Hauser & Wirth reopens on 18th Street and made these beautiful portraits of their artist family in commemoration. Article on NYmag.com.
A writer - and, I believe, generally all persons - must think that whatever happens to him or her is a resource. All things have been given to us for a purpose, and an artist must feel this more intensely. All that happens to us, including our humiliations, our misfortunes, our embarrassments, all is given to us as raw material, as clay, so that we may shape our art.
An artist’s only concern is to shoot for some kind of perfection, and on his own terms, not anyone else’s.
design for arts: Welcome to Design for Arts.
Design for Arts (est. 2013) was created in response to (un)available budget resources in the visual arts community for quality design work on promotional pieces and projects. In effort to improve the common ground and promote the added value of a professional image, Design for Arts is open to…
New design initiative
Auto-Destructive Tendencies
Great article by Ann Landi on ARTnews about artists editing/destroying their work.
Susan Hiller filled a test tube with the ashes of her paintings for Collected Works, 1967–72.
©SUSAN HILLER/COURTESY TIMOTHY TAYLOR GALLERY, LONDON
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Cynical Advice, 15” x 20”, Graphite, colored pencil, and watercolor on paper,2012. For the 2012 BRIC benefit gala.
It’s always been so interesting to me how William Powhida turned the brainstorming effect into the actual product. I particularly like this newer piece “Cynical Advice” (more commonly known as truth).
*Brought to my attention by HyperAllergic.
Stockholm Hotel Offers Rooms in Exchange for Art (Hyperallergic)
The modern day Chelsea Hotel. Maybe it’s not quite as supportive, but certainly stands for something. Read more on Hyperallergic.
International Street Artists create Armory Week Murals
Lafayette Street, London-based artist D*Face. Photo from ArtInfo.com
Interesting interview with Gagosian New York Director Ealan Wingate on advancing the Rauschenberg legacy
Photo © Zarko Vijatovic. Gagosian Gallery, Paris.
