Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
easy blogging?
I thought blogging would be easy. ten minutes a day. that sounds reasonable but it slips my mind. sorry to my millions of fans.
Shows that I've been to...
Stephen Kaltenbach at Another Year in LA: I love this artist. Kaltenbach is one of the founding fathers of conceptual art and this show is a once in a life time chance to see his time capsules...old and new. Why once in a life time? Because the gallery has borrowed art work from 1967 that Steven gave to Bruce Nauman, MOMA and Barbara Rose (art critic). Stephen also made some new work for this show. In all 25 works to see. I cant afford a capsule, so I bought a signed poster and catalog (401K?). This show is up until Oct 17th and I would love to hear what you think about it. I thought it was great (with the exception of the flimsy paper replacements of missing capsules) but others I've talked to were not as sure. I heard the room is tomb like..to that I say YES fittingly so...one of the capsules instructions is "open after my death". I heard it leaves me cold....I say YES, conceptual art is not warm and fuzzy. check it out and let me know what you think. - BB
more info at Another Year in LA.
Shows that I've been to...
Stephen Kaltenbach at Another Year in LA: I love this artist. Kaltenbach is one of the founding fathers of conceptual art and this show is a once in a life time chance to see his time capsules...old and new. Why once in a life time? Because the gallery has borrowed art work from 1967 that Steven gave to Bruce Nauman, MOMA and Barbara Rose (art critic). Stephen also made some new work for this show. In all 25 works to see. I cant afford a capsule, so I bought a signed poster and catalog (401K?). This show is up until Oct 17th and I would love to hear what you think about it. I thought it was great (with the exception of the flimsy paper replacements of missing capsules) but others I've talked to were not as sure. I heard the room is tomb like..to that I say YES fittingly so...one of the capsules instructions is "open after my death". I heard it leaves me cold....I say YES, conceptual art is not warm and fuzzy. check it out and let me know what you think. - BB
more info at Another Year in LA.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Short Sword
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Monday, September 8, 2008
HOLY CHINA TOWN!
I think I'm still hung over from the Saturday China Town LA gallery opening festivities. Starting at Acuna Hansen Gallery (nice wine in a glass glass), making the rounds to probably 15 gallery openings (beer, wine, more beer and more wine) and ending at the Hop Louie Bar (vodka) equals a full evening of art and booze.
What a way to jump start the new season!
Acuna Hansen always has top notch looks. They are a steady staple for belief in quality art with four large paintings by Eric Sall and a back room smattering of work by their stable of artist. What is it about the Carlee Fernandez rat with grapes pieces? That work gets me every time with its simplicity and weirdness. I over heard the owner say $6,000 ...a good investment for an artist moving up the success ladder so quickly. I'll start saving after I blow my wad ($20.00) at Hop Louies). booze now. invest later.
Sam Lee is showing color photographs by Pipo Nguyen-duy of abandoned hot houses over a six year moody weather period. They looked great though I had the funny feeling, its been done before.
The new combined gallery of High Energy Constructs with Solway Jones had an odd mix of the best to the worst art I saw all night. Its hard to beat Duchamp but put his work next to a globby crap outer space painting and he becomes god.
Fringe had one of my favorite shows with the upstairs filled with interactive video from floor to ceiling and acid pills for the Second Life freakers distributed by doctors downstairs.
I dont think I took a pill but this is when things started getting blurry.
After swerving my way through the remaining galleries, I met up with some Artillery co-horts at the bar. Juke box, dancing and lots of strong cocktails brought the evening to a full climax of drama. Tulsa Kinney (Artillery editor) got fiesty with Sterling Ruby , David and Cathy Stone argued for ten minutes and then danced all night like the pros they are, Gordy Grundy wasnt wearing his ascot but didnt disappoint with chat about his new religion and then people started drinking...hard.
Tulsa grabbed Parris Patton's ass while his girlfriend (Paige Wery, publisher of Artillery) was chain smoking out front with some other drunks. Gordy Grundy dragged her out the door and as she passed Paige she said "your boyfriend smells!". Chistopher Russel came in with two lovely ladies but left as soon as he got whiff of what was happening. (B.O.?)
