Hrag Vartanian

This sailor found his muse.

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David Kramer’s well-crafted “Untitled (Destination)” installation in the storefront display of Trojanowski’s Liquor store on Bedford Ave may be the best of the Bedford Artwalking works. Not because there aren’t equally impressive displays of talent, but because Kramer’s work seems to directly address a major part of the neighborhood’s identity (that the other’s don’t [...]

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From Jed Perl’s scathing summation for The New Republic of Robert Rauschenberg’s legacy:
Rauschenberg’s chutzpah–the man painted, sculpted, danced, choreographed, designed sets, even composed music–opened up the possibilities that are now being mined by contemporary con-artists such as Damien Hirst, Mike Kelley, and Jeff Koons. Rauschenberg didn’t poeticize the ordinary. He aggrandized the ordinary, he put [...]

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Maybe it’s time for me to revisit Second Life (SL) and scout out some new art.
I saw this recreation of Hopper’s “Nighthawks” and was reminded how SL seems to excel at recreations, particularly performances.
You can visit the virtual recreation by clicking on this SLURL.
I like the idea of “walking” around classic paintings in order to [...]

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I’m consistently impressed with Jack the Pelican Presents‘ bold taste. The gallery shows art that should’ve been included in New Museum’s “Unmonumental” exhibition instead of the overwhelming number of weak pieces (sometimes by bad artists).
Today, I stopped by to check out the “HEADSetera” show which featured three artists: Peter Drake, Laurence Hegarty and Mark Mennin. [...]

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