My review of last month’s “Pedestrian,” which is the title of Art in Odd Places’ 2008 festival in New York is out in this month’s Brooklyn Rail. Here’s an excerpt:
On Saturday I traveled west to east on the sunny side of the street and didn’t see anything for blocks that remotely resembled art. One pile [...]
Entries Tagged as 'art'
A Review of Art in Odd Places 2008
November 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: American · New York · art · art criticism
2 Damn Good Lecture Events in NY
November 12th, 2008 · No Comments
Tuesday, 18 November
Christian Boltanski: The Impossible Life of Christian Boltanski
Columbia University, Maison Française - 515 West 116th St
6-8pm, $0.
Artist Christian Boltanski will deliver the Fall 2008 Eugene J. Sheffer Distinguished Lecture. His work focuses on memory and loss, as well as the question of authenticity in autobiography and identity.
Wednesday, 19 November
International Pastimes:
Bosko Blagojevic and S.C. [...]
Tags: American · art · art criticism · pop culture
Why Banning Photography in Art Venues is Ridiculous
November 11th, 2008 · No Comments
A few weeks ago Paddy voiced some of the frustration that all of us feel in regards to the prohibition of photography in commercial galleries.
Bloggy & JamesWagner have already blogged about galleries they won’t cover because of their photographic prohibitions. I have my own list but I usually ignore the rules and take photos anyway [...]
Tags: New York · art · art criticism · art news · pop culture
Painting of Muslim-Seeming Woman Craddling Pig Ignites Violence & Protest
October 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment
British artist Sarah Maple is known for her controversial images (like the one above) but now one of her works is (literally) under attack:
Maple’s painting of a Muslim woman cradling a pig was immediately criticized by the Muslim Association of Britain, and while they stressed their opposition to violence, others seemed to take a different [...]
Tags: art · photography