What a way to jump start the new season!
Acuna Hansen always has top notch looks. They are a steady staple for belief in quality art with four large paintings by Eric Sall and a back room smattering of work by their stable of artist. What is it about the Carlee Fernandez rat with grapes pieces? That work gets me every time with its simplicity and weirdness. I over heard the owner say $6,000 ...a good investment for an artist moving up the success ladder so quickly. I'll start saving after I blow my wad ($20.00) at Hop Louies). booze now. invest later.
Sam Lee is showing color photographs by Pipo Nguyen-duy of abandoned hot houses over a six year moody weather period. They looked great though I had the funny feeling, its been done before.
The new combined gallery of High Energy Constructs with Solway Jones had an odd mix of the best to the worst art I saw all night. Its hard to beat Duchamp but put his work next to a globby crap outer space painting and he becomes god.
Fringe had one of my favorite shows with the upstairs filled with interactive video from floor to ceiling and acid pills for the Second Life freakers distributed by doctors downstairs.
I dont think I took a pill but this is when things started getting blurry.
After swerving my way through the remaining galleries, I met up with some Artillery co-horts at the bar. Juke box, dancing and lots of strong cocktails brought the evening to a full climax of drama. Tulsa Kinney (Artillery editor) got fiesty with Sterling Ruby , David and Cathy Stone argued for ten minutes and then danced all night like the pros they are, Gordy Grundy wasnt wearing his ascot but didnt disappoint with chat about his new religion and then people started drinking...hard.
Tulsa grabbed Parris Patton's ass while his girlfriend (Paige Wery, publisher of Artillery) was chain smoking out front with some other drunks. Gordy Grundy dragged her out the door and as she passed Paige she said "your boyfriend smells!". Chistopher Russel came in with two lovely ladies but left as soon as he got whiff of what was happening. (B.O.?)
Friday, September 5, 2008
Lets try this again....Mas Dumas
Hi, this is Bibi Brown.
No, I'm not a conceptual artist which is what you might think if you saw my first post. ??? ???? ?? The truth is I had a little known button pushed on that was trying to write my blog in Hindi. Apparently, that button doesnt work very well because while I dont know any Hindi, I doubt its all written in question marks. Looks like Hindus lean toward the conceptual.
anyway...
Have you been to the Marlene Dumas show yet? It's up right now at MOCA Grand (only until Sept 22nd) before it travels to MoMA in Dec and finally in Houston during March. Measuring Your Own Grave (the title) is a show you should not miss. Dumas is touched, shes magic, a witch doctor, a very rare breed of a human that can voice so much in the subtlest of terms. I understand, paintings of naked ladies bent over isnt usually called subtle but its the way she paints. Washy, drippy, thin, gorgeous, imperfect, realistic moments in time that make those butt cheeks stare out at you and whisper something that might be Hindi. If you have the guts to dip your toe into the dark side, get to MOCA Grand before the ghostly sightings disappear.
No, I'm not a conceptual artist which is what you might think if you saw my first post. ??? ???? ?? The truth is I had a little known button pushed on that was trying to write my blog in Hindi. Apparently, that button doesnt work very well because while I dont know any Hindi, I doubt its all written in question marks. Looks like Hindus lean toward the conceptual.
anyway...
Have you been to the Marlene Dumas show yet? It's up right now at MOCA Grand (only until Sept 22nd) before it travels to MoMA in Dec and finally in Houston during March. Measuring Your Own Grave (the title) is a show you should not miss. Dumas is touched, shes magic, a witch doctor, a very rare breed of a human that can voice so much in the subtlest of terms. I understand, paintings of naked ladies bent over isnt usually called subtle but its the way she paints. Washy, drippy, thin, gorgeous, imperfect, realistic moments in time that make those butt cheeks stare out at you and whisper something that might be Hindi. If you have the guts to dip your toe into the dark side, get to MOCA Grand before the ghostly sightings disappear.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
ब्लॉग्गिंग इस सो एअस्य!
दो टुडे इस माय फर्स्ट ब्लॉग एंड अल इ गेट अरे कुएस्शन मार्क्स। वेल फुक्क थिस.
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