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[#hashtag] Class Dismissed. Everyone gets an A for Effort. Well, Almost Everyone.
William Powhida makes transgressive, self-reflective, art;
and his subjects are often people—or prevailing notions of—Power. Hence, I shouldn’t have been surprised last night when he suddenly called me out as conducting the most in-your-face, authoritarian, put-people-on-the-spot-to-give-a-right-answer #hashtagclass session that he’s seen yet. [Sorry, I have to paraphrase on the above; I was writing on my computer [...]
Why they don’t teach you how to write a decent artist’s statement in Grad School
I’ve thought about this, having gone to grad school (Pratt Institute) and gotten an MFA in painting—and come out with zero instruction from my professors on the art market and how I might find my own voice in it. That, I did for myself.
Since then, I’ve gotten past the rage (mostly) and have come to [...]
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Critic writes half-ass artist’s statement on a paper bag at Cafe Grumpy
My friend (if he still is my friend), Kurt Strahm, seems worried that I may not be able to hack writing artists’ statements in 15 minutes at Winkelman this Wednesday; so, I offer to write him one on the spot—only he’ll have to wait ’till after I use the rest room. He insists (to toughen [...]
i will attempt to write artists statements—in real time, at #hashtagclass
You may think it’s hard to endure writing or reading artists’ statements; so please take heart that I’m now turning statement writing into an endurance piece. We shall see if I can come out standing.
Read about the show on the blog, or just come to Winkelman Gallery in Chelsea. I was inspired by Lucy van [...]
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