Category Archives: Chelsea Galleries
Readin’ the Signs
Gallery, back room, penned by art dealer (above).
other stuff in art gallery office.
School talk/walk.
Street talk.
(Frank and Pat) art talk.
“Art in America” with Ahmed Alsoudani
A small excerpt of an interview I did with Ahmed A., who was in the Iraq Pavillion at Venice.
He draws and paints—successfully—on the SAME canvas.
You can read more on the newsstand. He’s pretty amazing.
The NYTIMES said this, and (cringe-worthy) this. Too bad on that last one. I think I got the real scoop! Just to [...]
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Tony Feher in TONY
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Annette Kelm
Am loving the work of this artist. She has a show up now at Kreps in Chelsea.
Also shows at Marc Foxx in L.A.
Lives in Berlin. Very much about objects viewed in series. I sort of feel like her new work is where photography is going.
Photos don’t need to say things anymore. Photos need to do [...]
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Anselm Kiefer in this week’s Time Out: “Too Jewish”?
Probably. I just re-read it, and am glad/surprised my editor even ran it.
Reproduced from timeout.com, where you can read the rest of this week’s picks.
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The only artform left in Manhattan is Graffiti. street art, not ‘gallery’ art, rocks.
On my way into DUMBO, under a scaffold, in a mouldy corner, was this little bit of wall. Check out that mini-cairn of rocks on the ground, giving the image a 3-D, shrine-like feel.
Nice.
Perfect for place where it was sited. Dark. Not a place you’d want to linger; indeed, something I passed, feeling lost, but [...]
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Start a blog about art. Or even, a blog about writing about art. It’s a free world.
Sometimes the best way to get comfortable writing is to…write. Now, not every artist wants to start a blog. I understand that. However, if an artist had something really specific on his mind, and a good sense of focus, and a desire to help others…Well, I’d say he should start a blog.
Why not?
After #hashtagclass, a [...]
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Too cool for school? Never.
As this week of free advice on artist’s statements comes to a close, here’s Two Things I’ve Learned: 1) Don’t give your work away for free (artists, writers, this means You); even if it’s for a nominal fee, your work must get valued. 2) Try not to treat your attempts at writing-to gain-clarity-and-objectivity as a [...]
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