Category: artists
When I’m feeling sad…
The 2010 MATA Festival presents Tristan Perich’s qsqsqsqsqqqqqqqqq, for three toy pianos and three-channel 1-bit sound (performed by Lorna Krier, Amir Khosrowpour and Tristan Perich), on a program with Lisa Moore and Ensemble Pamplemousse. Virtuoso pianist Lisa Moore presents a diverse program by Julian Day (MATA Commissionee), Sam Adams, Paul Swartzel, Timothy Andres, and MATA
new obsession – nuns+art
Last night I watched the short film “la chatte andalouse” (or “The Female Cat from the South of Spain”) (part of a collection of short films called “Wholphin: Issue 4”). It is a charming story of a nun who finds herself completing an installation for an eccentric artist on her death bed, and her consequent
Uncovering the Cross: Research on Andres Serrano’s seminal work "Piss Christ"
In an effort to form an understanding of the controversial work “Piss Christ” (1987) by Andreas Serano – a photograph of a crucifix submerged in the artist’s urine, a hot topic for most of my life – I decided I needed to go to the source rather than reading cometary by spectators, or guessing at
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Breaking the "rules"
pictured here:Super Star by Liza Lou, and works by Charles Ray in back ground and foreground. ok, so I might be the worst museum patron of all time – only visiting during free hours or pay-what-you-will times, taking snapshots on my camera phone, and coping-a-feel without white gloves on… but, what can I say? I
almost forgot…
My brother and I (pictured above) recently had an appointment with Miss Jennifer Mills of the Jennifer Mills Foundation and the Jennifer Mills News of which I have mentioned on this blog from time to time… Anyway, Mills is in grad school for performance art in Chi-town and came out to hold appointments to make
All’ to the Hall’elujah
All creatures of our God and KingLift up your voice and with us sing, Alleluia! Alleluia!Thou burning sun with golden beam,Thou silver moon with softer gleam! O praise Him! O praise Him!Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Thou rushing wind that art so strongYe clouds that sail in Heaven along,O praise Him! Alleluia!Thou rising moon, in praise rejoice,Ye
FOOD POEM
Cold PizzaBy Jennifer Mills You are a holy triangleof cold and congealed fat.How delicious you are is magical,Like a rabbit coming out of a hat.I always knew I loved you soand yesterday I knew,No matter how rich an fancy I get.I will always love you.I’ve had caviar and T-bone steak andcheese that is fine and
more from Yoon Kim – love
photo by Yoon
SPOILER ALERT: Whitney Biennial 2010
Co-curator, Gary Carion-Muravari, addressing the Bloomberg crowd at a private reception and viewing of the exhibit For more information on this year’s exhibit go [here] Curated by Francesco Bonami and Gary Carion-Murayari, I enjoyed the smaller and more succinct vision for the exhibit. Paired with a historical exhibit of biennial benchmarks from their own collection,