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.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

butt cheeks whisper in German.