The Art Newspaper, by Andrew Goldstein, has been covering the unfolding legal tête-à-tête between French photographer Patrick Cariou and Richard Prince over the latter’s appropriation of 30 photographs from the former for his Canal Zone (2008) exhibition at Gagosian Gallery.
First filed December 30, 2008, the complaint (.PDF link) alleges copyright infringement by Prince for the […]
April 17th, 2009
Categories: Power players, Solo Show, Lawsuit, Appropriation, Art Star, Celebrity, Controversy, New York, Business, Photography, Painting . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: Comments Off
April 9th, 2009
Categories: Trailer, Film, Photography, Video . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: Comments Off
New Year’s Day was Thursday, January 1st and no good art was going to happen then as thoughts waxed and hangovers waned. Fast forward to the next Thursday (Jan. 8th) and you have yourself a major event. The art world came out in droves following the holidays, which stretched at least as far back as […]
January 14th, 2009
Categories: Power players, Celebrity, Solo Show, Chelsea, Photo sets, Party, Photography, Opening, Group Show, All-media, New York, Painting . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: No Comments
In a bout of self-promotion (which I hope to keep to a minimum), I wanted to inform our readers that the show that Alex and I curated and have been working on for so long is finally open. The reception for the LouvreFRITOS will take place tomorrow, Friday, October 3rd at Cuchifritos gallery/project space from […]
October 2nd, 2008
Categories: Lower East Side, Collective, Installation, France, Urban, East Village, Retrospective, History, Sculpture, Group Show, Opening, Performance, Museum, New York, Photography, Paris, Painting . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: No Comments
The High Line Festival is a multi-disciplinary arts event in its inaugural year. Each year, one artist will curate the music, film, visual art, and comedy; David Bowie has the honour this year. Part of the proceeds of ticket sales goes to Friends of the High Line, the not-for-profit working with the City towards […]
May 18th, 2007
Categories: Gender Art, Festival, Celebrity, History, Photography, New York . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: No Comments
Join me at The New School this afternoon for a talk by my artistic heroes, Gilbert & George:
Legendary British duo Gilbert & George will discuss their remarkable artistic and personal collaboration over the last thirty-five years, from their early performance pieces to their large-scale photomontages, which have attracted both fierce controversy and enormous acclaim. This […]
May 9th, 2007
Categories: London, Lecture, Photography, Brooklyn, Museum, New York, Masters . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: No Comments