and light…

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