Posted in Art, Art & Money on Jan 18th, 2013
ShareAccording to Sartre, “I am what I have” is the reigning attitude of the bourgeoisie. Much as I dislike the word bourgeois and its historic uses, Sartre’s comment is on the money when it comes to art collectors. “I am my paintings.” Collecting is an upscale recreation, a game that confers the illusion of cultural [...]
Posted in Art, Art & Money, Artistic Pretension on Aug 12th, 2011
ShareThere is always time to take time out for trivia. Today’s non-event is Christo’s law suit against 433 Broadway Co. for putting up a 6-story building that ruins his view. Okay, I made up that reason. Officially, Christo—sole proprietor of Depaul Realty Corp., which owns 48 Howard Street, his studio since the 1960s—has taken 433 [...]
Posted in Art, Art & Money, Artistic Identity on Jun 25th, 2011
ShareFOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO NOT make your way through comment threads, or click through to off-site links, here is the comment by Banksy referred to earlier by reader Sam at the end of a comment thread:
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Whether you agree with it or not, you have to admit it is a bit rich coming from [...]
Posted in Art, Art & Money, Art and Politics, Artistic Pretension on Jun 23rd, 2011
ShareRandy Pausch gave good advice to his computer science students at Carnegie Mellon: When you know you are in pissing contest it, get out of it as fast as you can. So in the Pauschian spirit, I offer this delicious cartoon, sent by Mr. Eyeballs as both a free gift and a chastisement.
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Posted in Art, Art & Money, Art Education, Culture Cues on Jun 22nd, 2011
ShareThe Art Institutes, the largest collegiate system for design education in the world, began in 1921. The Art Institute of Pittsburgh was the flagship school, a model for the complex which has grown to some 45 schools in North America. It specializes in design: graphic, industrial, game, and related applied art fields that have a [...]
Posted in Art, Art & Money, Artistic Pretension, Culture Cues on May 27th, 2011
ShareBEING AN ARTIST MEANS you never have to say, “I failed.” Think of the advantage that gives artists over the rest of the plodding classes. Artists never have to admit the lack of wit, talent, or stamina needed to conceive of work, realize it and see it through. All they have to do is rummage [...]
Posted in Art, Art & Money, Artistic Identity, Painting on Apr 25th, 2011
ShareIt is always interesting to view the work of art critics. Most often, the soul of their criticism—its preferences and loyalties—is encapsulated in their own art. Hedy O’Beil has been a guide to the art world for close to 40 years. She contributed to Arts magazine in its heyday, from 1976 to 1985 when it [...]
Posted in Art, Art & Money, Artistic Identity, Culture Cues on Apr 4th, 2011
ShareTHERE IS MORE THAN ONE CONTENDER for the title “Full Service Artiste.” At least, H. Niyazi thinks so. Niyazi is the invaluable art history maven and pundit behind Three Pipe Problem, a lively blog aka 3Pipe.net. He nominates David Lynch, included on 3PP’s posted list of key topics—Caravaggio, Georgione, Titian, Vermeer, et alia. (Just why [...]
Posted in Art, Art & Money, Culture Cues on Dec 8th, 2010
ShareWE DO ALL WEAR BLACK, DON’T WE? And it is not just artists. A ride on the New York City subways testifies to that. But for the logos on hats and jackets, we all look like Chelsea undertakers or Portuguese widows. Why bother looking for the new black? The old one is just fine, and [...]
Posted in Art, Art & Money, Culture Cues, Museum Culture, Painting on Nov 11th, 2010
ShareIT USED TO BE “A CHICKEN IN EVERY POT.” Today, the rallying cry is more like “Every town, its own art center.” How else can we grow into informed, sensitive, environmentally caring and gender-free citizens without art? Without the ministrations and musings of Those Who Know? Without the comfort of art to compensate for our [...]