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 NYTimes’ Carol Vogel has been able to squeeze three days worth of coverage (Day one, two & three) regarding the exclusive Sotheby’s London auction of Damien Hirst works titled, Beautiful Inside My Head Forever. The 223 works were all bought by the auction’s close for a grand total of $200.7 million, exceeding estimates and […]
September 17th, 2008
Categories: Retrospective, Auction, British, Power players, Art Star, Celebrity . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: No Comments
The New York Times clued me in to an exhibit at the Jewish Museum that sounds fantastic. As someone who enjoyed a lot of William Steig’s artwork and somewhat macabre storytelling as a kid, I was intrigued to learn that he began his very successful career as a children’s author at the age of 60. […]
March 3rd, 2008
Categories: Closing, Retrospective, Solo Show, Drawing, New York, Illustration, Museum . Author: lynette c . Comments: No Comments
Kara Walker’s traveling retrospective is on view at the Whitney through February 3, 2008.
Titled “My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppresor, My Love,” this comprehensive show should interest those with a passing interest in her work as well as longtime followers of her bracing, unapologetic silhouettes that tackle race and America’s history head-on.
Not yet 40 years […]
November 27th, 2007
Categories: Retrospective, Solo Show, New York, Controversy, Museum . Author: lynette c . Comments: No Comments
The © MURAKAMI retrospective at the Los Angeles MOCA, while spanning a massive 35,000 sq. ft. and nearly fifteen years of Takashi Murakami’s work, it’s the inclusion of his newest and most unique works that matter in this instance:
Of particular importance, is the debut of Oval Buddha, an enormous self-portrait sculpture in the guise of […]
November 21st, 2007
Categories: Asian, Japan, Animation, Los Angeles, Retrospective, Art Star, Celebrity, Painting, Museum, Sculpture, LA, Video . Author: ian l.c.v. . Comments: No Comments