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Thursday, August 28th

Art vs. Marketing – Making Hazel Dooney Cringe



Creativity is about expression.

Artists of all sorts whether visual, literary, musical, theatre, film, dance and beyond seek to express themselves through their art. Clearly, art and expression are part and parcel of the same package in which both are inextricably tied.

To effectively express or exhibit creativity, there must be those desirous of being exposed to creativity, to art. In other words, art needs to be shared, to be both lionized and criticized. Art needs to be accepted, or rejected and ultimately recognized by the cognoscenti, if not the public, as worthy.

White on white With monumental art, quite often the expression is bold and radical. Kasmir Malevich’s groundbreaking efforts to establish feelings as supreme over objectivity in art are a case in point. The Russian painter, printmaker, decorative artist and writer’s 1918 piece Suprematist Composition: White on White epitomizes his suprematist concept that helped lay the groundwork for abstract art in the 20th Century.


Barney Davey on 08.28.08 @ 09:15 AM EST [more..]


Monday, August 25th

The ABC of the CAPC



The CAPC museum of contemporary art is a museum of international reputation, at the heart of the Chartrons district of Bordeaux, in an old colonial warehouse. As it celebrates its 35th birthday, I thought it necessary to give people the rundown of this brilliant and inspirational museum.

All art: the CAPC is intent on showing all different forms of art, whether it be dance, music, visual art or architecture. While concentrating on visual arts, the idea is to present a panorama of all contemporary art to the public.

Building: the warehouse in which the CAPC is housed is as much a part of the history of the museum as the events that bring it to life: for an artist in the 80’s or 90’s, the CAPC was an incontrovertible stage in his career.


Alice Cavender on 08.25.08 @ 09:20 AM EST [more..]


Monday, August 18th

BLAME THE ECONOMY



It's almost like slowing down to watch a car wreck ... you MUST see what's happening. This is the only way that I can describe my pseudo-fascination with the art market. Here's how it happens ...

I'm either flipping through the newspaper, watching television or surfing online and I come across something like ... "ARE RECESSION FEARS COOLING THE ART MARKET?" or "THE ECONOMY AND ITS CHILLING EFFECTS ON COLLECTORS." Suddenly, I slow myself down and settle in for closer examination. How can you NOT get caught up in the creative, editorial swirl?

It's funny, because I wanted to try to go to Art DC this year, but then I read that it was cancelled. That's a shame. This would've been only the second year for that fair. Why did organizers cancel it? They blamed the economy, of course.



Michael Corbin on 08.18.08 @ 09:31 AM EST [more..]


Friday, August 8th

INTERVIEW WITH ARTIST SIGAL M. BUSSEL



L.A.-based Sigal Bussel came to her art from a nontraditional background. She earned a BA in Economics from UCLA and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She spent a considerable amount of time volunteering for various public and charitable organizations.

While working on Wall Street, Bussel felt a rising need to make a difference. Art became her way of reaching out to the world. She has exhibited around the U.S, China, Israel and Mexico, and has also been commissioned to work on a number of public art projects. To see more visit www.sigalbussel.com.

Laurie: You just came back from Beijing a couple of months ago?

Sigal: What a remarkable experience. I had a solo exhibition at the Beijing World Art Museum. It was very humbling to be one of the only foreign artists to exhibit during the period leading up to the Olympic games. It made it that much more special.


Laurie Lamson on 08.08.08 @ 09:22 AM EST [more..]